The Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) has requested for Immigration Lookout Bulletin Order, or ILBO, against more than two dozen current and former lawmakers and officials in the investigation into anomalous public works projects that have spurred public outrage and mass protests.
In a letter dated Oct. 8, 2025, addressed to Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla, ICI Chairman Justice Andres Reyes Jr. said the request was made ‘by virtue of the powers bestowed upon the Commission’ under Executive Order 94, which created the body to probe alleged corruption in infrastructure spending.
The names on the request letter included former House Speaker Martin Romualdez, Sens. Chiz Escudero and Jinggoy Estrada, and ex-senator Ramon ‘Bong’ Revilla Jr. as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged irregularities in flood control projects.
Sen. Joel Villanueva, whose name was not in the first version of the ILBO request, was included in the corrected version the ICI released to the media.
‘The timely issuance of an ILBO is of utmost necessity to enable the Commission to proceed without delay and to hold those liable accountable to the Filipino people,’ Reyes said in the letter.
Reyes cited the body’s initial investigation into the involvement of Department of Public Works and Highways officials and those of construction companies involved in flood control projects found to be substandard or missing.
The probe “puts the subjects in a relevant position that operates to make them an inevitable personality during the fact-finding process,” the ICI’s request to the DOJ read.
The list attached to the request includes high-profile figures such as Makati Mayor Nancy Binay, several incumbent members of Congress, and multiple district engineers of the DPWH.
Among those named are:
Sen. Francis Escudero
Sen. Jinggoy Estrada
Former Sen. Bong Revilla Jr.
Sen. Joel Villanueva
Makati City Mayor Nancy Binay
Commission on Audit Commissioner Mario Lipana
Marilou Laurio-Lipana
Education Undersecretary Trygve Olaivar
Carlene Villa
Businessman Maynard Ngu
Rep. Roman Romulo (Pasig, lone district)
Rep. James Ang (Uswag Ilonggo party-list)
Rep. Patrick Michael Vargas (Quezon City, 5th District)
Rep. Arjo Atayde (Quezon City, 1st District)
Rep. Nicanor Briones (AGAP party-list)
Rep. Marcelino Teodoro (Marikina, 1st District)
Rep. Florida “Rida” Robes (Bulacan, San Jose del Monte)
Rep. Eleandro Jesus Madrona (Roblon, lone district)
Rep. Benjamin “Benjie” Agarao (Laguna, 4th District)
Former Rep. Florencio Gabriel “Bem” Noel (An Waray party-list)
Rep. Leody “Odie” Tarriela (Occidental Mindoro, lone district)
Rep. Reynante “Reynan” Arogancia (Quezon, 3rd District)
Former Rep. Marvin Rillo (Quezon City, 4th District)
Rep. Teodorico Haresco Jr. (Aklan, 2nd District)
Rep. Antonieta Eudela (Zamboanga Sibugay, 2nd District)
Rep. Dean Assistio (Caloocan, 3rd District)
Rep. Marivic Co-Pilar (Quezon City, 6th District)
District Engr. Loida Busa “Bogs” Magalong
District Engr. Ramon Devanadera
District Engr. Johnny Protesta Jr.
District Engr. Arturo Gonzales Jr.
Reyes asked the DOJ to immediately alert the commission and law enforcement agencies of any attempt by the listed individuals to leave the country.
The request, sent in coordination with the Bureau of Immigration, was also copied to BI Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado.
The DOJ, which is undergoing a leadership transition after the appointment of Remulla as the new Ombudsman, has yet to announce whether it will issue the lookout order.
Summons. The commission has also summoned Romualdez to testify concerning questioned insertions in the national budget and his involvement in the DPWH flood control projects when he was still speaker.
Former Ako Bicol party-list representative Zaldy Co, who has been placed in the lookout bulletin on September 25, was also summoned for his role as House appropriations panel chief in previous years.
Both Romualdez and Co were ordered to appear before the commission on October 14.