Sarah Discaya surrenders to NBI amid looming arrest

Contractor Sarah Discaya surrendered to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) yesterday, hours after President Marcos announced that an arrest warrant against her was expected to be out this week in connection with alleged anomalies in flood control projects.

- By MARK ERNEST VILLEZA

Discaya arrived at the NBI headquarters in Pasay at around 10 a.m. accompanied by one of her lawyers.

In a video message released earlier in the day, Marcos said authorities were preparing to enforce the arrest order.

Cornelio Samaniego III, spokesman and legal counsel for the Discayas, said Sarah turned herself in to the NBI despite the absence of an arrest warrant.

"As far as we know, no warrant has been released yet," Samaniego told "Storycon" on One News yesterday. "Until a warrant is issued, she is not under the voluntary custody of the court."

He denied that Sarah Discaya tried to flee the country, saying that "if they wanted to leave, they could have done so long ago."

Discaya and her husband Curlee are under investigation after their companies were linked to questionable flood control contracts.