ICI grants Sandro Marcos executive session
MANILA, Philippines — While presidential son and House Majority Leader Sandro Marcos appeared before the Independent Commission for Infrastructure, he got a free pass from a public hearing.
The ICI approved his request for an executive session on Thursday, December 4, after Marcos' counsel said his testimony may "jeopardize" the investigation into the alleged corruption in Congress if made public.
"There may be critical information that may be elicited from his testimony, which may jeopardize or compromise further investigation of this commission," legal counsel Michelle Lazaro said.
His counsel also told the body that the lawmaker has already submitted himself "voluntarily" before the body and would like to share as much information as "candidly as possible."
"I came here on a voluntary basis so I could help the ICI with their investigation. I was not served a subpoena, I am not subject to any investigation," Marcos told reporters.
"However, I am willing to give and tell the ICI anything that I might know that will further the investigation," he added.
Marcos also consented to make his sworn affidavits public.
The presidential son was tagged in the flood control corruption scandal after resigned lawmaker Elizaldy Co claimed Marcos of ordering budget insertions yearly.
Marcos has since dismissed Co's claims as lies, saying the former lawmaker is simply trying to destabilize the government.
The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ), however, reported that the first district in Ilocos, which Marcos represents, had been receiving the highest "allocable" share of infrastructure funds from 2023 to 2025.
The report found that Marcos' district received P15.8 billion in allocable funds from the Department of Public Works and Highways for the first three years of his father's presidency.
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