MANILA — The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has confiscated P76.8 million worth of vehicles owned by contractor couple Pacifico and Cezarah Discaya, and successfully sold a 2023 Rolls-Royce Cullinan for nearly P30 million, a Palace official said.

“Ayon sa Bureau of Customs, sa pangunguna ni Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno, lahat ng kikitain sa nakumpiskang sasakyan ay ibabalik sa National Treasury,” Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary and Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said in a press briefing in Malacañang.

“Bahagi ito sa mga hakbang ni Pangulong Marcos Jr. na masuportahan ang iba’t-ibang programa ng pamahalaan at iuna ang serbisyong mapapakinabangan ng publiko,” she added.

Castro said the BOC successfully auctioned the Rolls-Royce last Wednesday. The winning bidder stated he purchased the vehicle to preserve its “historical value,” including the infamous umbrella.

The BOC will announce another auction schedule for the remaining confiscated Discaya-owned luxury vehicles.

Castro noted that the confiscation and auction were part of President Marcos Jr.’s ongoing effort to recover money lost to corruption in flood-control projects.

“Laging tandaan: si Pangulong Marcos Jr. ay pursigido na habulin, managot at ipakulong ang lahat ng mga sangkot sa mga korapsyon sa mga proyekto ng pamahalaan,” she said.