Anti-corruption body needs full powers – business groups

TWENTY business groups called for the creation of a fully empowered anti-corruption body to deal with the multi-billion public works scam.

- Justine Irish D. Tabile

“Our country urgently needs a far more empowered, broad-based, and truly independent anti-corruption body — one that is equipped with the mandate and authority that the current Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) does not possess,” they said.

In particular, the groups, which include the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) and the Makati Business Club (MBC), sought the urgent passage of bills that will create the Independent People’s Commission (IPC) and the Independent Commission Against Infrastructure Corruption (ICAIC).

“We also urge President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. to certify the bills as urgent,” the groups added.