Flood control probe body to get full powers

resident Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. vowed to grant sweeping powers to the independent body investigating anomalies in flood control projects, saying the inquiry must dig deep into how corruption became so entrenched in public works.

- ARGYLL CYRUS GEDUCOS

In the fourth episode of his podcast which aired on Sunday evening, Sept. 7, the President said the commission will be empowered to draw clear findings.

“Ang gusto ko talagang malaman, paano tayo umabot sa ganito (What I really want to knowis how we reached this point)?” Marcos said.

“We will give them all the powers that are necessary for them to come to a conclusion, to come to some findings, para meron naman... alam natin kung ano ’yung nangyari (so we will know what really happened),” he added.

The body, which is yet to be formalized, would be “completely separate from government,” unlike the Commission on Audit (COA) or the Office of the Ombudsman.