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.
Wawao Builders exec ‘not sure’ if company has flood control project in Bulacan, This news data comes from:http://ix-usi-ebys-yujt.705-888.com
"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.
- One in four people lack access to safe drinking water – UN
- Marcos suspends importation of regular, well-milled rice for 60 days
- Malacañang hits back at VP Duterte's criticism on flood scam probe
- Philippines nears universal healthcare, 80% goal achieved -- Marcos
- La Niña may return but temperatures will remain high, UN says
- MMDA unveils plan to build rainwater impounding facilities in Camp Aguinaldo
- Palace rejects Sara's offer of 'free advice' on flood solutions, says to give it to 'Mayor Baste' instead
- North Korea's Kim Jong Un travels to Beijing to watch military parade alongside Putin, Xi Jinping
- Searchers retrieve bodies as Afghan quake toll seen to rise
- Marcos Jr. seeks 'fair, impartial' Ombudsman - Palace
