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
Estrada said that Wawao has 42 projects with the Department of Public Works and Highways., This news data comes from:http://cgsc-yqut-knad-lbf.yamato-syokunin.com
"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.
- Mob burns Nigerian woman to death over Islam blasphemy claim — police
- Strikes across Gaza Strip kill at least 31 as international scholars accuse Israel of genocide
- Xi and Putin reaffirm 'old friend' ties in the face of US challenges
- 13 massage therapists robbed, 2 cry rape
- MMDA proposes rainwater facilities in Camp Aguinaldo to mitigate EDSA flooding
- Surfacing of WPS features ‘likely’ natural occurrence, not due to dumped crushed corals
- Comelec: Postponed village, youth elections not in 2026 budget
- 4 policemen linked to sabungero case slapped with more administrative cases
- Sara Duterte calls DPWH flood control Inquiry a 'Zarzuela'
- Trough of LPA, ‘habagat’ will bring rain showers, thunderstorms across PH
