Manila, Sept. 9 -- Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto on Tuesday described the controversial Discaya family as "habitual liars."

"Marami nga po tayong na-obserbahan na (We have observed a lot of things that), you used the term inconsistencies, but I would like to be more direct. Kasinungalingan po talaga at lantarang kasinungalingan po yung sinasabi po nito (It's really all lies, their statements here are all blatant lies)," Sotto said, referring to the couple Pacifico "Curlee" and Cezarah Rowena "Sarah" Discaya, owners of several construction firms under scrutiny, during the hearing of the Infra-Comm.

Only Curlee showed up in the House hearing. He said Sarah skipped the hearing and stayed at home due to health reasons.

Sotto, who entered pol...