No formal request from Discayas for security, says Pasig police

The Pasig City Police on Monday said the Discaya family did not formally request for security following protests at one of their properties.

In a press briefing, Pasig City police chief Police Colonel Hendrix Mangaldan said they are aware of the Discayas’ legal counsel talking about a request for security but no formal request has so far been made. 

“Wala po silang formal request. In the part of the PNP, nakikita lang natin yung sinasabi ng kanilang isang legal counsel airing his request. But as to the formality of the request, wala po,” Mangaldan said.

(They have not made any formal request. On the part of the PNP, we only saw what their legal counsel was saying when airing his request. But as to the formality of the request, there is none.)

Mangaldan noted that the Pasig police deployed its personnel to the Discaya’s property amid a protest to provide security in order to protect constituents.

He said that there is no regular deployment in the area but police personnel are on standby if needed.

On September 4, several protesters threw mud, vandalized, and shook the gate at a property of the Discayas in Pasig City amid the probe into anomalous flood control projects.

The next day, more rallyists returned and staged a performance depicting contractors Sarah and Curlee Discaya, as well as Mark Allan Arevalo of now blacklisted Wawao Builders as “ghosts,” referencing their supposed involvement in ghost projects.

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) earlier said all 28 luxury vehicles linked to the Discaya family are already in its custody for a probe on alleged irregularities in their importations and taxes.

“All 28 vehicles have been sealed and placed under round-the-clock security. They are now under strict watch by customs agents and the PCG,” the BOC earlier said.

The search for Discayas’ luxury vehicles came following the investigation into anomalous flood control projects.

The Discaya camp has denied irregularities in their flood control projects.

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has called for an investigation into anomalous flood control projects as many parts of the country have been submerged amid heavy rains in the past months.
The Discaya family reportedly owns several companies that have landed several of these said projects.

Several government agencies, as well as the Senate and the House of Representatives, have launched their respective investigations into the matter. — RF, GMA Integrated News