‘ICI is a lost cause’

AFTER ANOTHER COMMISSIONER RESIGNED

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Barely months after its creation, the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) has been reduced to a single member following the resignation of two commissioners in December.

ICI Commissioner Rossana Fajardo announced her resignation on Friday, saying she had already “completed the work” she was tasked to accomplish when she was appointed to the position to strengthen financial oversight.

Not long before, Commissioner and former Public Works Secretary Rogelio “Babes” Singson stepped down on December 15, saying the demands of the investigative work had taken a toll on his health.

Before them, ICI’s special investigator and Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong also quit citing personal reasons.

What does this mean for the Marcos administration’s promised pursuit of justice in the corruption-tainted flood control projects?

For minority lawmakers, this can only mean one thing — the end of the ICI.

“The ICI is a lost cause,” the Makabayan bloc said on Friday, December 26, raising questions about the commission’s credibility.