Manila, Sept. 2 -- The creation of an independent body to investigate flood control anomalies will be finalized "very, very soon," President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said Tuesday.

"I don't want to talk about it, until buo na. Di pa namin nabubuo 'yung plano eh. Pero malapit na 'yan, very very soon (I don't want to talk about it until it's finalized. The plan is not complete yet. But it's coming very, very soon)," Marcos told reporters in Subic, Zambales.

Marcos made the remark when asked whether Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong would be part of the independent panel that would look into the alleged irregularities in the implementation of flood control projects.

Newly installed Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary ...