ICI tackles gargantuan task with limited resources, powersThat’s the blunt assessment of Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong when asked on Dec. 23, 2025 how the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI), for which he served as special adviser for a mere two weeks, had been faring. On Dec. 3, Reyes confirmed what the rumor mill had been churning out that day: Singson would also quit. “He mentioned the very intense and stressful ICI work has taken its toll on his aging body,” the ICI chair said of his 77-year-old lieutenant. Day by day, it became evident that independence might not the problem for the ICI, but the lack of resources and full authority. Senators are pursuing an Independent People’s Commission, while representatives are batting for the Independent Commission Against Infrastructure Corruption.

Source: Philippine Star January 04, 2026 16:32 UTC