The commission brings together expertise from government, law enforcement, engineering, and finance to ensure transparency and accountability in national infrastructure programs. With the ceremony, the ICI formally began its mandate to probe alleged anomalies in flood-control projects spanning the last decade. 94, signed by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on September 11. Mandate and scopeThe ICI’s authority extends to infrastructure projects carried out over the past ten years, with a particular focus on flood-control programs flagged for overpricing, “ghost” contracts, and substandard works. Parallel inquiriesThe commission’s work runs alongside the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee’s ongoing probe into alleged fraudulent flood-control projects.