Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III said Monday that the probe on anomalous government projects is best done by the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) established by President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.
“Mas makakabuti na ipasa na sa ICI,” Dy told reporters in his first press conference as the House’s top leader.
(It would be better if the probe will be passed on to the ICI.)
The three-panel House Infrastructure Committee was established under the leadership of former Speaker and Leyte Representative Martin Romualdez to probe the government’s alleged anomalous flood control projects.
The House Infrastructure Committee held two hearings. But since then, Romualdez resigned from his post so that the ICI “may pursue its mandate freely and fully, without doubt, without interference, without undue influence.”
Romualdez, who has been linked to the flood control controversy, is the cousin of President Marcos, Jr.
The Senate Blue Ribbon committee, on the other hand, is still pursuing the flood control probe despite the establishment of the ICI.
Congress has the authority to conduct investigations in aid of legislation as well as recommend the filing of both criminal and administrative charges. — RSJ, GMA Integrated News
