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Contractor Sarah Discaya surrenders to NBI
An arrest warrant is expected this week for Cezarah "Sarah" Discaya, owner of St. Timothy Construction, in connection with anomalous flood control projects.
She surrendered to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Tuesday, December 9, after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced an arrest warrant would be released against her.
The case involves a P96.5 million ghost project in Jose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental, which was declared finished and fully paid for in 2022 despite no work being done.
Discaya has admitted to being part of a kickback scheme and faces malversation complaints filed by the Office of the Ombudsman in Mindanao.
Eight Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) personnel in Davao Occidental are also expected to surrender to the NBI regarding their involvement.
Discaya's husband, Pacifico "Curlee" Discaya II, is currently detained at the Senate for contempt.
Roma Rimando, president of St. Timothy Construction, surrendered to the Pasig City Police on Monday.
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordered the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) to track down contractor Sarah Discaya and others involved in a P100-million ghost flood control project in Davao Occidental.
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The Philippine National Police (PNP) is preparing to apprehend contractor Sarah Discaya if an arrest warrant is issued for her involvement in anomalous "ghost" flood control projects in Davao Occidental.
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Contractor Sarah Discaya, implicated in anomalies concerning flood control projects, is currently under surveillance, according to Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla.
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Contractors Cezarah Discaya and Maria Roma Angeline Rimando of St. Timothy Construction, along with eight officials from the Department of Public Works and Highways-Davao Occidental, will face malversation and graft charges over a P96.5 million flood control project described as a 'ghost project.'
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An executive of a Discaya-owned firm, Ma. Roma Angeline Rimando, has voluntarily surrendered to Pasig City police.
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