During Monday’s Senate hearing on questionable flood control projects, contractor Sarah Discaya pushed back against a viral interview clip that resurfaced online, saying her remarks had been edited to make it appear as though her family’s wealth came solely from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).
“What I actually said was that before DPWH, we had been dealing with local government projects, and it was very difficult to collect payment there. When the clip was cut, it seemed like I was saying DPWH was the beginning of our wealth. That’s not accurate,” Discaya clarified on September 1, 2025. “We’ve been contractors for 23 years now.”
Senator Tito Sotto, who was presiding over the hearing, pressed her on the issue: “So you’re saying the television station and the people who interviewed you deliberately edited your answers?”
Discaya responded, “I believe so, sir. Because I clearly mentioned we were also handling local government and private projects.”
The Discaya family owns Alpha & Omega General Contractor & Development Corp., one of 15 firms flagged by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. as allegedly linked to questionable flood control deals. The controversy surrounding the company intensified when a clip of the Discayas flaunting their luxury cars spread rapidly on social media, fueling public skepticism about their sources of wealth.
Now, facing senators and public scrutiny, Discaya insists the narrative built around that viral video is misleading. She framed her family’s long tenure in the contracting business as proof that their success was not suddenly born from DPWH projects, but from decades of work across multiple sectors.