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Discaya, 8 DPWH Davao officials move to quash charges, warrants
Contractor Sarah Discaya and eight Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Davao Occidental District Engineering Office officials have filed motions to quash charges and arrest warrants before the Lapu-Lapu City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 27.
The charges are related to an alleged P96.5-million "ghost" flood control project in Davao Occidental.
Discaya, owner of St. Timothy Construction, and company president Maria Roma Rimando, along with the eight DPWH officials, appeared via online conference on January 5, 2026.
The DPWH officials named are Rodrigo Larete, Michael Awa, Joel Lumogdang, Harold John Villaver, Jafael Faunillian, Josephine Valdez, Ranulfo Flores, and Czar Ryan Ubungen.
Arrest warrants were issued by the Lapu-Lapu City RTC on December 19, 2025, in connection with malversation of public funds through falsification.
Defense counsels argue that the case should be heard in Malita, Davao Occidental, as that is where the alleged crime occurred, questioning the Lapu-Lapu RTC's jurisdiction.
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