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Sarah Discaya, 8 others detained in Mactan, Lapu-Lapu City jail
Controversial contractor Sarah Discaya and eight Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials from Davao Occidental were committed to the Lapu-Lapu City Jail on December 20, 2025.
Warrants of arrest were issued by the Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 27 for their involvement in anomalous flood control projects in Davao Occidental.
The accused arrived separately at the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) on December 19, 2025, due to airline policies.
Their arraignment is scheduled for January 5 at the Lapu-Lapu City Regional Trial Court, and they are currently detained awaiting proceedings.
The National Bureau of Investigation-Central Visayas (NBI-7) assured that the detainees would be treated as ordinary inmates.
Legal counsels for seven of the DPWH officials claim the concrete revetment project in Barangay Culaman, Jose Abad Santos town is operational and not a "ghost" project.
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