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Discayas face P300 billion fines for rigged bidding
Construction firms owned by contractor couple Curlee and Sarah Discaya may face up to P300 billion in penalties for alleged bid rigging in over 1,200 flood control projects.
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has referred cases of bid manipulation and bid rigging to the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) for investigation and possible charges.
The cases involve 12 flood control projects in Bulacan and Oriental Mindoro, with five contractors implicated.
Among the implicated contractors is St. Timothy Construction Corp., owned by the Discaya couple, which secured two of these projects.
Other implicated contractors include Wawao Builders and Sunwest Inc., each with three projects, and IM Construction Corp. and SYMS Construction Trading Inc., each with two projects.
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