Controversial contractors Sarah and Curlee Discaya are once again linked to alleged anomalous infrastructure projects, this time involving an unfinished ‘walk-away’ health center facility.
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00:00Controversial contractors Sara and Curly Descaya are once again linked to alleged anomalous infrastructure projects, this time involving an unfinished walkaway health center facility.
00:12This came to light during the Senate deliberations on the Department of Health's proposed 2026 budget on Wednesday, October 1.
00:18DOH Secretary Ted Herbosa could not give a definite number on the idle health facilities but said that 30% are delayed or have a terminated contract.
00:26After President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. released the list of top flood control project contractors, the DOH verified if it has any health infrastructure projects with any of the contractors.
00:36Sabi niyo may isa kayong nakitang contractor dito sa mga non-operational or walkaway health centers na nandun sa list of 15 ni Presidente.
00:48O alin yun? Which one?
00:50Descaya ma'am.
00:51St. Timothy.
00:52St. Timothy. Okay, so these groups, these people are all over the place. Very well noted po.
00:58When Deputy Majority Leader and Health Committee Chair, Senator Risa Ontiveros asked if there might have been collusion between contractors and DOH regional directors, Herbosa said it was possible.
01:08Yan po ang aking conclusion din kasi kung ang engineer na nag-inspect from our side, binigyan siya ng clean bill na completed, mababayaran siya.
01:17So, yun ang side ko na iimbestigahan po, bakit siya nabayaran kung hindi pa completed, e dapat dyan progress billing po.
01:25Finance Committee Chair, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said that based on a 2024 report, some 11 billion pesos worth of government projects were not completed.
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