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, This news data comes from:http://cibex.052298.com
"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.
- PH, Australia commend ‘impressive’ joint sea drills
- Filipino member of AHOP K-pop group says Manila concert a dream come true
- Putin tells Xi China-Russia ties are at 'unprecedented level'
- Metro Manila disaster agencies expand response areas in preparation for 'Big One'
- Manila Water announces service disruption for over 12K households in Mandaluyong due to leak repair
- Suspect in 2012 killing of Dutch aid worker freed
- Indonesia protests put spotlight on paramilitary police force
- Heavy rain causes flooding, landslides and 8 deaths in Vietnam and Thailand
- Trump to blacklist countries for imprisoning Americans
- Police general suspended for ‘obstruction’ of evidence in case of missing sabungeros
