Flood control probe team members named

Malacañang announced two of the three members forming the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI), a body created to investigate alleged corruption, irregularities, and misuse of funds in government flood control and other infrastructure projects over the past decade.

- By ARGYLL CYRUS GEDUCOS

In a press briefing on Saturday, Sept. 13, Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro named former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) secretary Rogelio "Babes" Singson as one of the three members of the commission.

Singson, who had also served as head of the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA), was credited with initiating transparency and anti-ghost project systems at the DPWH. Castro said his technical expertise in infrastructure design and implementation would be "essential" for the ICI's work.

Joining him is Rossana Fajardo, a certified public accountant and country managing partner of SGV & Co.

With over three decades of experience in auditing and risk management, Fajardo has worked to strengthen governance and prevent fraud in both public and private institutions.

"She brings the financial acumen needed to follow the trail of public funds and determine where leakages and irregularities may have occurred," Castro noted.

Meanwhile, the chairperson of the commission will be announced in the coming days.