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., This news data comes from:http://aichuwei.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.
Wawao Builders exec ‘not sure’ if company has flood control project in Bulacan
- Malaysia warns TikTok vs cyberbullying, deepfakes
- Thai opposition's kingmaking summit fails to back new PM
- AboitizPower pushes growth with clean, renewable energy
- Thailand acting PM moves to dissolve parliament — party
- Social media erupts: Politicians' children face backlash for flaunting wealth
- Follow the trucks: Why investors are looking south of Metro Manila
- India will not 'bow down,' trade minister says after US tariffs
- Denmark summons US envoy over 'attempts to influence' Greenland
- US warship heading toward Caribbean Sea
- Heavy rain falls in parts of Southeast Asia after tropical storm blows into Vietnam
