MANILA, Philippines — The Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) on Friday said it has begun organizing inter-agency teams to investigate hundreds of allegedly anomalous flood control projects identified across the country. ICI special adviser Rodolfo Azurin Jr. said the ICI was coordinating with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Philippine National Police (PNP), National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), and various engineering groups, including those from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and civil engineers’ organizations, to conduct technical inspections and forensic validation. "In connection with the investigation, we are organizing the units, agencies, and personnel who will be part of the probe," Azurin said in an interview. "We’ve been coordinating with the AFP, PNP, NBI, and engineers from the DPWH, AFP, and civil engineering organizations who can assist in inspecting and validating the identified projects," he added. Azurin said the commission tasked the AFP, PNP, and DPWH to identify which of these were "ghost, substandard, unfinished, or overpriced." “Physically, the AFP, PNP, and the Department of Development have already inspected the sites. They identified 421 ghost projects nationwide," the ICI official said. “The verification is done; we are now proceeding to technical validation with our pool of engineers," he added.