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
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., This news data comes from:http://www.ycyzqzxyh.com
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.
- Comelec defers reconstitution of BARMM parliamentary districts
- China criticizes Canadian, Australian warships transiting Taiwan Strait
- Marcos approves EO for commission to probe flood project anomalies
- Appointments panel holds first session
- Indonesian police officer fired over killing that sparked protests
- Van Gogh Museum 'could close' without more help from Dutch govt
- Ukraine says Russia linked to lawmaker's killing
- Magnitude 5.1 earthquake rattles Surigao del Sur
- ERC amends net-metering rules to expand renewable energy options
- Yemen's Huthis hold funeral for PM killed in Israeli strike
