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DOJ set to file tax evasion cases vs Discaya couple
Manila Bulletin
|February 5, 2026
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is set to file before the Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) two tax evasion cases against contractor spouses Pacifico "Curlee" and Cezarah "Sarah" Discaya who have been implicated in the multi-billion-peso flood control mess.
The Office of the Prosecutor General, in a statement on Wednesday, Feb. 4, said the DOJ's panel of prosecutors issued last Jan. 14 a resolution that ordered the indictment of the Discaya couple on complaints filed by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR).
It said that the couple violated Section 254 of the NIRC (National Internal Revenue Code) by concealing and/or under-declaring their true and correct income for taxable years 2020 and 2021 in their respective capacities as sole proprietors of St. Gerard Construction General Contractor and Development, and Fine Things Fashion Wear House.
This story is from the February 5, 2026 edition of Manila Bulletin.
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