Eleven years after Typhoon Yolanda, many housing projects remain incomplete, and completed houses often lack basic utilities like water and electricity, jobs, and good transport, leading to low occupancy and rapid damage to the homes.

Why It Matters

Recommended Actions

• Ensure full coordination with the concerned government agencies, particularly the LGUs and DENR, to address and resolve the issues/problems contributing to the delayed construction/completion, and to promote effective and more synchronized planning and implementation of projects

Original Audit Finding Excerpt

"Eleven years after the launch of the Yolanda Permanent Housing Project (YPHP) following Typhoon Yolanda, only 174,483 housing units (HUs) equivalent to 89.45 per cent of the revised target of 195,062 have been completed due largely to project suspensions, terminations, budgetary constraints, and realignments, preventing many typhoon victims from receiving the homes they were promised. Moreover, poor transportation access, limited opportunities for livelihood, inadequate water and electricity services, and the use of inferior building materials have all contributed to the project's low occupancy rate, resulting in the rapid deterioration of the housing units."

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