Urgent Appeal to His Excellency President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.

20 October 2025 – We, the major business organizations representing members across all sectors – large, medium, small, and micro-enterprises – are co-signing this resolution, urgently calling on your administration to address, without delay, the historic, massive, and unprecedented corruption scandal crippling our flood control and infrastructure projects — a crisis that has eroded public trust and now threatens our national security.

We have contributed to national funds through taxes locally and nationally and have paid additional assessment of taxes. We provided many fees to enable us to do business. Yet, trillions of pesos supplied and intended to protect our communities from disasters have been squandered through ghost projects, substandard work, and inflated contracts. This is more than financial loss — it is a fatal breach of public trust that leaves our people vulnerable and outraged.

We therefore urge His Excellency to immediately and transparently adopt the following measures:

Empower the Independent Commission on Infrastructure (ICI) with full legal authority and independence to conduct a swift, comprehensive investigation, free from political influence.
Prosecute all those responsible, impartially and without regard of rank, position, political affiliation, or personal relations.
Implement institutional reforms, ensure restitution of ill-gotten wealth and embezzled funds of the government, and strengthen procurement and oversight systems, preventing future abuse.
Provide regular public updates on the progress of investigations and reforms and to publicly disclose all audit findings to demonstrate genuine commitment and credibility.

Mr. President, we strongly urge you to act decisively to signal your administration’s genuine commitment to justice, integrity, and accountable governance.

1. Association of Abaca Pulp Manufacturers of the Philippines
2. Association of Certified Public Accountants in Commerce and Industry
3. Association of International Shipping Lines, Inc.
4. Association of Petrochemical Manufacturers of the Philippines
5. Capital Markets Development Foundation, Inc.
6. Employers’ Confederation of the Philippines
7. Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Inc.
8. Federation of Philippine Industries
9. Financial Institute Executives of the Philippines
10. FinTech Alliance.Ph
11. Fintech Philippines Association
12. Good Governance Advocates of the Philippines
13. Institute of Corporate Directors
14. International Chamber of Commerce–Philippines
15. IT and Business Process Association of the Philippines
16. Justice Reform Initiative
17. Makati Business Club
18. Management Association of the Philippines
19. Philippine Association of Legitimate Service Contractors
20. Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry
21. Philippine Exporters Confederation
22. Philippine Food Exporters Confederation
23. Philippine Franchise Association
24. Philippine Hotel Owners Association, Inc.
25. Philippine Plastics Industry Association
26. Philippine Retailers Association
27. Philippine Steelmakers Association
28. Philippine Young Entrepreneurs Association
29. Samahan sa Pilipinas ng mga Industriyang Kimika
30. Supply Chain Management of the Philippines