The Commission on Audit made this observation as it released yesterday the 2018 Annual Audit Report for the Road Board that was abolished by Congress last year.COA also revealed that the graft-ridden agency failed to finish on time or had delivered deficient or incomplete road projects financed through P291.445 million in accumulated road users tax.
“Of the 23,560 lamp posts to be installed by 55 District Engineering Offices under DPWH, only 19,328 lampposts were reported actually installed while the remaining 4,232 were suspended due to permit, wiring and RROW issues,” the audit report stated. To address the issues raised by COA, the audit agency urged the body that will take over the project as a result of the RB’s abolition, to “implement a strong monitoring and supervision system” to guarantee full implementation of the NRLP and avoid delays in the delivery of required outputs.
“IN CY 2018, 17 projects with a total contract cost of P291.445 million were either not completed on time or delivery of outputs were incomplete or deficient or specifications were not followed,’ COA reported.