President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to issue an Executive Order which will formally create the Independent Commission that will look into anomalies of flood control projects.

Marcos said commission would need forensic investigators, lawyers, justices, and prosecutors who will look at the pieces of evidence on this anomalous flood control projects.

Earlie, Malacanang said the body would conduct a comprehensive review of projects, identify irregularities, and recommend accountability measures to ensure public trust in infrastructure spending. 

“The independent commission will be the investigative arm, so that they will continue to investigate whatever information is received. It will be sent to them, they will investigate it, and they will make recommendations as to how to proceed, whether kasuhan itong mga ito or i-Ombudsman, o dalhin sa DOJ (charge them or file a complaint with the Omdbudsman or go to the DOJ), whatever it is, but they will recommend to the Executive what to do with certain parties who have been found to be part of all of this corruption that has been going on, not only in flood control. All of the workings within DPWH,” he added. 

“And they will put together that information and make the recommendation to either DOJ or the Ombudsman, depending on who is found to be liable for some of these nefarious activities,” Marcos said. 

Marcos tasked newly designated Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Vince Dizon to conduct a “full organizational sweep” of the agency and ensure that public funds are used solely for infrastructure projects in the country.