The Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB) said Wednesday it has revoked the licenses of nine construction companies owned by businesswoman Sarah Discaya.
The PCAB, an agency attached to the Department of Trade and Industry, said the revocation was based on Board Resolution No. 075, Series of 2025. The resolution relates to companies with common ownership joining the same bidding process simultaneously.
The companies, all owned or controlled by Discaya, include:
- St. Gerrard Construction Gen. Contractor & Dev’t Corp.
- Alpha & Omega Gen. Contractor & Dev’t Corporation
- St. Timothy Construction Corporation
- Amethyst Horizon Builders and Gen. Contractor & Dev’t Corp.
- St. Matthew General Contractor & Development Corporation
- Great Pacific Builders and General Contractor Inc.
- YPR General Contractor And Construction Supply Inc.
- Way Maker OPC
- Elite General Contractor And Development Corp.
The decision follows Discaya’s sworn testimony on Sept. 1 at a Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing, where she admitted to owning and controlling the nine firms and their participation in government project bidding, the PCAB said.
The PCAB also said the move comes after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. publicly identified contractors linked to alleged “ghost projects” in government-funded flood control initiatives on Aug. 11.
In its resolution, the PCAB said Discaya’s admission “establishes a scheme of joint or multiple bidding participation designed to influence the outcome of public bidding, manipulate results and corner public projects, thereby undermining transparency, fairness and competition.”
The agency said its board concluded “that the continued accreditation of these corporations is inimical to public interest, industry integrity and government procurement transparency.”
Under the ruling, the licenses of the nine corporations were revoked, effective immediately. The PCAB said it would issue notices of revocation, remove the companies from its registry of licensed contractors, and furnish copies of the resolution to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and other relevant government agencies.
The PCAB also said it would endorse the case to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) for a determination of criminal liability.
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