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Bea Cuadra

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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/1756860763503cropped-Screen Shot 2025-09-03 at 8.52.11 AM.png" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto was recently asked if he would testify against the Discayas if invited by the Senate, to which he replied, &quot;Wala namang invitation sakin.&quot; Bea Cuadra, ABS-CBN News</span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto on Wednesday said it was not a matter of choice for him to appear at the Senate if he is invited to be a resource person in the ongoing probe into the flood control projects of his former rival Sarah Discaya, among other contractors.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/2/vico-sotto-questions-discaya-testimony-urges-gov-t-to-act-quickly-1034">Vico Sotto doubts Discaya&#x27;s Senate testimony, urges gov&#x27;t to &#x27;act quickly before they get away&#x27;</a></div><p>Sotto was asked if he would testify against the Discayas if invited by the Senate, to which he replied, &quot;Wala namang invitation sakin sa ngayon.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Kahit sino naman po hindi naman yan kung gusto o hindi kapag sila nagpatawag required po yun,&quot; he added.</p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=314&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F1976587036462612%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=560&amp;t=0" width="560" height="314" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span>The mayor said the LGU would assist senators in its probe into the flood control mess, adding that they are doing their own parallel investigation.</div><p>&quot;Dapat managot ang dapat managot. Whether government official, contractor, suppliers, career officials. Hindi pwedeng pagkatapos ng ilang buwan tatahimik na lang ang issue at magkakalimutan tayo,&quot; he added.</p><p>Sotto also refused to comment regarding the Bureau of Customs&#x27; (BOC) recent confiscation of a vehicle linked to the Discayas.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/2/look-customs-secures-12-discaya-linked-luxury-vehicles-2202">LOOK: Customs secures 12 Discaya-linked luxury vehicles</a></div><p>With the investigations underway, Sotto hopes that the &quot;scheme&quot; in the government infrastructure projects woulf finally stop.</p><p>&quot;Ang importnte yung mga infrastructure projects hindi na maulit, kailangan matigil na yung mga kalakaran,&quot; he said.</p><p>Sarah Discaya, during the second hearing of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee on Monday, confirmed owning 28 luxury cars and denied having &quot;ghost&quot; projects.</p><p>She also confirmed owning 9 construction companies and said her family started bidding under the DPWH &quot;sometime in 2012&quot; and secured flood control projects around &quot;2016 onwards.&quot;</p><p>The panel subpoenaed Discaya and other contractors after they were flagged by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as among those who cornered P100 billion or 20 percent of the entire P545-billion budget for flood control projects.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</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/1sJl_Rv2Klc?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto said the LGU would assist senators in its probe into the flood control mess, adding that they are doing their own parallel investigation on the matter.</p>

Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto said the LGU would assist senators in its probe into the flood control mess, adding that they are doing their own parallel investigation on the matter.

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Vico Sotto to testify in Senate probe if invited, says Pasig doing 'parallel investigation'

Bea Cuadra,

ABS-CBN News

Published Sep 03, 2025 08:56 AM PHT

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Updated Sep 03, 2025 09:07 PM PHT

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