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Flood Survivors, Environmentalists Storm Discaya-Owned Firm Over Flood Control Corruption
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Disaster survivors and environmental groups trooped to the Pasig City office of St. Gerrard Construction on Thursday to protest alleged corruption in flood control projects involving the Discaya family, which controls several major construction firms.
The protesters, led by the People Surge National Alliance of Disaster Survivors and Victims, accused the Discayas of profiting from overpriced and substandard flood control projects while millions of Filipinos remain vulnerable to flooding. As part of a symbolic action, demonstrators pelted the company’s logo with mud to express their anger over what they called government neglect and contractor profiteering.
According to the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ), the Discaya family owns or controls nine companies: Alpha and Omega Construction, St. Gerrard Construction, Elite General Contractor and Development Corporation, St. Matthew General Contractor & Development, Great Pacific Builders and General Contractor, YPR General Contractor and Construction Supply, Amethyst Horizon Builders and General Contractor & Development Corp., Way Maker OPC, and St. Timothy Construction.
These firms reportedly bagged 421 government projects worth ₱31 billion, including flood control projects flagged as overpriced, poorly designed, or non-existent. Alpha and Omega alone ranked second among the top 15 contractors awarded ₱100 billion worth of flood control contracts in the past three years, earning the Discayas the moniker “King and Queen of Flood Control.”
Despite these projects, severe flooding continues to affect communities nationwide. Between 2022 and 2025, the government allocated ₱680.2 billion for flood control, yet recent storms—Crising, Dante, Emong—and enhanced monsoon rains still caused ₱6.12 billion in damages.
People Surge criticized the 2026 National Expenditure Program, which earmarks ₱250.8 billion for new flood control projects, claiming it will perpetuate systemic corruption. The group also slammed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for approving these allocations while disaster victims await aid and compensation.
“Every peso pocketed by the Discayas and corrupt politicians translates to another family submerged in floodwaters, another farmer’s livelihood destroyed, another community displaced,” the group said in a statement.
The protesters vowed to sustain actions against corruption and called on the public to join the September 21 nationwide demonstrations marking the anniversary of Martial Law.
The protesters, led by the People Surge National Alliance of Disaster Survivors and Victims, accused the Discayas of profiting from overpriced and substandard flood control projects while millions of Filipinos remain vulnerable to flooding. As part of a symbolic action, demonstrators pelted the company’s logo with mud to express their anger over what they called government neglect and contractor profiteering.
According to the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ), the Discaya family owns or controls nine companies: Alpha and Omega Construction, St. Gerrard Construction, Elite General Contractor and Development Corporation, St. Matthew General Contractor & Development, Great Pacific Builders and General Contractor, YPR General Contractor and Construction Supply, Amethyst Horizon Builders and General Contractor & Development Corp., Way Maker OPC, and St. Timothy Construction.
These firms reportedly bagged 421 government projects worth ₱31 billion, including flood control projects flagged as overpriced, poorly designed, or non-existent. Alpha and Omega alone ranked second among the top 15 contractors awarded ₱100 billion worth of flood control contracts in the past three years, earning the Discayas the moniker “King and Queen of Flood Control.”
Despite these projects, severe flooding continues to affect communities nationwide. Between 2022 and 2025, the government allocated ₱680.2 billion for flood control, yet recent storms—Crising, Dante, Emong—and enhanced monsoon rains still caused ₱6.12 billion in damages.
People Surge criticized the 2026 National Expenditure Program, which earmarks ₱250.8 billion for new flood control projects, claiming it will perpetuate systemic corruption. The group also slammed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for approving these allocations while disaster victims await aid and compensation.
“Every peso pocketed by the Discayas and corrupt politicians translates to another family submerged in floodwaters, another farmer’s livelihood destroyed, another community displaced,” the group said in a statement.
The protesters vowed to sustain actions against corruption and called on the public to join the September 21 nationwide demonstrations marking the anniversary of Martial Law.
Sep 4, 2025
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