Maine Mendoza defends Arjo Atayde: ‘Wala siyang ginagawang masama’

Maine Mendoza and Arjo Atayde. Image: Instagram/@jajasamaniego via @starmagicphils

Maine Mendoza stood up for her husband Arjo Atayde, who was among the politicians and government officials accused by Pacifico “Curlee” Discaya II of allegedly soliciting money from his firm related to the alleged anomalies in flood control projects.

In a statement on her X (formerly Twitter) page on Monday, Sept. 8, Mendoza called out the “baseless allegations” made against the actor-politician and those who threw “hate and personal attacks.”

“Teka lang muna (wait a minute), those are baseless allegations. Please refrain from throwing hate and personal attacks at him, including me and our family until facts come out,” she said without mentioning Curlee and his wife Sarah.

Teka lang muna, those are baseless allegations. Please refrain from throwing hate and personal attacks at him, including me and our family until facts come out. I am with my husband in this. Wala siyang ginagawang masama sa loob. He has been doing his best to serve the people of…

— Maine Mendoza (@mainedcm) September 8, 2025

The actress-host further said she has her husband’s back, while reiterating that he has been “doing his best” as a public servant.

“I am with my husband in this. Wala siyang ginagawang masama sa loob. He has been doing his best to serve the people of his district in Quezon City since the beginning,” she said. “I sincerely hope and pray that the people who are TRULY responsible will be held accountable and that innocent individuals be spared from this mess. Napaka unfair (It’s so unfair).”

Mendoza’s remarks came hours after Atayde defended himself from the ongoing controversy in a statement on his Instagram Story, where he stressed that he didn’t “benefit from a contractor.”

The “Bagman” and “Topakk” star also stated that he would avail of necessary legal “remedies to address the controversy.

In a joint statement read before the Senate blue ribbon committee which is currently conducting an investigation into the alleged anomalous flood control projects and other big-ticket contracts awarded by the DPWH on several contractors, the couple Curlee and Sarah Discaya admitted that money changed hands in some of their awarded projects.

The Discayas named several DPWH officials and members of the House of Representatives, including Atayde./edv