MANILA — Only one of the 10 luxury vehicles seized from contractor couple Cezarah “Sarah” and Pacifico “Curlee” Discaya was successfully sold at a Bureau of Customs (BOC) auction on Wednesday.
The Rolls-Royce Cullinan, previously unsold in two earlier auctions, was purchased by Igorot Stone Kingdom, represented by founder Pio Velasco, for P29,026,000—just above its floor price of P29,025,132.58.
Of the 10 vehicles up for auction, eight belonged to the Discaya couple, while the remaining two, Bugatti Chiron units, were owned by foreign nationals. Two of the Discayas’ vehicles—the Rolls-Royce Cullinan and a Bentley Bentayga—had been offered at auction three times after failing to attract bids in November and December 2025.
BOC spokesperson Chris Bendijo said the vehicle owners are connected to a Senate investigation on Philippine offshore gaming operators. The agency currently holds 13 luxury cars belonging to the Discayas. The first two auctions featured seven cars subject to voluntary forfeiture, while the six vehicles sold or offered Wednesday had import documents but questionable payment records. The couple previously submitted a “position paper” contesting the seizure of six vehicles.
The Wednesday auction generated P29,042,150 in total revenue, including registration fees. Combined with the two previous auctions, the Discaya couple’s seized vehicles have so far yielded P76,764,160.
The following vehicles remained unsold:
- Lincoln Navigator (2024) – floor price: P8,642,319.86
- GMC Yukon Denali (2022) – floor price: P6,759,673.35
- Cadillac Escalade (2021) – floor price: P7,747,289.21
- Maserati Levante Modena (2022) – floor price: P4,091,916.72
- GMC Yukon XL Denali (2022) – floor price: P6,759,673.35
- Cadillac Escalade ESV (2022) – floor price: P8,278,445.48
- Bentley Bentayga (2022) – floor price: P11,103,040.30
- Blue Bugatti Chiron (2017) – floor price: P149,947,621.44
- Red Bugatti Chiron (2019) – floor price: P160,434,633.60
BOC plans to reauction six of the unsold vehicles on February 25, 2026, while the Bentley Bentayga and two Bugatti Chirons may be considered for direct offers, pending a decision by Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno. Bendijo emphasized that auctions allow the BOC to control floor prices using depreciation factors, whereas direct offers may not guarantee maximum government revenue.
Unsold vehicles will not be destroyed, despite that being a legal option, as the agency prefers to generate revenue for remittance to the Bureau of the Treasury to fund government projects.
