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.
"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://hly-ay-ku-lst.705-888.com
Wawao Builders exec ‘not sure’ if company has flood control project 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.
- Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin makes surprise departure ahead of a risky court ruling
- Thailand's Parliament to vote Friday for a new prime minister
- Indonesia leader orders investigation into driver's protest death
- Wife and ally of ousted SKorean president indicted by special prosecutors
- Mandela grandson says he will join Gaza aid boat
- DPWH seeks lookout bulletin vs officials, contractors in ghost projects
- ALPAS Consultancy bags five awards in Philippine Quill debut
- Ballots for oct 13 BARMM polls completed – Comelec
- Trump issues rare rebuke to Netanyahu over Qatar strikes
- India to probe giant zoo run by son of Asia's richest person
