Sarah Discaya to appeal revocation of construction firms’ contractor licenses

Sarah Discaya is set to appeal the decision of the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB) on the revocation of contractor licenses of her nine construction companies, her lawyer said Thursday.

“Definitely, kasi violation po ng due process ng aming kliyente,” Discaya’s lawyer Atty. Cornelio Samaniego III told GMA Integrated News’ Unang Balita when asked if the contractor will make an appeal.

(Definitely, because it is a violation of due process for our client.)

Samaniego said that the Discaya camp had asked the PCAB for 30 days to submit concerned documents amid the board’s probe into the construction firms.

However, the lawyer said they were surprised that the PCAB immediately revoked the companies’ contractor licenses.

“Actually po, may pending investigation ng PCAB d'yan. So humingi kami ng oras para magbigay ng mga dokumento. So 30 days po 'yung hiningi namin,” he said.

(Actually, there is a pending investigation by PCAB into these companies. So we asked for time to provide the documents. So we asked for 30 days.)

“Nagulat na lang po kami na kagyat na kinancel or ni-revoke 'yung permit or PCAB licenses ng aming kliyente,” he added.

(We were just surprised that our client’s permit or PCAB licenses were immediately canceled or revoked.)

The PCAB has revoked the contractor's licenses of nine construction companies owned and controlled by Discaya, who is being questioned amid the ongoing probe into anomalous flood control projects.

In its Resolution No. 075, series of 2025 on September 1, PCAB resolved to revoke immediately the licenses of the following:

• St. Gerrard Construction Gen. Contractor & Dev’t Corporation
• Alpha & Omega Gen. Contractor & Dev’t Corporation
• St. Timothy Construction Corporation
• Amethyst Horizon Builders and Gen.Contractor & Dev’t Corp.
• St. Matthew General Contractor & Development Corporation
• Great Pacific Builders and General Contractor, Inc.
• YPR General Contractor and Construction Supply, Inc.
• Way Maker OPC
• Elite General Contractor and Development Corp.

The PCAB cited Discaya’s admission in a Senate hearing on Monday of ownership of the nine companies in question which have participated in bidding of government projects.

According to the PCAB, Discaya’s admission “establishes a scheme of joint or multiple bidding participation designed to influence the outcome of public bidding, manipulate results and corner public projects thereby undermining transparency, fairness, and competition in violation of procurement laws and licensing requirements.”

The PCAB concluded that “the continued accreditation of these corporations is inimical to public interest, industry integrity, and government procurement transparency.”

Samaniego on Wednesday clarified that Discaya is now associated only with Alpha & Omega firm as she has already divested from the eight other companies.—AOL, GMA Integrated News