Kiko urges Bongbong to certify IPC bill as urgent

Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan urged President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to certify the Independent People's Commission (IPC) bill as urgent.

The proposed IPC bill aims to create a permanent, non-partisan agency dedicated to investigating all government infrastructure projects at both local and national levels.

Pangilinan highlighted that the IPC, if enacted into law, would be stronger and more independent than the current Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) established under an executive order.

The bill grants the IPC statutory permanence, full independence, and guarantees of transparency and fiscal autonomy to protect it from politicization.

The IPC would investigate projects across various sectors, including education, agriculture, flood control, and disaster resilience.

Under the proposal, the IPC shall submit its final report to the President and Congress within 30 days from the termination of its investigation, and the report shall be made public immediately after submission.