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
"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://aichuwei.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.
- ₱1.7M shabu seized in Taguig buy-bust
- China to bolster non-Western alliances at summit, parade
- India will not 'bow down,' trade minister says after US tariffs
- Thai Court: PM Shinawatra violated ethics rules
- Pagasa sees cyclone-free week across PH
- Thailand acting PM moves to dissolve parliament — party
- PNP disputes China's crime advisory, says Philippines crime rate dropped
- Thailand’s next PM reaffirms fresh polls promise
- Ukraine eyes defense deal with PH that includes co-production of drones, says envoy
- Thai PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra sacked; new turmoil feared
