ICI Ends Investigation and Operations by End of Month
The Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) has concluded all investigations and will officially end its nine-month operation on March 31, as confirmed by Chairperson Andres Reyes Jr., who stated that the body turned every document to the Office of the Ombudsman.
Key Points
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1The Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) will conclude all of its operational activities on March 31, having completed six months.
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2Chairperson Andres Reyes Jr. confirmed that the ICI has transmitted and turned over all documents, evidence, findings regarding flood control anomalies to the Office of the Ombudsman before ending operations.
Developments
The Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) will cease operations on March 31 after transferring all investigation documents to the Office of the Ombudsman. Chairman Andres Reyes stated this marks a successful fulfillment of its mandate under Executive Order 94, which included submitting nine referrals covering 65 individuals and establishing frameworks designed by twenty agencies to detect fraud in infrastructure projects over ten years.
The Philippine government announced that its six-month-old Investigative Committee for Infrastructures will end on March 31 after transferring all documents and findings to relevant agencies. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr stated this brief period was sufficient as the commission operated only through a three-person collegial body before resigning two commissioners, while Congress is now considering new bills regarding infrastructure corruption investigations.
On Friday, Independent Commission on Infrastructure (ICI) chair Andres Reyes recommended that the commission cease operations by March 2026 to complete administrative processes related to its wind-down. The body will remain active only through this date as it finalizes these necessary procedures before fully shutting down.