“This issue was only noted during the application of building permit, resulting not only in the delay in securing said permit but also [in] duplication of work [after] the first site clearing,” the audit report said of that project, which was supposed to have been completed by March this year.
Some equipment and office furniture had been bought for the both planetarium projects, yet they remained unpacked in their original delivery boxes for a good three years now, according to state auditors. Other reasons cited by CPR and the contractor in Misamis Oriental, GCMG Construction, for the delay in their projects were the pandemic restrictions and weather conditions like Typhoon “Odette” in December 2021.