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PCIJ: Discayas got whopping P31B in gov’t deals in last 3 years, Cos got P15B
Contractors linked to the Discaya family secured over P31 billion in government deals for flood control projects from 2022 to 2025.
The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) reported that companies founded by Pacifico II and Sarah Discaya were involved in 345 solo and joint flood control projects.
Discaya-founded companies alone secured P25.2 billion in government contracts.
When including three other construction firms where Curlee Discaya is listed as chief operating officer, the total number of projects linked to the Discayas reaches 421, with a total value of P31,035,712,926.70.
Sarah Discaya previously claimed her firms had secured over 400 government projects since 2022.
Her family has been in the construction business for 23 years, with her firms starting to get DPWH contracts in 2012.
One of Discaya's firms, St. Timothy Construction Corp., was noted for a Bulacan river project declared complete despite being unfinished.
Additionally, another firm linked to Discaya, St. Gerrard, faced suspension by the DPWH in 2025 and was blacklisted in 2020.
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