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...
President Marcos has ordered the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) to ensure the immediate arrest of Sara Discaya and several others once the courts issue warrants in connection with a P100-million “ghost” flood control project in...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has revoked the corporate registrations and issued fines against two construction companies owned by the Discayas, contractors linked to a high-profile flood control corruption scandal, for submitting false beneficial ownership information. In separate...
Contractor Pacifico Curlee Discaya named several lawmakers and former government officials in the ledger they retrieved, which allegedly contains kickback records. Curlee, along with his wife, Sarah Discaya, was allowed to go out in the middle of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on Friday,...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) disclosed on Wednesday, November 12, the number of ways how erring customs personnel would connive with importers to defraud the government especially on the sale of luxury cars. BOC Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno revealed this “elaborate method of cheating the...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta, on Tuesday, Oct. 21, clashed with Department of Justice (DOJ) officials over what he called an “imagined requirement” of restitution in the processing of applicants under the Witness Protection Program (WPP), particularly in reference to the case of the contractors...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go reiterated on Thursday, October 16 that he does not know contractors Pacifico “Curlee” and Cezarah “Sarah” Discaya despite allegations linking him to the ongoing controversy on government flood control projects. This after the Office of the Ombudsman and...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said Cavite Rep. Kiko Barzaga may have been exploited by some parties to push their “self-seeking political agenda.” Lacson said this on Friday, October 3 saying he sympathizes for the lawmaker’s mother, Dasmariñas City Mayor Jenny...
Construction companies owned by Pacifico “Curlee” Discaya and Cezarah Rowena “Sarah” Discaya could face fines totaling P300 billion for allegedly rigging more than 1,200 flood control contracts with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon said on...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson on Wednesday, Oct. 1, clarified the circumstances behind a photo circulating online showing him with members of the Discaya family, including contractors Curlee and Sara Discaya. The photo was posted on Facebook by Cavite 4th district Rep....
