MANILA, Philippines - The House of Representatives issued a subpoena to Sarah Discaya, president of Alpha and Omega General Contractor and Development Corporation to the next hearing of its Infrastructure Committee (Infracom).
The subpoena, signed by Committee chairman and Bicol Saro Partylist Rep. Terry Ridon and co-chairmen Romeo Momo Sr., Joel Chua, and Speaker Martin Romualdez, compelled Discaya to attend the hearing on Sept. 9 at the People's Center Building.
Aside from Discaya, other individuals who were subpoenaed were Miguel Juntura, president of St. Timothy Construction Corporation, Eumir Villanueva, chairman and president of Topnotch Catalyst Builders, Inc, Mark Allan Arevalo, president of Wawao Builders Corporation and, Sally Santos, owner of Syms Construction Trading.
House committee subpoenas Sarah Discaya, 4 other contractors over flood control project anomalies, This news data comes from:http://www.yamato-syokunin.com
They are accused of allegedly getting paid billions of pesos from flood control projects that were either unfinished or were not built at all.
- Philippines to work more closely with US amid regional challenges
- US approves .5M in assistance to Nigeria to help address hunger
- La Niña forecast from Sept-Dec, expect more tropical cyclones, above normal rainfall -- Pagasa
- Open mic caught Xi, Putin discussing immortality
- Escudero subpoenas 5 contractors, 3 DPWH executives to Senate probe
- Earthquake kills 250, injures 500 in Afghanistan
- Taiwan's Lai ups defense spending target to 5% of GDP
- China is showing off its weaponry in a tightly controlled military parade
- Widespread flooding in Quezon City due to heavy rains, stranding commuters, rendering most roads impassable to vehicles
- Sara Discaya admits owning 28 luxury cars
