Ex-DPWH chief Babes Singson resigns as ICI commissioner

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Former public works chief Rogelio ‘Babes’ Singson resigns as commissioner of the Independent Commission for Infrastructure.  Full story: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/ici-commissioner-babes-singson-resigns/

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00:00Former Public Works Chief Rogelio Babes Singson resigns as Commissioner of the Independent Commission for Infrastructure, or ICI.

00:08ICI Chair Andres Reyes confirms this Wednesday, December 3.

00:13Singson says he's quitting because of the, quote, very intense and stressful work at the commission.

00:18His resignation will take effect on December 15.

00:22Singson was on board since the ICI was created in September amid public clamor to prosecute perpetrators of corruption in flood control projects.

00:30He is the second official to leave the commission.

00:34Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong resigned early on as its special advisor.

00:38Singson was the Public Works Secretary of the late former President Noinoy Aquino from 2010 to 2016.

00:45He is known for instituting reforms in the Department of Public Works and Highways.

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