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://gst.jyxingfa.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.
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.
- ₱1.7M shabu seized in Taguig buy-bust
- DPWH exec asked lawmaker to make budget insertions — Lacson
- Trump threatens Russia with sanctions after biggest aerial attack on Ukraine
- MMDA proposes rainwater facilities in Camp Aguinaldo to mitigate EDSA flooding
- 'Trump Whisperer' ex-minister joins Japan PM race
- Sotto files bill to amend party-list system
- Angkas supports DICT's amnesty program for unregistered delivery services
- House bill seeks to regulate AI use
- DPWH Secretary Dizon orders perpetual ban of Wawao Builders, Syms Construction for ghost projects
- Vatican puts Pope Francis' ecological preaching into practice with vocational farm center
