MANILA, Philippines — Controversial contractor Cezarah Rowena Discaya said her family owns nine companies and one of them, Alpha and Omega, bid for 491 projects in 2022 and won 71.
She said one of these companies is owned by her eldest son while another is run by her cousin.
Discaya on Monday attended the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee investigation of "ghost" or substandard flood control projects.
Discaya says her family owns nine companies
When asked by Senate Minority Leader Vicente Sotto III when they earned their first billion, Discaya replied, "We have been in the construction business for 23 years so I would presume in 23 years we can earn that [amount]”.
Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada asked Discaya if they have a "point person" or someone from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) who gives them a list of projects which they can bid., This news data comes from:http://052298.com
"Wala po ako knowledge (I don't have any knowledge). I don't know anyone [from the DPWH]," Discaya said.
To which Estrada said, "I don't believe you." Discaya later admitted that she knows the DPWH district engineers in Laguna and Bulacan.
- Marcos urged to raise WPS resolution at UN
- Sen. Go calls for round-the-clock DFA support for OFWs welfare
- Taiwan, China locked in historical word war
- Marcos orders 'sweeping review' of DPWH budget under 2026 NEP
- Former vice president Binay, son acquitted of graft over Makati carpark controversy
- Malacañang hits back at VP Duterte's criticism on flood scam probe
- Matcha madness leaves Japan's tea ceremony pros skeptical
- Marcos inspects rock shed project in Benguet
- Hontiveros wants Senate to probe Chinese who pretended to be Filipino
- Taiwan's Lai ups defense spending target to 5% of GDP
