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.
Arevalo was among the contractors who attended the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee investigation on questionable flood control projects.
Wawao Builders exec ‘not sure’ if company has flood control project in Bulacan, This news data comes from:http://052298.com
"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.
- MMDA readies for FIVB men’s volleyball
- Marcos lauds Filipinos for role in nation building on National Heroes Day
- Public Works Chief Vince Dizon demands courtesy resignations to 'clean house'
- Trump moves to cut more foreign aid, risking shutdown
- Go Negosyo, CFO push migrant empowerment
- Go seeks more support for Filipino athletes
- LTO summons driver who berated MMDA enforcer
- Gloria Arroyo files bill to empower Office of the Vice President
- Sen. Hontiveros pushes for Philippine Geriatric Center to aid seniors
- Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce engaged
