First Gentleman Jose Miguel "Mike" Arroyo may not file charges against Senate star witness Rodolfo "Jun" Lozada Jr. for linking the presidential spouse to the aborted $329-million national broadband network (NBN) deal.
Roy Rondain, Mr. Arroyo's lawyer, said Lozada did not directly accuse his client regarding the controversial contract.
Rondain said Lozada admitted that he was not sure if it was indeed Mr. Arroyo who was talking to resigned election chief Benjamin Abalos when the former official was pressing the witness to approve the project.Read Full Article ...
Friday, February 15, 2008
'NBN-ZTE scandal could be the end of Arroyo'
The Makati Business Club (MBC) said Thursday that the ZTE-NBN scandal could be the beginning of the end of the Arroyo administration.
MBC executive director Alberto Lim said that the pillars of support of the administration are "collapsing" after the anomalies in the deal were uncovered, ABS-CBN News correspondent Alvin Elchico reported. Read Full Article ...
MBC executive director Alberto Lim said that the pillars of support of the administration are "collapsing" after the anomalies in the deal were uncovered, ABS-CBN News correspondent Alvin Elchico reported. Read Full Article ...
Arroyo spokesman says Lozada is a liar
A deputy spokesman of President Arroyo on Thursday said government official Rodolfo "Jun" Lozada Jr. was lying when he accused Malacañang of trying to prevent him from testifying in the Senate inquiry on the $329-million national broadband network (NBN) deal between the government and China's ZTE Corp.
"The first time ko na nakita si Jun Lozada sa isang press conference sinasabi ko na pong kasinungalingan iyong dalawang punto na narinig ko sa press conference (The first time I saw Jun Lozada in the press conference, I said he is lying about two points that I heard in the press conference)," Anthony Golez, Mrs. Arroyo's deputy spokesman, told radio dzMM.
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"The first time ko na nakita si Jun Lozada sa isang press conference sinasabi ko na pong kasinungalingan iyong dalawang punto na narinig ko sa press conference (The first time I saw Jun Lozada in the press conference, I said he is lying about two points that I heard in the press conference)," Anthony Golez, Mrs. Arroyo's deputy spokesman, told radio dzMM.
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Lozada: Abalos wanted a $130-M commission
Rodolfo Lozada Jr., the next Senate witness in its investigation into the scrapped national broadband network (NBN) project, bared Thursday that former elections chief Benjamin Abalos Sr. wanted a $130-million commission for the deal.
He said that he was tasked to study a proposal for the project between the groups led by businessman Jose de Venecia III and Abalos.
Lozada, who has been missing since Tuesday afternoon, said Abalos wanted the project to push through with loans.
When he refused to agree to Abalos's wishes, Lozada said that the former elections chairman threatened to have him killed. Read Full Article ...
He said that he was tasked to study a proposal for the project between the groups led by businessman Jose de Venecia III and Abalos.
Lozada, who has been missing since Tuesday afternoon, said Abalos wanted the project to push through with loans.
When he refused to agree to Abalos's wishes, Lozada said that the former elections chairman threatened to have him killed. Read Full Article ...
Lozada brother seeks amparo writ from SC
Fearing for his missing brother's life, Arthur Lozada on Wednesday filed before the Supreme Court (SC) a petition for a writ of amparo.
The move came after lawyer Melencio Sta. Maria, representing Rodolfo "Jun" Lozada Jr.'s wife, earlier asked the high court to issue a writ of habeas corpus to force the police to produce the missing public official.
Arthur told reporters that his brother was shown to his wife, Violet, "as proof of life," but taken away again. Read Full Article ...
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