Probe body assures no cover-up in flood scandal

THE Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) on Tuesday assured the public that it would not tolerate any cover-up in its investigation of irregularities in flood control projects.

- By Erika Mae P. Sinaking

“The ICI is after the truth, so definitely the commission will not allow any whitewashing,” ICI Executive Director Brian Keith F. Hosaka told reporters in a Viber message. “It is very crucial that the commission carefully untangles this web of corruption. This is not a simple modus.”

The statement followed strong calls from the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines for transparency and accountability in the probe, warning that any attempt to conceal wrongdoing could further erode public trust.

Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III has also pressed for transparency, saying the Senate’s own budget process would be “open in all stages.”