ICI to submit accomplishment report to Marcos to decide on its fate
The Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) said Friday, Jan. 16, that it would submit a report to Malacañang regarding its accomplishments since its establishment, so the latter could decide on the body's fate considering the departure of two out of its three commissioners.
In a statement after President Marcos said ICI's work "is coming towards the end," ICI said it is now coming with a consolidated report that summarizes its work and key actions from its establishment on Sept. 11, 2025, until Dec. 31, 2025.
"The report will be submitted to the Office of the President for its consideration in determining the next steps for the Commission," it said.
But in the meantime, it said, it will continue to "process, organize, document, andsafeguard all records and evidence in its custody" following the months-long probe it had undertaken.
ICI then cited the accomplishments it had, including the filing of eight referral cases to the Ombudsman, the efforts to recover billions of pesos of illegally acquired assets, and the recommendations made to reform the system and prevent the recurrence of infrastructure-related irregularities.
Following the consecutive resignations of former commissioners Babe Singson on Dec. 15 and Rossana Fajardo on Dec. 31, the fate of the ICI, which is left with one commissioner, chairman Andres Reyes Jr., has been in question.
The body also acknowledged that, as a collegial body, it may take official action only with the approval of a majority of its members.
"Consequently, following the resignation of its two commissioners, the Commission is unable to resume its official operations until a quorum is restored," it said.
In an interview on Friday, President Marcos said, "all people who need to be investigated have already been investigated."
IC is really coming towards the end, he said. "Maybe there are one or two other loose ends that they have to clear up," he added.