Catalina Cabral died under mysterious circumstances on Dec. 18 and Rossana Fajardo has quit the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) effective today, Dec. 30. Where are we at in the inquiry into the corruption scandal involving the institutionalized looting of public coffers? Christmas has come and gone and the new year approaches on winged feet,...
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ICI member quits as Marcos fails to jail ‘big players’ in flood scandal
Seasoned accountant Rossana Fajardo resigned from the Independent Commission on Infrastructure (ICI) on Friday, leaving Chairman Andres Reyes as the sole official steering the body just over three months after its creation. Lawmakers say the departure of key figures from the ICI highlights the body’s failure to effectively investigate multibillion-peso flood control projects. In a...
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Marcos taps Singson, Magalong, CPA for the Independent Commission on Infrastructure
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed former public works secretary Rogelio “Babes” Singson, Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong, and seasoned accountant Rossana Fajardo to the independent commission tasked with investigating anomalies in the government’s multibillion-peso flood control and other infrastructure projects. He is expected to announce the commission’s chair in the coming days. Palace press...