Davao Contractors Linked to Bong Go’s Family Received Nearly P5 Billion in DPWH Projects
MANILA – firms connected to Senator Bong go’s family once partnered with a contractor whose owner is now facing scrutiny in a Senate inquiry, receiving nearly P5 billion in infrastructure projects from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) between 2016 and 2023. The revelations come as the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, chaired by Go, investigates alleged irregularities in government infrastructure contracts.
The companies – CLTG Builders & Supply, Alfrego Builders & Construction, and St. Gerrard Construction – have been linked to the Discaya family,prominent Davao-based contractors. While CLTG stopped participating in government infrastructure projects, Alfrego continued securing contracts, bagging over P327 million in flood control projects between 2023 and 2024 alone, according to the sumbong sa Pangulo website. St. Gerrard, after a period with no Davao Region DPWH contracts from 2019-2021, returned in 2022 and 2023, and has secured a total of 46 projects amounting to almost P4,971,338,744.20 from 2016 to 2023.
The connection to Go stems from a previous partnership between his family and the Discayas. Sarah Discaya, owner of St.Gerrard, was absent during the first Senate hearing, raising questions about how Go will navigate the investigation given his prior business ties. Other firms owned by, or related to, the Discayas – St. Timothy Construction Corporation and Alpha & Omega Gen.Contractor & Development Corp. – are among the top 15 contractors mentioned by President Marcos in connection with the ongoing review of infrastructure projects.
Meanwhile, former President Rodrigo Duterte, whose “war on drugs” triggered a crimes against humanity case now being pursued in The Hague, is currently detained there. A complaint related to the infrastructure contracts remains pending with the Department of Justice.
