Manila, Sept. 25 -- Former Assistant Court Administrator and Supreme Court (SC) spokesperson Brian Keith Hosaka on Thursday formally assumed his post as executive director of the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI).

Hosaka took his oath before SC Associate Justice Jose Midas Marquez a day after President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. appointed him to the fact-finding body tasked to look into the alleged corruption and irregularities in government flood control and related projects.

In an advisory, the ICI said all its official statements and communications will be issued solely through its chairman, retired Justice Andres Reyes, and Hosaka, who will also serve as the body's spokesperson.

Before his appointment to ICI, Hosaka serv...