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://nryvxd.aichuwei.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.
Wawao Builders exec ‘not sure’ if company has flood control project 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.
- Pasig police prepare charges vs protesters
- Follow the trucks: Why investors are looking south of Metro Manila
- Marcos suspends importation of regular, well-milled rice for 60 days
- Israeli protesters call for hostage deal ahead of cabinet meeting
- Heavy rain falls in parts of Southeast Asia after tropical storm blows into Vietnam Heavy rain falls in parts of Southeast Asia after tropical storm blows into Vietnam
- Russian drone, missile attack kills 14, injured 48 in Kyiv
- NHA gives cash aid to families affected by calamity in Manila
- Rise in HFMD cases due to better reporting, not outbreak
- DPWH exec fired, 2 others face dismissal over flood control mess
- Wife of Australian man wanted in police killings urges him to surrender
