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://www.erlvyiwan.com
- Pope demands end to 'collective punishment' and forced displacement of Palestinians in Gaza
- Students, faculty file complaint against Universidad de Manila president
- MMDA asks LTO to sanction motorist in altercation with traffic enforcer in San Juan
- Pope meets with Chagos refugees and delivers message about rights of the weak against the powerful
- ICC clears applications of 15 drug war victims to join proceedings vs Duterte
- Housing secretary declares 'zero-tolerance' policy on corruption
- 'I have no resentment,' says Torre after dismissal as PNP chief
- No winner in Ultra, Megalotto draws for Sept 5
- Task force cites new threats to media workers
- LPA affects Metro Manila, Mindanao, Visayas
