Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong resigned as special adviser of the Independent Commission on Infrastructure formed to investigate alleged anomalies worth trillions of pesos in flood control projects and other infrastructure.

Magalong submitted his resignation Friday following the announcement of Malacanang that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. created a legal team to study the designation of Magalong at ICI adviser/investigator.

Malacanang says Marcos wanted to ensure that no conflict of interest was made in the appointment.

In his letter to Marcos, Magalong said, “The Palace’s pronouncements concerning my designation, which run contrary to the terms of my appointment, have undermined the role and mandate entrusted to me.”

“Combined with circumstances that already cast doubt on the independence of the Independent Commission for Infrastructure, it has become clear that my continued service is no longer tenable,” Magalong said.

“Let it also be stated that I have not neglected, nor will I ever neglect, my primary responsibility to the people of Baguio, whose welfare and interests remain at the core of my public service. I hereby tender my resignation from the Independent Commission for Infrastructure effective immediately,” he added.

Magalong’s resignation came at the end of a week that saw the ICI interview former Department of Public Works and Highways engineers Henry Alcantara, Brice Hernandez, and Jaypee Mendoza–individuals who have been implicated in alleged ghost and substandard flood control projects and billions of pesos in kickbacks.