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MANILA (UPDATED) — The Quezon City government on Thursday said that the terminated infrastructure projects linked to the Discayas will proceed without additional cost.City Engineer Mark Dale Diamond Perral said the continuation of the projects will be awarded to new contractors, with only minimal adjustments to completion timelines due to procurement requirements.Perral said that the city did not incur losses from the termination.“Actually, mas nakapagbayad pa sila. And kami, parang kami pa ang may kulang sa pagbabayad because of the accomplishment,” Perral said. “And because of this termination, the Quezon City government is not anymore contractually obliged to pay them.”He added that the local government is also working to recover the mobilization fee for the multi-purpose building along East Avenue, which has yet to begin construction due to the unavailability of the site.The Quezon City government earlier announced that it had terminated four projects awarded to companies linked to embattled couple Pacifico “Curlee” and Sarah Discaya, both implicated in the ongoing flood control scandal.The projects include the construction of a six-storey multi-purpose building with deck along East Avenue, a reinforced concrete canal at Ermitaño Creek, and two phases of a 12-storey housing project in Barangay Balingasa.The terminations came after the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB) revoked the licenses of Discaya-linked companies and the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) cancelled their membership due to violations of licensing requirements and procurement laws.“It means that the Discaya companies no longer have authority to engage in the construction business,” Perral said. “They cannot engage anymore in government procurement activities.”He clarified that the cancellations had nothing to do with the Discayas’ Senate testimony, where they accused some Quezon City DPWH officials and legislators of receiving kickbacks from contractors.“Let us be clear that the terminations we made were for projects procured and funded by the Quezon City government. These are not the projects that the Discayas were referring to when they claimed to have given kickbacks,” Perral said.The Quezon City government emphasized that it has consistently observed transparency in procurement processes, including competitive bidding and public posting, and reiterated that public funds will continue to be used solely for the benefit of its citizens.

The Quezon City government on Thursday said that the terminated infrastructure projects linked to the Discayas will proceed without additional cost.

The Quezon City government on Thursday said that the terminated infrastructure projects linked to the Discayas will proceed without additional cost.

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QC says terminated Discaya-linked projects to proceed under new contractor

Michael Delizo,

ABS-CBN News

Published October 09, 2025 06:12 PM PHT

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Updated October 09, 2025 06:45 PM PHT

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