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ICI wants Bonoan, 3 more senators, others charged over flood control mess
The Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) will recommend the filing of charges next week against at least three current and former senators over alleged irregularities in flood control projects, bringing the total to five.
This includes former DPWH Secretary Manny Bonoan.
Previously, the ICI had recommended criminal and administrative charges against Senators Jinggoy Estrada and Joel Villanueva, former congressman Zaldy Co, and Department of Public Works and Highways officials.
According to ICI Chairperson Andres Reyes Jr., witnesses revealed that funds for flood control programs were allegedly inserted during budget crafting and that proponents received significant kickbacks.
The commission has also confirmed that some government contractors made advance payments to secure project awards.
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The Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) recommended filing criminal and administrative charges against former DPWH officials, including former chief district engineer Henry Alcantara and engineers Brice Ericson Hernandez, Jaime Hernandez, Ernesto Galang, John Carlo Rivera, John Michael Marcos, Claudine Magdalene Magsakay, and Allan Payawal, over a P95-million unbuilt flood control project in Bocaue, Bulacan.
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The Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) has again urged the Ombudsman to file administrative cases against former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials, including ex-Secretary Manuel Bonoan, for alleged irregularities in a P74 million project.
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The Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) is prioritizing 80 out of 421 flood control projects suspected of corruption, involving contractors previously named by President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr.
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) is set to begin a fact-finding investigation next week into senators and congressmen allegedly receiving kickbacks from ghost and substandard flood control projects.
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The Independent Commission on Infrastructure (ICI) is seeking immunity from criminal and civil charges for its members while investigating government projects.
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