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MANILA — Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno has submitted documents to the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) pertaining to some of the luxury vehicles owned by contractors Pacifico “Curlee” and Sarah Discaya.Nepomuceno said the documents include search warrants, certificate of payments, car registration, and other pertinent papers that might serve as an evidence to help the commission in its ongoing probe. “Ang nais kasi ng BOC, iisa yung patunguhan ng direksyon of course para malaman yung katotohanan sa mga iniimbestigahan na flood control projects. Gusto naming makatulong sang-ayon kung saan tayo magpo-focus dahil napakalalim nitong mga isinasagawang imbestigasyon at hindi naman ito lang yung ginagawa nating trabaho,” Nepomuceno told reporters. According to Nepomuceno, 30 luxury vehicles of the Discaya couple are now under the custody of the BOC. The government plans to auction these vehicles in favor of the government, he said. “30 plus 2..30 yung luxury vehicles, pero plus 2 kasi dinatnan namin don yung ATV or UTV. Hindi naman luxury vehicles yun so sinama na namin. Don sa 30…13 dun yung inisyuhan namin ng seizure order- ibig sabihin, pormal na proseso na kapag yan ay nakita namin for the final step wala pa rin silang maipakitang tamang dokumento, yan ay magiging forfeited in favor of the government na. Ibig sabihin, sa pamahalaan na yan at puwede na naming i-bid o i-auction at yung mapagbebentahan niyan ay ipantutulong natin sa mga programa ng gobyerno,” said Nepomuceno. Of the 30 luxury vehicles of the Discaya couple, 17 are believed to be acquired through legitimate car dealers in the country. When asked how soon the BOC can start the auction of these luxury cars, Nepomuceno said the agency hopes to finish the process in 90 days.“May mga karapatan kasi tayong iginagalang sa due process so, as long as walang unnecessary delay…kaya naman yan dahil ang requirement lang samin - minimum of 2 hearings. Sisimulan ngayong October 9 then another 1 then kung walang unnecessary delay kayang tapusin kaagad yan,” Nepomuceno said. In a bid to be transparent, Nepomuceno said the BOC plans to have a live streaming of the whole auction process like what the DPWH is doing. “Ang plano natin, kagaya ng ginagawa ng DPWH…ang usapan namin ang mga auctions or bidding should be naka-livestream yan,” Nepomuceno told reporters. Nepomuceno also emphasized that confiscated luxury vehicles of the Discaya couple were imported during the past BOC administration. Nepomuceno though explained, he is not blaming anyone but it already issued show cause orders to some of its personnel involved in the importation process of said vehicles. More than 10 BOC personnel, according to Nepomuceno ,were asked to explain and these include appraisers, and supervisors up to deputy collectors for assessment who signed the documents of these vehicles.

Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno has submitted documents to the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) pertaining to some of the luxury vehicles owned by contractors Pacifico “Curlee” and Sarah Discaya.

Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno has submitted documents to the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) pertaining to some of the luxury vehicles owned by contractors Pacifico “Curlee” and Sarah Discaya.

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BOC submits docs of Discaya’s luxury vehicles to ICI

Johnson Manabat,

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Published Oct 07, 2025 11:57 PM PHT

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