27/09/2025
๐ข๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ง
September 27, 2025
Effective September 26, 2025, I have decided to resign from the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI). This was not an easy choice, but one I believe is necessary.
Once and for all, I would like to make it clear that there is no conflict of interest in my role. My work as Mayor of Baguio and my service with the ICI have always been guided by one principle: the highest standards of integrity in public service. However, recent developments have cast doubt on the independence of the Commission. Independence is the bedrock of accountability, and without it, our credibility is compromised.
I refuse to allow these doubts to weaken the ICI and its mandate. That is why I have chosen to step aside, not to abandon the fight, but to protect the very integrity of the fight.
My commitment to truth and justice remain steadfast. Whether within or outside the ICI, I will continue this crusade against corruption with the same resolve I have carried in every battle I have faced: from Mamasapano, to the Ninja Cops probe, to standing up against traditional politics, and now to exacting accountability from those who plunder public funds.
We should never allow corrupt political leaders and bureaucrats to steal the future of our children, and most importantly, the future of our country. Every peso stolen from the people is not just an act of theft. It is a school left unfinished, a hospital without medicine, a bridge that collapses, and a nation's hopes betrayed. The greatest injustice is that corruption robs the people of their safety and their future.
๐ง๐ผ ๐บ๐ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ผ๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ผ๐: ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ธ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ, ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐บ. We cannot allow corruption to define our future. We must stand together for transparency, accountability, and good governance for our country, and for the future generations of Filipinos.
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐: ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ ๐บ๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐ด๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ. The forces of corruption are deeply entrenched, but so too is the Filipino spirit of resilience and courage. Change will not happen overnight. As long as we remain vigilant, as long as we continue to resist, and as long as we keep faith in our country, then we will prevail.
The power of the people will always be stronger than the power of the few.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐.
BENJAMIN B. MAGALONG
Public Servant
