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., This news data comes from:http://www.jyxingfa.com
"Hindi po ako sigurado (I'm not sure)," Arevalo said when Estrada asked him if his firm has flood control projects in Bulacan.
Wawao Builders exec ‘not sure’ if company has flood control project 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.
- Manila mayor warns against mobs, orders police to maintain peace and order
- Trump move to cut more foreign aid risking shutdown
- Argentina hunts Nazi-looted painting revealed in property ad
- Marcos halts flood control budget; new commission to investigate expected 'in 48 hours'
- Marcos signs laws declaring holidays across PH
- DoTr seeks higher budget for 2026, requests P531B amid cuts
- Comelec en banc upholds cancelation of Duterte Youth Party-List registration
- New DPWH chief Dizon: "A department can't investigate itself"
- Thousands protest in Indonesia as military deployed in capital
- Navotas inks deal for school feeding project
