St. Gerrard Construction, owned by the influential Discaya family, emerged as the No. 1 contractor during the Duterte administration’s “Build, Build, Build” program, according to a September 2018 report by the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ).
From July 2016 to December 2017, St. Gerrard secured ₱12.3 billion worth of contracts despite having been suspended by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) over the submission of spurious tax clearance documents.
PCIJ found that St. Gerrard and nine other firms cornered ₱68.5 billion, or 14% of all DPWH-awarded projects during Duterte’s first 18 months. Several of these companies were previously blacklisted, suspended, or had owners facing graft cases, yet still managed to secure lucrative contracts.
The report noted that contractors with checkered records continued to thrive under Duterte’s flagship infrastructure push, while DPWH investigations into irregularities dragged on.
Flood control project is just the surface level of it, paano pa kaya kung naungkat lahat ng corruption at anomalies during the past and present administration?
HINDI TOTOO
Pinasinungalingan ni Curlee Discaya ang iprinisentang report ni Rep. Gerville Luistro na nagpapakitang Top 1 contractor ng Duterte administration ang St. Gerrard Construction firm ng kanilang pamilya.
Giit ni Discaya, hindi kumpirmado ang mga datos na inilabas ng PCIJ dahil hindi iyon ang nakalagay sa kanilang financial statement.
Dagdag pa niya, karamihan sa mga proyektong isinama sa PCIJ report ay terminated.
Hahahahahahaha hindi pala totoo, fake news peddler kaba?