October 20, 2025
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Malacañang on Monday assured the business community that the government under President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is actively working to combat corruption while strengthening transparency and accountability within the bureaucracy.
In a Palace press briefing, Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary and Palace Press Officer Claire Castro enumerated current initiatives by the Marcos administration to address corruption.
Castro cited the launching of the Sumbong sa Pangulo website and the creation of the Independent Commission for Infrastructure through Executive Order No. 94 to investigate anomalous flood control projects and other infrastructure.
Castro also cited the freeze orders on the assets of those implicated in corruption cases, alongside the issuance of Immigration Lookout Bulletin Orders (ILBOs) and the recommendation to file charges against former Ako Bicol Party-list Representative Zaldy Co.
“So, marami na pong nagawa at marami pa pong iniimbestigahan. Nararamdaman po ng Pangulo at ng administrasyon ang mga nararamdaman ng mga businessmen kaya po patuloy ang ginagawang pag-iimbestiga at patuloy ang pagpapabilis ng aksyon para po mapanagot ang dapat na mapanagot,” Castro said.
“Siguro ang hiling na lamang po natin doon sa mga obstructionists na gumagawa na lang ng iba’t ibang kuwento para sirain ang integridad ng ICI, bawasan nila ito o hintuan na nila dahil hindi po ito nakakatulong sa ekonomiya.”
On the call to legislate more power to the ICI, Castro said President Marcos would support moves to provide additional powers to the commission as long as it is for the benefit of the public.
“Mas maganda po talaga na magkaroon ng mas ngipin, pangil ang ICI. Pero sa ngayon po, nakikita naman po natin na maganda ang itinatakbo ng ICI,” the Palace official said.
Major business organizations in the country hav