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.
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.
, This news data comes from:http://ln-hs-wxh-sj.aichuwei.com
- Filipino fulfills dream of performing with K-pop group before home fans
- LTO summons driver who berated MMDA enforcer
- CFO moves office from QC to Pasay
- DICT grants amnesty to unregistered delivery firms
- Filipino weightlifter Vanessa Sarno banned for 2 years for anti-doping violation
- Taiwan: China illegally deploying oil rigs in its waters
- Dizon to order DPWH officials to submit courtesy resignation
- US warship heading toward Caribbean Sea
- Over 800 killed as quake rocks Afghanistan
- Marcos willing to submit to a lifestyle check
