Discayas Liable for Incomplete P108-M Film Heritage Project

Malacañang yesterday refuted the Discayas' claim that the unfinished works at the Philippine Film Heritage Building in Manila are not covered by the contract awarded to their company.

- — With Bella Cariaso

As the government probes supposed irregularities surrounding flood control projects, Palace press officer Claire Castro bared last Thursday what she labeled as "substandard" construction work under a program of First Lady Liza Marcos.

According to her, the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) building in Intramuros, which was supposed to be turned over to the government last Sept. 4, remains unfinished.

She added that the contractor for the P107.98-million project is Great Pacific Builders and Gen. Contractor, Inc., a company owned by Sarah Discaya, who has been linked to alleged anomalous flood mitigation structures.

The Discaya camp denied this, saying Great Pacific Builders and Gen. Contractor, Inc. had already turned over the first phase of the project last December and that another company handled the project's second phase.