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Discaya couple ready to tell 'all', says lawyer

Johnson Manabat

ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA — Construction firm owners Curlee and Sarah Discaya ready to reveal all they know about personalities in questionable flood control projects, their lawyer said Tuesday. </p><p>The Discaya couple attended the investigation of the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) for the first time in Taguig City earlier in the day.</p><p>”It’s tell-all… Sabi ng spouses na Discaya, enough is enough…ano pa bang hinihingi nyong sinseridad ng mag-asawa, lahat ho binibigay na namin&quot; the Discayas&#x27; lawyer Cornelio Samaniego III said.</p><p>&quot;Kagaya ng sabi sakin ni Mr. Discaya, mananahimik siya — wala siyang gagawin — magpapatuloy &#x27;yung ganitong kurapsyon eh mas maganda na lang magsalita siya kahit mamatay na siya, meron siyang silbi sa lipunan,” he told reporters.</p><p>Samaniego refused to name names, saying it&#x27;s all in the sworn affidavits of his clients.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/29/palace-to-let-marcoleta-explain-wife-s-alleged-links-to-discaya-couple-1224">Palace to let Marcoleta explain wife’s alleged links to Discaya couple</a></div><p>“Yung previous na mentioned sa joint affidavit ng mag-asawang Discaya and then magdadagdag kami,” said Samaniego.</p><p>The Discayas have been placed under the DOJ’s protective custody but remained far from being state witnesses, their lawyer said. He said his clients were crafting an affidavit to be submitted to the DOJ.  </p><p>When asked when the couple would surrender to the ICI their questionable luxury vehicles, Samaniego noted that the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) already issued freeze order for the Discayas&#x27; assets.</p><p>“Wala ho kaming isosoli muna kasi na freeze nga &#x27;yung account, financially constraint sila ngayon… wala ho, na-freeze ho yung bank accounts nila — lahat ng bank accounts nila,” said Samaniego.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS:</strong></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/YeoV160a7To?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><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/lIU7sXEHH8k?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>According to Atty. Cornelio III, legal counsel of Curlee and Sarah Discaya, his clients are ready to tell all information they knew involving personalities in this questionable flood control projects of the government.</p>

According to Atty. Cornelio III, legal counsel of Curlee and Sarah Discaya, his clients are ready to tell all information they knew involving personalities in this questionable flood control projects of the government.