The Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) will also investigate the possible connections between contractor couple Cezarah ‘Sarah’ and Pacifico ‘Curlee’ Discaya and the CLTG Builders, a company owned by the father of Senator Bong Go. This followed Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon’s statement on Thursday morning that their agency and the Office of the Ombudsman will investigate possible links between the Discayas and the construction firm related to the senator.
‘We will look into that,’ ICI executive director Brian Keith Hosaka said in a press briefing on Thursday.
‘If there is a need to invite Senator Bong Go to the commission, then the commission will invite him,’ he added.
When asked if the ICI will also request the Department of Justice (DOJ) to issue an immigration lookout bulletin order (ILBO) against Go, just like what the commission did on other government officials tagged in the flood control scandal, Hosaka said, ‘If there is sufficient evidence or information to request for an ILBO, regardless of who that person may be or who that official might be, then we will request for an ILBO.’ ‘The commission always acts based on evidence,’ the ICI executive director emphasized. Go, in a press conference conducted this Thursday, said he is willing to cooperate with the ICI on its investigation of the flood control mess, emphasizing that he is one with the commission.
‘I welcome any investigation. Let the facts speak for themselves. I am not hiding anything. I am not afraid because I am not at fault. I am not involved in any anomalous projects. I took an oath to serve the masses,’ Go said.
He also reiterated his denial of having a connection with the Discayas, emphasizing that he does not know the contractor couple nor is he linked to them in any way.