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ICI eyes plunder, bribery vs Jinggoy, Joel, Zaldy, others
The Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) has recommended plunder and bribery charges against Senators Joel Villanueva and Jinggoy Estrada, former Ako Bicol party-list Representative Elizaldy "Zaldy" Co, former DPWH Undersecretary Roberto Bernardo, former COA Commissioner Mario Lipana, and former Caloocan Representative Mitch Cajayon-Uy.
These charges stem from an alleged elaborate scheme involving Bulacan district engineers to funnel kickbacks from flood control projects.
ICI Chairperson Andres Reyes Jr. personally submitted documentary evidence to the Office of the Ombudsman to support the interim report detailing the corruption.
The implicated officials may face charges for direct or indirect bribery, corruption of public officials, and violations of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act.
Reyes stated that the ICI remains committed to fighting corruption and that no one will be spared.
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The Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) has recommended the filing of criminal and administrative complaints against Senators Joel Villanueva and Jinggoy Estrada, resigned Ako Bicol Representative Zaldy Co, Commission on Audit Commissioner Mario Lipana, former Caloocan 2nd District Representative Mary Mitzi Cajayon-Uy, and former DPWH Undersecretary Roberto Bernardo.
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Senator Joel Villanueva denied any involvement in alleged ghost flood control projects, stating that Senate records and witness testimonies will clear his name.
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Disaster survivors and progressive groups protested at the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) to denounce alleged whitewashing and cover-ups in the agency's investigation into national infrastructure anomalies.
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The Office of the Ombudsman, in coordination with the Department of Justice (DOJ), is set to file the first batch of cases related to anomalous flood control projects before the Sandiganbayan on or before November 25.
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DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon expects that some perpetrators of the flood control scandal, including former DPWH-Bulacan district engineers Henry Alcantara, Brice Hernandez, and Jaypee Mendoza, could be jailed by Christmas.
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