The ‘heart’ sign of contractor Cezarah ‘Sarah’ Discaya on her recent appearance at the Department of Justice (DOJ) was ‘misinterpreted.’
Her lawyer, Atty. Cornelio Samaniego III, said this in an ambush interview at the office of the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) on Tuesday.
Samaniego emphasized that her client Sarah, along with her husband Pacifico ‘Curlee’ Discaya, was sincere about wanting to be state witnesses in the investigation on flood control anomalies across the country.
The contractor couple attended for the first time the hearing of the ICI on the flood control anomalies investigation this Tuesday.
‘Maybe we just misinterpreted that. Actually, it (finger heart) means a lot – peace, love,’ Samaniego clarified.
The lawyer argued that Sarah’s finger heart was given a ‘not-good meaning’ by the media and the public.
When specifically asked what the contractor meant when she made the sign at the DOJ, Samaniego said, ‘love and peace.’
According to Samaniego, the recently mentioned action of Sarah does not manifest ‘insincerity,’ saying that they are very sincere in participating in the investigation.
‘The mere fact that we appeared before the Senate, House, DOJ, and then ICI – we’re very sincere. That’s why we are all tell-all,’ the lawyer of the contractor couple said.
‘What sincerity are you asking from the couple? We’ve already given it all,’ he added.
Earlier, DOJ spokesperson Jose Dominic Clavano IV said Sarah’s heart sign was ‘a sign of insincerity and complacency.’ ‘The heart sign and the remarks of Ms. Sarah Discaya are all taken into account in the assessment and evaluation of the persons involved,’ Clavano said.
The Discayas are included among the contractors that are under investigation for alleged involvement in anomalies in flood control projects. /apl