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., This news data comes from:http://www.771bg.com
"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.
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
"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.
- Preliminary report on Lisbon funicular accident expected
- Palace to Discayas: Prove allegations
- 40% of Filipinos are now obese, says Health expert
- Sen. Hontiveros pushes for Philippine Geriatric Center to aid seniors
- Pasig police prepare charges vs protesters
- 13 massage therapists robbed, 2 cry rape
- Russia hits seat of Ukraine government in war's biggest air attack
- North Korea's Kim Jong Un travels to Beijing to watch military parade alongside Putin, Xi Jinping
- Pasig Mayor Vico Sotto attends House flood control probe
- Madagascar welcomes home skulls of Indigenous warriors taken by French colonial troops 128 years ago
