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Discaya voluntary surrender ‘shows good faith’ – DILG chief Remulla
Contractor Cezarah Discaya surrendered to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Tuesday, following President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s announcement of an expected arrest warrant against her.
Discaya is accused of involvement in 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.
Her legal counsel stated her surrender was a strategic legal move, not an admission of wrongdoing.
Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla said Discaya's voluntary surrender "shows good faith" on her part.
Eight Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials implicated in the same case also voluntarily surrendered to the NBI on December 7.
Discaya and her husband are also under investigation for questionable flood control contracts nationwide.
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Contractor Sarah Discaya, facing charges over anomalous flood control projects, surrendered to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) following President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s announcement of an impending arrest warrant.
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The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) maintains that government contractor Sarah Discaya faces no security risks, despite her surrender to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in anticipation of arrest warrants.
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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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