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
"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., This news data comes from:http://suubg.jyxingfa.com
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
- Mexican drug lord faces life in prison after pleading guilty in US court
- Japan govt seeks to triple spending on drones
- Xi and Putin round on West at regional summit in China
- South Korea to ban mobile phones in school classrooms
- House panel defers 2026 DPWH budget until agency submits changes
- Senate subpoenas 8 DPWH officials, contractors in flood control probe
- Marcos orders lifestyle checks on all government officials amid flood control probe
- Judge reverses Trump administration's cuts of billions of dollars to Harvard University
- ICC clears applications of 15 drug war victims to join proceedings vs Duterte
- Govt eyes charges vs Discayas over 'unfinished' PH Film Heritage Building
