Senator Kiko Pangilinan said that there will be no witness protection for the embattled Sarah and Curlee Discaya if their sworn statement that implicated several lawmakers and government officials in the anomalous flood control projects is “edited” or “photoshopped.”
This came after the couple, whose construction firms were awarded billions of pesos worth of infrastructure projects since 2016, only gave the names of those who purportedly solicited money from the ghost or substandard projects from 2022 onwards.
“Hindi pwede ang cover up.”
“2016 pa sila sa flood control projects pero mula lang 2022 ang mga pinangalanan,” Pangilinan said in a social media post. “Hindi maaaring ‘edited o photoshopped’ ang inyong sworn statement. Hindi pwede ang cover up.”
“Ang sinungaling ay kapatid ng magnanakaw.”
“Dapat ay the whole truth. Hindi pwede sa witness protection ang cover up. Ang sinungaling ay kapatid ng magnanakaw,” the veteran legislator insisted.
The revelation came during the recent Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing wherein the couple read a sworn statement and said they are ready to be state witnesses in the flood control mess.
The committee is currently conducting an investigation into the alleged anomalous flood control projects and other big-ticket contracts awarded by the Department of Public Works and Highways to several contractors, among them the Discayas’ many construction firms.
