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Job Manahan

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1756882266428cropped-photo-collage.png (1).png" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Photos courtesy of Unsplash and Pexels</span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Wednesday said it was not singling out the Discaya family in its crackdown on lavish properties in the wake of anomalous flood control projects, saying the properties of other contractors would be probed too. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2025/9/1/discaya-other-flood-control-contractors-get-letter-of-authority-from-bir-1523">Discaya, other flood control contractors get &#x27;letter of authority&#x27; from BIR</a></div><p>The BOC had issued a search warrant over Sara and Curlee Discaya&#x27;s luxury cars – featured in a few interviews which went viral on social media – to check if these paid correct duties and taxes.</p><p>But BOC Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno said they would likewise look into the properties of other contractors tagged in the anomalies, which might include their private yachts and helicopters.</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>“Hindi naman tayo nagpa-partikular lang… hindi natin tinutumbok lang ang Discaya family, nagkataon na yan lang ang naunang na-approve na search warrant,” Nepomuceno told reporters in a chance interview.  </p><p>“Hindi lang naman sasakyan ang ating binabantayan. Marami pang posible sa point of view ng BOC, kung ano yung may halaga na ipinapasok dito sa bansa. Gusto natin, yan ay nagbayad ng tamang buwis, duties and taxes, at tama ang kanilang mga dokumento at walang nilabag na probisyon ng ating Anti-Smuggling Law,” he added.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2025/8/29/dti-looking-into-contractor-accreditation-for-sale-allegation-0906">DTI looking into ‘contractor accreditation for sale’ allegation</a></div><p>Nepomuceno cited President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.’s order to agencies to look into these issues in-depth and comprehensively, noting that other personalities aside from the Discayas might be included in the investigation.  </p><p>“Hindi lang ang Discaya family, lahat ng nababanggit sa imbestigasyon. Titingnan natin yan,” he said.</p><p>Asked what other properties they could search, he said, “posible yung sasakyang panghimpapawid. Kung yan ba ay naipasok nang may tamang buwis na kailangan, eroplano, helicopters, titingnan natin yan.”</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/3/12-discaya-luxury-cars-have-no-proper-papers-customs-1403">12 Discaya luxury cars have no proper papers - Customs</a></div><p>What is important, he said, is to check if taxes were paid correctly – including the yachts they own.</p><p>“We will prioritize kung ano ang mga dapat unahin natin at sumasabay kami sa imbestigasyon. Tinitingnan namin ang mga nangyayari doon sa mga hearings,” he said.</p><p>Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada earlier alleged the Discaya companies were favored and often got first crack in public works projects.</p><p>Meanwhile, the Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Ralph Recto backed the investigation into the Discayas and other government contractors.</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/Uzjx3irPb-U?&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/CtSFQJ7s8JQ?&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/QxvMJ3zAvDw?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>The BOC said aside from the Discayas, the properties of other flood control contractors would be probed too.</p>

The BOC said aside from the Discayas, the properties of other flood control contractors would be probed too.

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BOC to look into yachts, planes, lavish assets of other flood control contractors

Job Manahan,

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Published Sep 03, 2025 02:55 PM PHT

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