Discayas face more trouble as Palace disputes denial of film center contract

Malacañang has refuted claims by the camp of Great Pacific Builders and General Contractor, Inc., owned by the Discayas, that the firm did not handle the second phase of the Philippine Film Heritage Building (PFHB) project.

- By ARGYLL CYRUS GEDUCOS and ELLSON QUISMORIO

In a statement, Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro urged the contractor couple, Cezarah “Sarah” and Pacifico “Curlee” Discaya, to “revisit all the existing contracts” of their company with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).

"They might have forgotten their commitments, considering the numerous projects that they got from the government," Castro said Saturday, Sept. 6. "Wrong information given to the media may cause confusion to the people."

The Discayas' lawyer, Cornelio Samaniego, said Great Pacific Builders had only undertaken the first phase of the PFHB and turned it over in December 2024, with another contractor supposedly in charge of Phase 2.

But Castro countered that Great Pacific Builders "voluntarily entered" into a contract for Phase 2 with DPWH official Manny Bulusan of the Office of the District Engineer.