IT DOESN’T PAY to be a liar, especially in the presence of legislators who wield the power to cite anybody in contempt.
During the Senate blue ribbon committee’s “investigations in aid of legislation,” Pacifico “Curlee” Discaya was cited in contempt for covering up his wife Sarah whom he claimed didn’t attend the hearing because of a serious heart condition.
The Senate blue ribbon committee is investigating anomalous government flood control projects under the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).
In a motion put forward by Senator Raffy Tulfo, he urged the committee to cite Curlee Discaya in contempt over claims that his wife skipped the probe due to a “heart condition.”
Senate Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson in his capacity as committee chairman, then read the letter sent by Sarah to the panel. Part of the letter reads “I cannot attend due to a pre-scheduled meeting with my employees, who have been affected by the circumstances.”
“Niloloko mo kami. You lied!” Senator Erwin Tulfo said.
It was then that Curlee Discaya insisted that Sarah, his wife, is also suffering from diabetes and hypertension.
“Marami po siyang maintenance na gamot na ginagamit,” claimed Discaya for which the senators rendered its decision — to issue a contempt citation that would bring Papa Curlee locked up at the Senate detention facility.