Jamaine Punzalan

Independent Commission for Infrastructure head former Justice Andres Reyes Jr. held a press conference at the ICI Headquarters in Taguig City on November 19, 2025, to commend the Office of the Ombudsman for filing its first case, at the Sandiganbayan, out of a series of corruption cases against government officials involved in the flood control projects.  Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

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GHOST FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS

MANILA — Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) Chairman Andres Reyes Jr. on Friday recommended that the body investigating flood control anomalies “wind down its operations.” The ICI has “<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/3/12/police-spotted-loading-boxes-from-ici-as-marcos-says-their-tasks-already-fulfilled-1016">turned over to the Office of the Ombudsman</a> all documents, evidence, and findings gathered in the course of its investigation, as previously reported in the Commission’s 125-Day Report submitted to the Office of the President on February 6, 2026,” Reyes noted.  He added that  the commission “established the investigative framework and methodology that can now be  adopted and replicated by statutory prosecutorial agencies in examining the full universe of anomalous infrastructure projects.” The ICI has also “submitted 9 referrals covering 65 individuals to the OMB and has convened 20 agencies in the Technical Working Group for Asset Recovery,” Reyes said.  “With these frameworks and systems now in place, I believe that the Commission has fulfilled its mandate under Executive Order No. 94, and that the work initiated by the ICI is now properly situated to be carried forward by the agencies established by law,” Reyes said. “Thus, I hereby recommend that the ICI wind down its operations. The Commission will remain operational until March 31, 2026 to complete the necessary administrative processes related to its wind-down,” he added. He called on the Technical Working Group for Asset Recovery “to continue its <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/10/16/ici-chair-reyes-justice-is-not-enough-we-need-restitution-1300">restitution</a> efforts based on the guidance provided by the Commission.”He also urged Congress to act promptly on pending bills proposing the establishment of the<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/12/10/marcos-trusts-ici-even-as-creation-of-independent-people-s-commission-marked-priority-palace-1319"> Independent Peoples’ Commission</a> and the Independent Commission Against Infrastructure Corruption.  “As the investigation continues through the coordinated efforts of our government agencies, may we remain vigilant and steadfast in ensuring that those responsible are held accountable and brought to justice,” Reyes said, addressing the public. “May we always remember that crime does not, and should never, pay. No one is, and should ever be, above the law,” he said. <div><iframe width="726" height="408" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ozrlwd9RyIc" title="Mga papeles ng ICI dinala sa Office of the Ombudsman | TV Patrol" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>

Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) Chairman Andres Reyes Jr. on Friday recommended that the body investigating flood control anomalies “wind down its operations.”

Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) Chairman Andres Reyes Jr. on Friday recommended that the body investigating flood control anomalies “wind down its operations.”

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Reyes recommends ICI ‘wind down its operations’; body to ‘remain operational until March 31’

Jamaine Punzalan

Published Mar 13, 2026 12:44 PM PHT

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Updated Mar 13, 2026 12:54 PM PHT

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