House bill proposes stronger infrastructure corruption body

House bill proposes stronger infrastructure corruption body

With Filipinos tired of the government’s slow-paced flood control inquiry, Navotas Rep. Toby Tiangco has filed a bill that grants more powers to a panel tasked with probing anomalous infrastructure deals nationwide.

Rep. Toby Tiangco pushes bill to expand powers of anti-corruption body for infrastructure projects

Navotas Representative Toby Tiangco is pushing for stronger measures to combat corruption in public infrastructure projects through a bill that seeks to expand the powers of the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI). Tiangco filed House Bill No. 5699, which proposes the creation of the Independent Commission Against Infrastructure Corruption (ICAIC) — a body that will investigate and prosecute anomalies and controversies in government-…