Saying he had enough, Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson broke his silence and took the Senate floor to question Sen. Rodante Marcoleta on his perceived affinity with the Chinese government and his closeness to Sara and Curlee Discaya, the contractor couple involved in the...
CEBU CITY – The pre-trial hearing on the alleged P96.5-million flood control ghost project case against contractor Sarah Discaya and her fellow accused kicked off on Friday, Feb. 27. Corporate affiliations, bidding records, and documents were tackled during the hearing at the sala of Judge Nelson...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto on Thursday, Feb. 19, filed a complaint before the Commission on Elections (Comelec) against contractor and his former rival in the 2025 mayoral race, Sarah Discaya, over alleged campaign overspending and perjury in connection with the 2025 elections. Sotto, together...
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)...
