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Business groups to Marcos: Implement reforms, recover ill-gotten wealth
Over 30 business groups have urged President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to address "historic, massive, and unprecedented" corruption in flood control and infrastructure projects.
They highlighted that trillions of pesos intended for disaster protection have been wasted through ghost projects, substandard work, and inflated contracts.
The groups stated this corruption is a "fatal breach of public trust" leaving communities vulnerable.
They are calling for the implementation of institutional reforms and the recovery of ill-gotten wealth.
Furthermore, they requested that the Independent Commission on Infrastructure (ICI) be empowered with full legal authority and independence for a swift investigation.
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