Officials and politicians tagged by the Independent Commission for Infrastructure in the scandal.
On Wednesday, the Independent Commission for Infrastructure recommended filing charges against these individuals.
The Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) was created by President
Bongbong Marcos
to investigate the flood control issues. On Wednesday, ICI chairperson Justice Andres Reyes Jr. said the commission has recommended the filing of charges against several personalities and politicians.
Revilla was among the personalities tagged by former Bulacan First District Engineer Henry Alcantara in his sworn statement last September. Alcantara alleged that Revilla and other senators and House members received payoffs from their insertions in the national budget. Maynard Ngu, meanwhile, was alleged bagman of Senator Chiz Escudero.
The testimony of former DPWH undersecretary Roberto Bernardo was used as a basis for the commission’s recommendation to the Office of the Ombudsman.
INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY FACE ADDITIONAL CHARGES BASED ON NEW EVIDENCE:
Former Secretary Manuel Bonoan
Former Usec. Catalina Cabral
Former Usec. Roberto Bernado
Former Congressman Zaldy Co
Commissioner Mario Lipana
Henry Alcantara
Brice Hernandez
Jaypee Mendoza
INDIVIDUALS THAT ICI RECOMMENDS TO BE REFERRED TO THE OMBUDSMAN FOR FURTHER REVIEW AND CASE BUILD-UP:
Senator Chiz Escudero
Senator Nancy Binay
Senator Grace Poe-Llamanzares
Senator Mark Villar
For Escudero, Binay, Poe, and Villar, the commission said there needs to be more whistleblowers and witnesses to prove their involvement and start the case.