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., This news data comes from:http://www.gyglfs.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.
House committee subpoenas Sarah Discaya, 4 other contractors over flood control project anomalies
- Hontiveros wants Senate to probe Chinese who pretended to be Filipino
- Washington makes military aid overtures to Sahel juntas
- US approves .5M in assistance to Nigeria to help address hunger
- Former Bulacan district engineer admits going to casinos
- Chinese sleeper agents' and PLA operatives a threat, Lacson warns
- PH economic losses hit 100B from corruption in flood control projects
- Pagasa monitors LPA off Cavite, may still become tropical depression
- Marcos 'ready' to undergo lifestyle check- Palace
- PNP chief supports lowering age of discernment
- LPA east of Surigao del Sur may intensify into tropical depression
