MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. named the two members of the independent super body, which will investigate, not only corruption in flood control projects, but all infrastructure works of the national government over the years.
Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said the President appointed former Public Works secretary Rogelio Singson and SGV & Co. Country Managing Partner Rossana Fajardo as members of the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI).
Castro said Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong was named as investigator and special adviser of the ICI.
She said the President has yet to pick the chairman of the commission and would announce it “in the coming days.”
The commission would begin its work immediately, Castro said.
Established through Executive Order (EO) 94, the three-member ICI is mandated to hear, investigate, and gather evidence on anomalies, misuse of funds, and possible corruption in the planning, financing, and implementation of government projects, with priority on flood control works undertaken in the past 10 years.
The commission is empowered to issue subpoenas, compel the production of documents, recommend criminal, civil, and administrative cases before the Department of Justice, the Office of the Ombudsman, and the Civil Service Commission, and coordinate with other government agencies.
It may also recommend asset freezes, hold departure orders, and preventive suspensions to preserve the integrity of investigations.
