Vico Sotto vs Pacifico “Curlee” Discaya II

Katrina Domingo

ABS-CBN News

<div><span data-teams="true" id="isPasted"><span dir="ltr"></span></span></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1728129762849100524_vico vs.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto and Pacifico " Discaya="" CEO="" of="" St.="" Gerrard="" General="" Consultancy="" and="" Development="" Corporation.="" George="" Calvelo="" Kat="" ABS-CBN=""/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto and Pacifico &quot;Curlee&quot; Discaya II, CEO of St. Gerrard General Consultancy and Development Corporation. <em>George Calvelo and Kat Domingo, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto&#x27;s political rival is pushing to have a series of charity basketball games between his team and the mayor&#x27;s ahead of the 2025 elections, saying a sports match would benefit and inspire more constituents instead of watching bickering candidates ahead of the polls.</p><p>St. Gerrard General Consultancy and Development Corporation (SGGCDC) chief executive officer Pacifico &quot;Curlee&quot; Discaya II raised the idea to reporters days before his wife — Sarah Discaya — files a certificate of candidacy to challenge Sotto&#x27;s incumbency.</p><p>&quot;Ang sabi ko nga, mag charity works na lang tayo, gumawa na lang tayo ng mabuti na habang tayo ay nag-aaway sa pamamagitan ng charity works ay nakikinabang ang mga tao,&quot; Discaya said.</p><p>&quot;Kung puwede nga maglaro tayo ng basketball tapos taya natin tig-5,000 na grocery pack… ‘Pag talo kayo eh ‘di amin na ‘yung grocery packs ninya tapos papamigay namin sa gusto naming tulungan,&quot; he said.</p><p>&quot;Kung natalo naman kami sa basketball eh ‘di 5,000 [grocery packs] din bibigay namin sa inyo bigay ninyo sa barangay na gusto ninyo,&quot; he said.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/10/5/vico-sotto-dodot-jaworski-file-candidacy-for-re-election-in-pasig-1537">READ: Vico Sotto, Dodot Jaworski file candidacy for re-election in Pasig 2025 race</a></div><p>The proposed charity basketball games can be a series of events across Pasig City, Discaya said.</p><p>&quot;Lipat tayo, paiba-ibang barangay tayo… Tayo ang kauna-unahang maglalaro ng ganiyang klase sa Pilipinas,&quot; he said.</p><p>&quot;Habang nagpapatayan ang mga ibang pulitiko, nagsisiraan, nagbabatuhan ng putik, tayo dito [sa Pasig], nagbabatuhan ng bola, nagshu-shoot,&quot; he said.</p><p>&quot;Di ba masaya yun? Na-inspire pa natin ang buong Pilipinas,&quot; he added.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/10/5/st-gerrard-construction-boss-claims-vico-sotto-harassing-rivals-1816" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">READ: St. Gerrard Construction boss claims Vico Sotto ‘harassing&#x27; rivals</a></div><div><strong>‘VERY STUPID TO SAY&#x27;</strong></div><p>Sotto has yet to comment on the basketball game proposal, but the Mayor earlier scoffed at Discaya&#x27;s statement that SGGCDC was only &quot;provoked&quot; to field a candidate in the upcoming elections because of the city administration&#x27;s continuous allegations of fraud and irregularities against the construction firm.</p><p>&quot;That is very stupid to say,&quot; Sotto told reporters.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/10/3/vico-sotto-links-2025-election-rival-to-miru-system-s-ex-partner-2356">READ: Vico Sotto links 2025 election rival to Miru System&#x27;s ex-partner </a></div><p>&quot;Inuulit ko, nauna yung mga imbestigasyon kaysa sa pagpasok nila sa pulitika,&quot; he said.</p><p>Discaya rebuffed Sotto&#x27;s comment, saying: &quot;Hindi stupid yun.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Pero sa tingin ko ginamit lang siya (Sotto) ni Lord para kami ay pumasok sa paglilingkod na pangmalawakan at pangmalakihan,&quot; the construction boss said.</p><p>For months, Sotto and Discaya have been trading barbs over allegations of fraud and harassment with the city administration filing at least 6 cases against SGGCDC.</p><p>&quot;Hindi namin akalain na lahat ng companies namin dito ay bebenggahin na niya at katunayan, lahat ng companies namin dito ay iniisa isa na niya dito na may fraud daw,&quot; Discaya said.</p><p>Among the cases filed against SGGCDC were violations of occupancy and business permits.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/10/5/for-vic-sotto-and-coney-reyes-nothing-to-worry-about-over-vicos-re-election-bid-1933">READ: For Vic Sotto and Coney Reyes, &#x27;nothing to worry about&#x27; over Vico&#x27;s re-election bid</a></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO: </strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5DhE4C0BchY?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div></div>

<p>MANILA — Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto’s political rival is pushing to have a series of charity basketball games between his team and the mayor’s ahead of the 2025 elections, saying a sports match would benefit and inspire more constituents instead of watching bickering candidates ahead of the polls.</p>

MANILA — Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto’s political rival is pushing to have a series of charity basketball games between his team and the mayor’s ahead of the 2025 elections, saying a sports match would benefit and inspire more constituents instead of watching bickering candidates ahead of the polls.

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Construction boss pitches charity hoops games vs political rival Vico Sotto ahead of 2025 polls

Construction boss pitches charity hoops games vs political rival Vico Sotto ahead of 2025 polls

Katrina Domingo,

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Published Oct 05, 2024 08:03 PM PHT

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