Sarah Discaya and Maria Roma Angeline Rimando, the head of St. Timothy Construction Corp. (STCC) on Tuesday turned themselves in to authorities after President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. disclosed that arrest warrants would be issued against them and several others allegedly involved in a ghost flood control project in Davao Occidental.
Discaya showed up at the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) office with her lawyer while Roma presented herself at the Pasig police station.
The Philippine National Police (PNP) earlier said they are preparing to arrest Discaya anytime the arrest warrant was issued against her.
“Our mandate is to arrest people, especially those who are covered with warrants of arrest. And we are always preparing for that. We have police operational procedures for arrest procedures and basis for that. And we are trained, educated, and we are ready to implement an arrest warrant at all times,” PNP chief Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said.
In a video report, the President identified Discaya and Rimando as respondents in charges for alleged malversation through falsification and violation of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act.
The Office of the Ombudsman has recommended filing of criminal charges against Discaya and STCC over a nearly P100-million in ghost flood control project in Jose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental, that was fully paid for by the government.
The project, awarded in January 2022, was reported as completed, but a joint police inspection last September 2025 found no signs of construction.
Local residents and barangay officials confirmed that no construction ever took place in their community.
