MANILA, Philippines – State auditors flagged the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development for failing to conduct safety checks on 110 real estate development projects.
Some projects included condominiums and residential subdivisions, which were not inspected for environmental and public safety standards. Inspectors of the agency, however, blamed the COVID-19 pandemic for slowing down on safety checks. COA, however, said that inspectors were already delayed even before the pandemic.
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