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Retired SC justice named chair of independent infrastructure commission
Retired Supreme Court Justice Andres Reyes Jr. has been appointed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to lead the Independent Commission on Infrastructure (ICI).
The ICI will investigate billions of pesos worth of alleged anomalous flood control projects.
Reyes Jr. was appointed to the Supreme Court by former president Rodrigo Duterte in July 2017 and retired in May 2020.
President Marcos cited Reyes Jr.'s "very good record of honesty and fairness" in his appointment.
Reyes Jr. noted the importance of making the ICI "a turning point in the conduct of governance in the Philippines."
His extensive judicial career includes service as a trial judge, Associate Justice and Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeals, and eventually an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.
After his retirement from the Supreme Court, Reyes Jr. worked as an independent director of Basic Energy Corp.
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. appointed former Supreme Court Justice Andres Reyes Jr. as the chair of the Independent Commission on Infrastructure (ICI).
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President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has directed the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) to investigate anomalies in flood control and other infrastructure projects from the past decade, with over 16,000 complaints filed.
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Former DPWH Bulacan Assistant District Engineer Brice Hernandez surrendered a black GMC Yukon Denali SUV, estimated to cost around P13 million, to the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) as a sign of good faith.
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The Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) is investigating Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials for alleged document tampering related to anomalous flood control projects.
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Vice President Sara Duterte urged President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to take immediate action on alleged anomalies in flood control projects.
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