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.
"I invoke my right against self- incrimination," Arevalo said when Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada asked whether they had flood projects in Bulacan., This news data comes from:http://yy.705-888.com
"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.
Wawao Builders exec ‘not sure’ if company has flood control project in Bulacan
- Drug war whistleblower Royina Garma returns to PH after US detention
- President asks governor to expose irregularities in govt projects
- Russian drone, missile attack kills 14, injured 48 in Kyiv
- Vietnam marks 80th independence anniversary with huge parade
- Supreme Court censures Marikina judge over parking dispute with PAO lawyer
- Pagasa sees two to four tropical cyclones hitting Philippines in September
- Malaysia warns TikTok vs cyberbullying, deepfakes
- Globe: Mobile data helps drive national progress
- 40% of Filipinos are now obese, says Health expert
- ₱1.7M shabu seized in Taguig buy-bust
