Senator Mark Villar has confirmed his attendance at the continuing investigation of the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI), an official said Monday.
ICI spokesperson Brian Hosaka said aside from Villar, contractor couple Pacifico “Curlee” Discaya and Cezarah Rowena “Sarah” Discaya are also scheduled to appear before the body.
“The hearings will be on Tuesday and Wednesday. The ICI continues to organize and address administrative matters together with its continued work on case buildup and evidence review,” Hosaka said in a message to the media.
Last Thursday, the ICI formally requested Villar to appear before the body. ICI Chair Andres Reyes Jr. said Villar would “testify under oath to discuss and shed light relative to the planning, budgeting, execution, supervision, and monitoring of flood control and other infrastructure projects” during his time as secretary of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) from 2016 to 2021.
Villar has earlier denied wielding his influence as DPWH secretary in awarding ₱18.5 billion in contracts to a firm owned by his cousin.
