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., This news data comes from:http://gt-qdmd-uiqd-bbp.redcanaco.com
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.
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.
- Modi reaffirms India's support for Ukraine peace settlement during call with Zelenskyy
- DPWH fires Bulacan engineers, blacklists contractors over anomalous projects
- Berlin urges Israel to 'immediately' improve humanitarian conditions in Gaza
- Philippines nears universal healthcare, 80% goal achieved -- Marcos
- Mayor Sotto slams Discayas, cites lies, ghost firms, and kickback allegations
- Israel army urges Gaza City residents to leave
- 4 of 15 contractors on Marcos list have clean records – DPWH
- Israeli forces seize nearly 0,000 in West Bank raid
- Philippines to work more closely with US amid regional challenges
- LPA affects Metro Manila, Mindanao, Visayas