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‘Sumbong sa Pangulo’ receives 16,000 infrastructure complaints
Over 16,275 reports have been received by the 'Sumbong sa Pangulo' website and will be forwarded to the ICI for investigation.
The ICI, established by Executive Order No. 94, will investigate infrastructure projects in the past 10 years suspected of corruption.
The ICI's first meeting was held on Tuesday at the DPWH office in Manila, and its organizational structure is being finalized.
President Marcos launched the 'Sumbong sa Pangulo' website in August to report non-operational or anomalous flood control projects.
Presidential Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro confirmed the number of reports and the ICI's ongoing preparations.
Former DPWH secretary Rogelio Singson and SGV and Co. managing partner Rossana Fajardo are members of the 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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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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