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Contractors insist: No ghost projects, illegal wealth
Former Pasig mayoral candidate Sarah Discaya denied allegations of ghost projects before the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee.
Discaya stated her family has divested from most of their nine construction firms, asserting she is directly involved with only Alpha and Omega.
However, Senators Risa Hontiveros and Jinggoy Estrada presented evidence suggesting family members still held executive positions across all nine companies.
Discaya admitted her family owns a total of 28 luxury cars.
She promised to submit photographs of all "400-plus" completed projects.
Senator Estrada questioned Discaya's preparedness for the hearing, noting her previous claims about bidding for 491 flood-control projects in 2022 and winning 71 under Alpha and Omega.
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Eight additional individuals, including five contractors and three Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials, will be summoned to a Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on alleged anomalies in flood control projects.
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Contractors linked to the Discaya family secured over P31 billion in government deals for flood control projects from 2022 to 2025.
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A House committee has issued a subpoena for five flood control contractors, including construction magnate Sarah Discaya, to attend a September 9 inquiry into alleged anomalies in flood control projects.
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