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
"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, This news data comes from:http://lh-xx-qcge-gn.771bg.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.
- Task force cites new threats to media workers
- PH, Australia hold live fire drills during ALON 2025 in Nueva Ecija
- Marcos mum on Magalong joining independent commission for DPWH probe
- Eala writes another historic chapter in Philippine tennis
- Go seeks more support for Filipino athletes
- New mining law to balance profit, ecology
- Can a giant seawall save Indonesia's disappearing coast?
- 4 policemen linked to sabungero case slapped with more administrative cases
- SC clarifies rules on land ownership
- SSS hails Marcos, Recto for initiating pension reforms, including one to be rolled out in Sept
