MANILA, Philippines — Mark Allan Arevalo, Wawao Builders general manager, invoked his right against self-incrimination when asked whether his firm was involved in ghost flood control projects.
Wawao Builders exec ‘not sure’ if company has flood control project in Bulacan, This news data comes from:http://yilkcjop.aichuwei.com
Arevalo was among the contractors who attended the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee investigation on questionable flood control projects.
"I invoke my right against self- incrimination," Arevalo said when Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada asked whether they had flood projects in Bulacan.
"Hindi po ako sigurado (I'm not sure)," Arevalo said when Estrada asked him if his firm has flood control projects in Bulacan.
Estrada said that Wawao has 42 projects with the Department of Public Works and Highways.
"The bulk of your projects is in Bulacan, [you have] two in San Juan [City], in Quezon City, Ilocos Norte, Kalookan [City], and Laguna. And they have identical [project] cost: P77 million," he told Arevalo.
- Trump stamps 'dictator chic' on Washington
- Bersamin letter proves Torre reassignments ‘valid’
- 'Pink and green' protests call for a reset in Indonesia
- 'Ondoy'-level rains swamp Quezon City
- PH, Australia hold live fire drills during ALON 2025 in Nueva Ecija
- Mexican senators come to blows after heated debate
- IBP to form good governance panel
- Thailand's Parliament to vote Friday for a new prime minister
- Marcos halts flood control budget; new commission to investigate expected 'in 48 hours'
- Peru’s ex-president Toledo gets a second sentence in the Odebrecht corruption scandal
