Two witnesses surfaced on Monday, January 19 at the continuation of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee’s investigation into the anomalous flood control projects and tagged contractor Curlee Discaya in former House speaker and Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez’s alleged questionable purchase of a...
CEBU CITY – Businesswoman Sarah Discaya denied involvement in the alleged anomalous P96.5-million flood control project in Davao Occidental. Discaya pleaded not guilty to charges of graft and malversation of public funds when she appeared for her arraignment before the Lapu-Lapu City Regional...
CEBU CITY – Contractor Sarah Discaya and eight other officials from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-Davao Occidental had their first day in court in connection with the malversation of public funds and graft charges filed against them. Discaya and her co-accused in the...
CEBU CITY – An inspection was conducted at the jail facility in Lapu-Lapu City where contractor Sarah Discaya is currently detained. Police Brig. Gen. Redrico Maranan, chief of the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7), led the inspection on Tuesday, Dec. 23. Maranan said the inspection...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto said contractor spouses Pacifico “Curlee” and Cezarah “Sarah” Discaya are allegedly threatening their former employees who may testify against them and blackmailing lawmakers and seeking payment to avoid their inclusion in the so-called “ledger” of...
Following the arrest of contractor Cezarah “Sarah” Discaya in connection with the alleged P96.5-million ghost flood control project in Davao Occidental, Mayor Vico Sotto reminded the public not to fall for propaganda portraying the Discaya couple as merely “small fish” or just...
CEBU CITY — There will be no special treatment that will be given to contractor Cezarah “Sarah” Discaya, who was committed to a detention facility in Lapu-Lapu City along with eight other individuals accused of being involved in a multi-million anomalous flood control project. “That 's...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) called on all co-accused of contractor Sarah Discaya in the alleged ghost flood control project in Davao Occidental to surrender and avoid the risks of evading law enforcement. Acting PNP Chief, Police Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., said police...
Malacañang welcomed the voluntary surrender of Sara Discaya, one of the respondents in the P100-million Kulaman flood-control scandal, saying her decision could have meaningful legal consequences in a case where malversation is a non-bailable offense. Presidential Communications Office (PCO)...
Roma Rimando, manager of St. Timothy Construction Corporation, a company owned by contractors Sarah and Curlee Discaya, surrendered to Pasig City police on Monday night, lawyer Cornelio Samaniego III, the couple 's spokesperson, said on Tuesday, Dec. 9. In a television interview, Samaniego...
Sarah Discaya may be arrested this week, following the expected issuance of a warrant of arrest against her over a "ghost" flood control project, President Marcos said. In a video report, Marcos announced that the arrest warrant against Discaya is expected to be out this week, and will soon be...
The local government of Pasig has ordered the closure of nine companies owned by contractor couple Sarah and Curlee Discaya due to various violations, including over P1.1 billion in alleged unpaid taxes. The closure was ordered on Nov. 25 by the Office of the City Administrator (OCA) and the...
