(UPDATE) SUBIC, Zambales — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday neither confirmed nor denied whether Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong would be part of the independent commission tasked with investigating anomalies at the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).
“I don’t want to talk about it until it is formed. We have yet to finalize the plan,” Marcos said when asked about Magalong’s inclusion in the commission.
“But we’ll talk about it; we’re almost there, very, very soon,” Marcos told reporters on the sidelines of the inauguration of the HD Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard here.
This was after Magalong expressed his willingness to help or be part of the independent commission, should Marcos invite him to participate in the undertaking.
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“I have not received any advice yet. I’m also just waiting. But anyway, I’m pretty sure they are also aware of other credible individuals who can actually be part of the commission,” Magalong said in a digital news service interview.
Magalong is among the most vocal critics of the alleged collusion between billionaire project contractors and corrupt politicians.
He recently submitted documents to Marcos detailing alleged irregularities in several public works projects in Baguio and Benguet.
The report includes details of questionable infrastructure deals, among them price lists, market surveys, photos, and project summaries.
Magalong said that the alleged anomalies were not only happening in Baguio and Benguet but all over the country.
On Monday, Marcos said they were finalizing an executive order that would create an independent commission tasked with investigating anomalies in the DPWH. He added that more irregularities about the agency continue to be uncovered, even in the proposed 2026 budget.
The president said legal actions would be taken against individuals and entities involved in corruption not only in flood control but in all DPWH projects.
“They will recommend to the executive what to do with certain parties who have been found to be part of all of this corruption that’s been going, not only in flood control but in all of the workings within the DPWH,” Marcos added.
Marcos mum on Magalong joining independent commission for DPWH probe
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