MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Audit (COA) has called out the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) over the delays in its implementation of two foreign-funded projects. The COA said the delay resulted in the government’s paying P10.707 million in commitment fees. The DENR’s Foreign-Assisted and Special Projects Services (FASPS) was tasked to lead the implementation of both projects. “The FASPS of the DENR manages the implementation of FMP and INREMP, which are both way past their mid-term of implementation,” the COA said. “It may also affect the timely completion of the FMP and INREMP in years 2022 and 2020, respectively,” it added.

Source: Philippine Star July 06, 2019 16:00 UTC