00:00All she wanted was more public exposure from lifestyle feature interviews from two leading and veteran anchors
00:06in what turned out as a failed stab at Pasig City's mayorship in this year's midterm polls.
00:12Still, she got the attention she sought, and a whole lot more, by way of a congressional oversight hearing
00:17and millions wanting to know her links to billions in government contracts, as our Daniel Manalastas reports.
00:23Controversial contractor Sara Diskaya attended the continuation of the Senate Blue Ribbons hearing on alleged anomalous flood control projects.
00:36Diskaya has been famous these days over questions on the family's source of wealth.
00:42She explained that she has already been in the construction business for 23 years.
00:48In the 23 years, pwede naman siguro kami po kumita.
01:00Yung billion, when I said DPWH, because prior to that, we were in local government,
01:07they spliced the video that was taken of me and just mentioned the DPWH.
01:14Ngayon, gusto mong i-attribute yung wealth ninyo, going back noon pa sa tatay mo.
01:22Yung mga flood control projects, kailan kayo nag-engage na flood control projects sa DPWH?
01:32Siguro mga 2016 onwards.
01:35Even the issue on luxury cars was also brought up during the Senate panel probes.
01:40Ang balita ko, dun sa interview mo, binili mo yung isang Rolls Royce dahil nagandahan ka sa payong.
01:46Ilan yun? 20 ka mo? 28?
01:4728, o pa.
01:48Siya yung dealer?
01:50Dito, local?
01:51Local dealer o sa abroad?
01:52Free Bell Enterprises, saka yung isa auto art.
01:56You bought that from the taxpayer's money?
01:59No po.
02:00Huwag na tayo mag-ilukan dito.
02:01It was also revealed that she bagged more or less 400 projects from the DPWH from 2022 to 2025.
02:10In bulk ng mga projects na awards sa DPWH, mostly sa metromo nila.
02:18Hindi po, sa probinsya po, sa iba-ibang lugar.
02:21May ghost project?
02:24Wala po.
02:25Sigurado ka?
02:27Opo, definitely.
02:28Dahil pag mayroon kami mga discovery na may ghost project, pakukulong kita rito.
02:34Amin mo totoo?
02:35Madami po kami sinasalim.
02:37I really don't have the figures right now.
02:38You know, if you come here, you have to come here prepared.
02:41Former DPWH Bulacan District Engineer Henry Alcantara also attended the Senate hearing.
02:48It can be recalled that his name was also floated during Senator Panfilo Lacson's previous privileged speech.
02:56Ayon sa mga contractors at DPWH officials na nakipag-usap mismo sa akin at aking staff,
03:04ang dalawang ito ay halos pareho lang ang pagmamahal sa pera.
03:11Napabalita pa nga kamakailan na ang isa sa kanila ay nakakapagpatalo ng daang milyon sa isang kasino dito sa Metro Manila.
03:20And later on, some Senators grilled him over an alleged kasino issue.
03:25At 2 p.m. daw, Mr. Chair, umaalis na po sila.
03:31Ito po, confirm niyo kung totoo o hindi.
03:33Eh, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., 2 p.m. diretsyo na raw kayo at nagka-kasino.
03:39Ako po, maabot po ako ng 5 o'clock, Your Honor.
03:434 o'clock po, 30 po.
03:44Considering that you are government officials, paano kayo nakakapasok sa kasino?
03:48Inamin ko po, ako po yung nakakapasok sa kasino.
03:52Naglalaro kayo? Kasama po siya?
03:54Minsan po, kasama. Minsan po, hindi.
03:56Even ghost projects were also brought up during the investigation,
04:01wherein the Wawaw builders was questioned over alleged ghost projects in Bulacan.
04:06St. Timothy, meron kayong ghost projects sa Bulacan?
04:10Mr. Chair, wala po.
04:12I invoke my request of incrimination in Your Honor.
04:15Can you repeat your answer, Mr. Arevalo?
04:17Um, I invoke my rights of personal incrimination, Your Honor.
04:21Oh my God!
04:23I'm just disappointed, Mr. Chairman, kasi pambira ka.
04:26Sasagot ka ng ganyan, ghost project?
04:29Parang tinatanong ka kung tao ka, hindi mo alam kung tao ka.
04:32It is expected that the committee will have its next hearing.
04:36Daniel Malastas from the National TV for a new and better Philippines.
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