ICI to livestream hearings
MANILA, Philippines — Following clamor for publicized hearings, the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) will now livestream its proceedings.
ICI Chair Andres Reyes Jr., a former Supreme Court justice, made the announcement during a Senate hearing.
“We will now go on livestream next week. Once we are able to have the technical capability with us already,” Reyes said in his opening statement.
Reyes mentioned that the ICI is only 39 days old and is still in the process of building its staff. Several government agencies have already lent personnel and resources to support its work.
Sen. Kiko Pangilinan welcomed the ICI’s decision to livestream their hearings.
ICI member and former Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Rogelio Singson described the scale of ongoing infrastructure corruption as “unbelievable.” He added that upon analyzing where the system failed, he concluded that the issues were widespread.
The ICI’s authority is being questioned after the Discaya couple, implicated in the flood control mess, chose not to cooperate with the new anti-graft body.
Billions of pesos are believed to have been siphoned off in massive kickback schemes involving the DPWH, where funds are funneled through the national budget and into the pockets of officials.
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