PACC Chair Dante Jimenez said this recommendation was based on their findings that the 12 respondents “violated Sec. Jimenez also castigated the House of Representatives for failing to file charges against NHA officials even after uncovering anomalies during the committee on housing and urban development public hearings in September 2017. Jimenez also chided the House of Representatives for failing to file charges against NHA officials after uncovering anomalies during the Committee on Housing and Urban Development public hearings in September 2017. As early as 2017, the Commission on Audit (COA) has urged NHA to sue its erring officials and an unnamed contractor who was awarded P654.6 million worth of housing projects for Yolanda survivors but is not qualified to handle big-ticket projects. READ: COA: ‘Yolanda’ projects split to favor 1 builderThe COA, in its 2018 audit report, also flagged NHA for completing only 117,167 of the 203,471 housing units for Yolanda victims.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 09, 2019 03:51 UTC