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://sj-tuk-tow-obci.yamato-syokunin.com
Wawao Builders exec ‘not sure’ if company has flood control project in Bulacan
- Putin threatens to target Western troops in Ukraine
- Gasoline, diesel prices to increase by P1 next week
- Trump to blacklist countries for imprisoning Americans
- Russian drone, missile attack kills 14, injured 48 in Kyiv
- Marcos leads oath taking of new officers of League of Provinces of the Philippines
- Israel military says controls 40 percent of Gaza City
- China displays its weaponry in a tightly controlled military parade
- Support grows for independent probe into flood control projects
- Actress Angel Aquino victim of 'deepfake,' seeks prosecution of perpetrators of cyber pornography
- Manila marks National Heroes Day with job fair
