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The Discaya couple attends the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on the alleged anomalous flood control projects in Pasay City on November 14, 2025 .Jonathan Cellona/ABS-CBN News

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GHOST FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS

Katrina Domingo

ABS-CBN News

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/176492201731920251114-senate-dpwh-flood-control-probe-JC4357_cropped_processed_by_imagy.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">The Discaya couple attends the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on the alleged anomalous flood control projects in Pasay City on November 14, 2025 .Jonathan Cellona/ABS-CBN News</span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — The Pasig City local government has ordered the closure of St. Gerrard Corporation and 8 other companies under the ownership of Pacifico “Curlee” and Sarah Discaya, citing P1.1 billion in unpaid taxes and other violations.</p><p>The Office of the City Administrator (OCA) and the Business Permit and Licensing Department (BPLD) issued closure orders on 9 Discaya-owned companies on November 25, according to information from the local government.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/11/14/discayas-name-8-former-and-current-lawmakers-undersecretaries-in-flood-control-ledger-2233">Discayas name 8 former and current lawmakers, undersecretaries in flood control ledger</a></div><p>“These establishments were shut down after the City revoked their business permits due to serious and repeated violations, including over P1.1 billion in unpaid taxes, operating without an occupancy permit and accreditation license,” the OCA told ABS-CBN News in a statement.</p><p>“The companies have long-standing tax deficiencies amounting to more than one billion pesos,” the statement read.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2025/12/4/sec-revokes-corporate-registration-of-discayas-st-timothy-st-gerrard-1702">SEC revokes corporate registration of Discayas&#x27; St. Timothy, St. Gerrard</a></div><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1764922133206G7Y296KbYAAddo8.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">The Pasig LGU has ordered the closure of St. Gerrard Construction and 8 other companies owned by Curlee and Sarah Discaya over their failure to pay P1.1-B in taxes, as well as the lack of an occupancy permit and a license to operate from the PCAB. 📷: Pasig City Gov&#x27;t</span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>“Their listed business address has no approved occupancy permit, which is required to ensure a building is safe and legally allowed to be used,” it read.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2025/9/3/9-discaya-firms-lose-licenses-for-bidding-against-each-other-on-projects-1249">9 Discaya firms lose licenses for bidding against each other on projects</a></div><p>“Their Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB) license has been cancelled, meaning they are not legally allowed to engage in contracting activities.”</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>The 9 Discaya firms are as follows:</strong></div><div><br/></div><p>• Alpha and Omega General Contractor and Development Corp</p><p>• Amethyst Horizon Builders and General Contractor and Development Corportation</p><p>• Elite General Contractor and Development Corporation</p><p>• Great Pacific Builders and General Contractor</p><p>• St. Gerrard Construction General Contractor and Development Corp</p><p>• St. Timothy Construction Corp</p><p>• Waymaker OPC</p><p>• YPR General Contractor and Construction Supply</p><p>• St. Matthew General Contractor &amp; Development Corporation</p><div><br/></div><p>Discaya-owned construction firms have been in the center of investigation on anomalous flood control projects after several government officials claimed that their companies are being used to pilfer public funds through ghost or substandard projects.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/8/11/a-deeper-look-into-marcos-s-list-of-top-flood-control-contractors-0037">A deeper look into Marcos’s list of top flood control contractors</a></div><p>President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. earlier said that the Ombudsman is set to file charges of malversation and falsification of documents against St. Timothy Construction Corp over a nearly P100-million ghost project in Davao Occidental.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/12/5/marcos-says-cases-to-be-filed-vs-discaya-over-ghost-project-in-davao-occidental-1117">Marcos announces looming arrest of Sarah Discaya over ghost project in Davao Occidental</a></div><p>Marcos Jr. said the Philippine National Police and the Department of the Interior and Local Government have been instructed to “know the whereabouts” of the Discayas and other St. Timothy officials in preparation for their looming arrest.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QxvMJ3zAvDw?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/GfBYPcdRG4o?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CTz8aDj5HNQ?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>The Pasig City local government has ordered the closure of St. Gerrard Corporation and 8 other companies under the ownership of Pacifico “Curlee” and Sarah Discaya.</p>

The Pasig City local government has ordered the closure of St. Gerrard Corporation and 8 other companies under the ownership of Pacifico “Curlee” and Sarah Discaya.

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Pasig City orders closure of Discaya firms over P1.1-B unpaid taxes

Katrina Domingo,

ABS-CBN News

Published Dec 05, 2025 04:14 PM PHT

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Updated Dec 05, 2025 04:24 PM PHT

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