COA calls out DOH over delayed, idle infrastructure projectsThe photo of the Commission on Audit's office in Quezon CIty. MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Audit (COA) has called out the Department of Health over delayed, idle and unimplemented infrastructure projects under the Health Facilities Enhancement Program (HFEP) of the DOH for 2024, with a total contract cost of P14.52 billion. The audit breakdown showed that a total of P11.539 billion in HFEP projects were delayed or were not completed within the contract time. The bulk of the delayed projects were under the DOH Central Office (CO), involving nine contracts with an aggregate cost of P8.61 billion. Meanwhile, the audit report showed that HFEP projects with an aggregate contract cost of P2.362 billion, were unimplemented or have to not even started as of end of 2024.

Source: Philippine Star December 25, 2025 16:00 UTC