QC ends projects with Discaya firms

THE Quezon City (QC) government has terminated four infrastructure projects awarded to firms owned by the Discaya family, following a resolution from the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB) revoking their licenses over procurement law violations.

“The Quezon City Government has always observed transparency in all its procurement processes, including adherence to competitive bidding, publication, and posting,” it said in a statement on Tuesday.

According to its statement, the Quezon City government immediately conducted a review of its infrastructure projects which found that four projects awarded to the Discaya family or joint ventures linked to them were all terminated.

These projects are the proposed construction of a six-story with deck multi-purpose building; proposed construction of reinforced concrete canal at Ermitaño Creek; proposed construction of Housing 32-Balingasa high-rise housing phase 1-A; and the proposed construction of Housing 32-Balingasa high-rise housing phase 2.

“This is the reason all our infrastructure projects are publicly posted on our website. The Quezon City Government has nothing to hide. We welcome all good-faith examinations of competent legal authorities of our projects and processes,” it said.

“We condemn any and all malicious insinuations that only seek to distract from the actual schemes and perpetrators that have victimized our City and our Country.”

Among the top 15 flood-control contractors earlier identified by President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. were Alpha & Omega Gen. Contractor & Development Corp. and St. Timothy Construction, both reportedly linked to former Pasig mayoral candidate Cezarah Rowena C. Discaya.

The PCAB has issued a resolution on Sept. 1, revoking the licenses of nine construction companies owned by Ms. Discaya that were tagged in ghost projects. — Ashley Erika O. Jose