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February 27, 2026 | 11:34am
An image of the Rolls-Royce Cullinan displayed on screen during the Bureau of Customs auction on Feb. 11, 2026.
Bureau of Customs via Facebook / Philstar.com's screenshot
MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has generated over P102 million from the sale of nine of the 13 luxury vehicles it seized from contractor couple Sarah and Pacifico "Curlee" Discaya.
In a statement on Friday, February 27, the BOC said the last public auction it held two days ago successfully sold three Discaya-linked vehicles for P25.751 million, with an additional P20,000 for registration fees.
The vehicles sold included a Lincoln Navigator (2024) purchased by Cantinetta Espresso Concepts for P6.95 million; a Cadillac Escalade ESV (2022) acquired by Igorot Stone Kingdom Inc. for P6.623 million; and a Bentley Bentayga (2022), which fetched the highest price at P12.178 million, bought out by TDY Consumer Goods Trading.
Customs officials held a total of four public auctions for 13 of the Discaya's luxury cars, with the first as early as November 2025.
The first auction raised a total of P38 million from three vehicles, followed by P9.5 million in proceeds from the second auction and P29 million from the third.
The six other cars were bid out for the following prices:
- Rolls-Royce Cullinan (2023) - P29 million
- Mercedes-Benz G63 AMD (2022) - P15.6 million
- Mercedes-Benz G500 (2019) Brabus - P15.5 million
- Lincoln Navigator L (2021) - P7.1 million
- Toyota Sequoia (2023) - P6 million
- Toyota Tundra (2022) - P3.48 million
The 13 vehicles were seized after an investigation found they had no import entry records and lacked documentation showing that the required duties and taxes had been properly paid.
The cars' seizure and sale were part of the government's effort to recover public funds allegedly siphoned off through kickbacks from contractors involved in anomalous flood control projects.
"Restitution and transparency are at the core of our mission with these vehicles and in every enforcement action we undertake," Customs Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno said in a statement.
"The BOC returns these funds to the Bureau of the Treasury, where they can be used to support and fund programs of the national government for our countrymen," he added.
With four Discaya-linked vehicles still under the Bureau of Customs' custody, authorities said they are considering direct offers to avoid the risk of further depreciation. The next public auction is tentatively set for March 17.
