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Sen. Mark Villar takes his oath before the ICI. Photo from ICI via Johnson Manabat, ABS-CBN News

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Johnson Manabat

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1759801075281cropped-558772394_1302090091966244_3454395623291939833_n.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Sen. Mark Villar takes his oath before the ICI. Photo from ICI via Johnson Manabat, ABS-CBN News</span></span></span></div><p>MANILA <strong>(UPDATE) </strong>— Sen. Mark Villar on Tuesday showed up at the office of the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) to attend its probe into the flood control scandal as a resource person.</p><p>Prior to his election as senator in 2022, Villar was the DPWH Secretary from 2016 to 2021 under the Duterte administration.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/10/1/ici-eyes-sen-mark-villar-as-resource-person-in-flood-control-probe-1542">ICI eyes Sen. Mark Villar as resource person in flood control probe</a></div><p>Villar earlier denied irregularity during his DPWH stint, saying he prioritized reforms in the agency. He also said that he welcomes the probe on the issue.</p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=314&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F1553152949431693%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=560&amp;t=0" width="560" height="314" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></div><p>In an ambush interview, Villar said former DPWH engineer Henry Alcantara, tagged in the anomalous flood control projects in Bulacan, was an &quot;organic employee&quot; of the agency following insinuations that he was his backer.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/10/2/sen-mark-villar-says-no-ties-to-government-contractor-defends-dpwh-stint-1301">Mark Villar says no ties to government contractor, defends DPWH stint</a></div><p>The ICI hearing remains closed door even after some sectors call for livestreaming of its proceedings.</p><p>The ICI also released photos of Villar taking his oath before the Commission.</p><p>Government contractors Pacifico “Curlee” Discaya and Sarah Discaya also arrived at the ICI for the continuation of their testimonies.</p><p>In the previous hearing, the couple’s legal counsel Cornelio Samaniego III said they are ready to &quot;tell all&quot; as a sign of their willingness to cooperate in the investigation. </p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/s7I00cIKDAg?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pxR6IjYUpQc?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Sen. Mark Villar on Tuesday showed up at the office of the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) to attend its probe into the flood control scandal.</p>

Sen. Mark Villar on Tuesday showed up at the office of the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) to attend its probe into the flood control scandal.

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Sen. Mark Villar attends ICI probe into flood control mess

Johnson Manabat,

ABS-CBN News

Published October 07, 2025 09:21 AM PHT

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Updated October 07, 2025 01:26 PM PHT

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