MANILA, Philippines – A Malolos City, Bulacan Regional Trial Court (RTC) issued a warrant of arrest against contractor Curlee Discaya and fellow accused over their malversation case that stemmed from the flood control corruption.

Malolos City RTC Branch 20 Presiding Judge Mirasol Dychingco ordered Discaya’s arrest and his fellow accused, identified as:

• Merg Jaron Laus
• Brice Hernandez
• Jaypee Mendoza
• Ernesto Galang
• Norberto Santos
• Lorenzo Pagtalunan
• Juanito Mendoza
• Floralyn Simbulan
• Roma Angeline Rimando
• Cezarah Rowena Discaya

Some of the accused are already detained, such as his wife Sarah, Hernandez, and Mendoza, over their other flood control-related cases.

Malversation is non-bailable, so the accused who are not yet detained will be held in custody.

The Office of the Ombudsman filed the case after its investigators discovered that payments for a P53.9-million flood control project in Calumpit, Bulacan, were released despite an unapproved disbursement voucher.

They also found that the government paid the Discayas’ St. Timothy Construction Corporation for dredging and embankment without a basis for the computation or documentation of the project.

Discaya is currently detained in the Senate after he was held in contempt in 2025. The Philippine National Police (PNP) will arrest him from the chamber, according to Interior Secretary Juanito Victor “Jonvic” Remulla, and will process him in Camp Crame.

At the PNP headquarters, Discaya will undergo a booking process, such as a medical check-up, as well as getting thumbmarks and a mug shot. He will be turned over later to the court for the return of warrant. – Rappler.com