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Mayor Vico reveals Discayas want to meet with him: 'Hindi ko papatulan 'yun'

Published Sep 9, 2025 03:32 pm
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto on Tuesday, Sept. 9, revealed that a common friend texted him that contractor Curlee Discaya, husband of Sarah Discaya, wanted to set a meeting with him last Thursday.
From left: Contractor Curlee Discaya, former DPWH Bulacan 1st District Engineer Brice Ericson Hernandez, Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto attend the House of Representatives Infra Committee Session regarding anomalous flood control projects on Tuesday, September 9, 2025. (Photo from Santi San Juan)
From left: Contractor Curlee Discaya, former DPWH Bulacan 1st District Engineer Brice Ericson Hernandez, Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto attend the House of Representatives Infra Committee Session regarding anomalous flood control projects on Tuesday, September 9, 2025. (Photo from Santi San Juan)
“As late as Thursday morning, meron pong nag-text sa akin na common friend na nakikipagset-set si Mr. Discaya ng meeting sa akin (As late as Thursday morning, a common friend informed me that Mr. Discaya wanted to arrange a meeting with me),” Sotto said during an ambush interview after he left the House Infrastructure Committee hearing on its probe of the alleged anomalies in the flood control project.
Related story: https://mb.com.ph/2025/09/09/vico-sotto-holds-nothing-back-vs-discayas-ang-sinungaling-ay-asawa-ng-magnanakaw
“S'yempre hindi ko papatulan ‘yung ganoon. Ba't ako makikipag-usap sa kaniya, ngayon pa, diba? (Of course, I will not respond to that. Why would I speak with him now?),” he added.
When asked if the invitation was really from the Discayas, the mayor said their common friend had no reason to lie, adding that this was probably why the invitation to meet was relayed through their common friend.
He said he had no idea why the Discayas wanted to meet him.
“Pero may nabanggit doon na ‘state witness,’ so siguro iniisip niya baka makatulong ako sa kaniya. Pero sa akin hindi. Dapat ilabas natin kung ano ang katotohanan. Tignan natin yung buong statement (But there was a mention of a ‘state witness,’ so maybe he thought I could help him. But for me, I will not. We should reveal the truth. Let us look at the full statement),” he explained.
He urged the public to listen to all speakers, not just Discaya, and emphasized that they should not allow themselves to be misled or confused.
Sotto questioned the legitimacy of Discaya’s testimony linking lawmakers to the flood control corruption scheme, saying he was not convinced that only 26 individuals were involved, given that the couple had hundreds of government contracts nationwide.
“Siguro sa listahan na ‘yun may totoo, may hindi totoo… hindi ko na alam. Again, ‘yun nga yung point nun, para lituhin tayo. So again, h'wag tayo pumayag (Perhaps some parts of that list are true and some are not… I do not know. Again, that was the point, to confuse us. So, again, we should not allow ourselves to be misled),” he stated.
Related Stories:
https://mb.com.ph/2025/09/08/discayas-name-lawmakers-dpwh-execs-tied-to-alleged-kickback-scheme-in-flood-control-projects
https://mb.com.ph/2025/09/08/aimed-at-misleading-us-mayor-vico-points-out-inconsistencies-in-discaya-couples-statements-during-senate-hearing

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