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.
Wawao Builders exec ‘not sure’ if company has flood control project in Bulacan
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.
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., This news data comes from:http://qxd-dx-hqu-er.771bg.com
- 15 drug war victims cleared to join Duterte's ICC case
- Sen. Hontiveros pushes for Philippine Geriatric Center to aid seniors
- PH economic losses hit 100B from corruption in flood control projects
- La Niña may return but temperatures will remain high, UN says
- Tariffs, migration and cartels will top Rubio's talks in Mexico and Ecuador this week
- President asks governor to expose irregularities in govt projects
- 'Ondoy'-level rains swamp Quezon City
- Navotas inks deal for school feeding project
- Court orders Immigration to release of Global Ferronickel Chairman Joseph Sy
- Shooting of Indonesian diplomat in Peru investigated as a contract killing
