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.
Wawao Builders exec ‘not sure’ if company has flood control project in Bulacan, This news data comes from:http://yamato-syokunin.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.
"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.
Wawao Builders exec ‘not sure’ if company has flood control project in Bulacan
- Chinese warships shadow Philippine, Australian, Canadian drills in Zambales
- Lacson to give Dizon 'damning' proof vs DPWH 'rotten fruits'
- Van Gogh Museum 'could close' without more help from Dutch govt
- DSWD's guarantee letters now accepted in more establishments
- Customs finds only 2 luxury cars at contractor's compound in Pasig
- Follow the trucks: Why investors are looking south of Metro Manila
- Veteran Thai politician Anutin Charnvirakul wins vote in Parliament to become next prime minister
- Marcos signs law giving 99-year land lease to foreign investors
- Four children killed by parents in Dominican Republic — police
- SSS hails Marcos, Recto for initiating pension reforms, including one to be rolled out in Sept
