45 ODA-funded projects tagged problematic - NEDA

The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has flagged 45 projects with official development assistance (ODA) funding as problematic amid delays from implementation challenges including rightof-way (ROW) acquisition issues.

- LOUELLA DESIDERIO

In its 2023 ODA portfolio review report, the NEDA said 58 of the 77 ongoing Investment Coordination Committee (ICC)-approved ODA-funded projects were assessed as of the fourth quarter of last year based on the submitted progress reports provided by implementing agencies.

Of the 58 projects, 45 projects were tagged as actual problem projects, falling either under Level I, which is the early warning stage, or Level II, which is the critical stage due to persistent unresolved issues.

The NEDA also said 10 projects are at risk of becoming problematic by breaching one of the four indicator categories, while three projects were categorized as no problem projects.

Of the 45 problematic projects, 22 had been classified as such since 2021.