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December 26, 2025 | 9:09am
ALBAY, Philippines — Commissioner Rossana Fajardo has resigned from the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI), effective Dec. 31, 2025.
"I have completed the work I set out to accomplish when I was appointed, ensuring that the foundational goals of the Commission have been met," Fajardo said in a statement on Friday, December 26.
Fajardo said her work at the ICI focused on strengthening financial oversight and advancing investigations into infrastructure projects.
"Throughout my tenure, I have developed comprehensive approaches for evidence gathering, prepared detailed work plans, and supervised volunteer efforts in investigations," Fajardo said.
"My contributions have led to recommendations aimed at improving government procurement and budgeting processes related to infrastructure projects," she added.
The commissioner said that investigative and prosecutorial responsibilities should now be handled by agencies with permanent mandates, including the Department of Justice and the Office of the Ombudsman.
She also cited the prioritization of bills seeking to create the Independent Commission Against Infrastructure Corruption and the Independent People’s Commission, which she said would be better equipped to support prosecutions involving anomalous infrastructure projects.
“It has been a profound honor to serve alongside individuals deeply committed to transparency and accountability, who have dedicated themselves selflessly to the Filipino people,” Fajardo said, adding that she was grateful for the opportunity to contribute to a collective mission that prioritizes public welfare.
Fajardo’s resignation further thins the ranks of the ICI, which will be left with three officials heading into the new year: Chairman Andres Reyes Jr., Special Adviser Rodolfo Azurin Jr. and Executive Director Brian Keith Hosaka.
Since its founding in September, the commission has been shaken by a series of resignations. Former Baguio mayor Benjamin Magalong stepped down as special adviser, followed by commissioner Rogelio Singson.
Fajardo is the third official to resign from the ICI in just over three months.
Her resignation also comes amid mounting criticism over the Marcos administration’s handling of the multi-billion-peso flood control corruption scandal.
Despite the president’s vow that officials involved would be jailed before Christmas, only contractor Sarah Discaya and a handful of Department of Public Works and Highways officials have so far been arrested.
