MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. wants the independent commission that would investigate irregularities in flood control projects to have subpoena power, Malacañang said Thursday.
Marcos wants subpoena power for body investigating flood projects
Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said Malacañang was finalizing an executive order creating the commission with the authority to issue subpoenas or summon individuals involved in order to carry out the probe effectively.
"The President wants the independent commission to have the subpoena power," Castro said in a Palace press briefing.
Marcos wants subpoena power for body investigating flood projects, This news data comes from:http://www.gyglfs.com
"The President wants the independent commission to be empowered, to be given teeth, so that it can better carry out its mandate," she added.
Marcos had ordered a thorough investigation into flood control projects in the past three years after personally confirming some infrastructure projects to be either substandard or nonexistent.
- House panel defers 2026 DPWH budget until agency submits changes
- Villanueva: Regularize contractual govt workers
- 'Strangest' dinosaur covered in spiked armory — Scientists
- 2 LPAs monitored inside PAR, bringing rain to Luzon
- Chinese sleeper agents' and PLA operatives a threat, Lacson warns
- Gaza at 'breaking point,' says UN food agency chief after visit
- Widespread flooding in Quezon City due to heavy rains, stranding commuters, rendering most roads impassable to vehicles
- Putin facing mounting pressure from the West
- Makati distributes Blu Card cash aid
- Venezuela builds up border security over US warships
