To those who are not yet aware, the NBN-ZTE Scandal has a new ’secret’ witness: CEO of the Philippine Forest Corporation Rodolfo Noel I. Lozada, Jr. Lozada implicated that FG Jose Miguel Arroyo and Former COMELEC Chairman Benjamin Abalos in the said scandal.
Lozada left the country hours before January 30 Senate hearing he was supposed to attend. This prompted the senators to issue a warrant of arrest against him. As soon as he returned to the country, the Senate was not able to get him as he was taken away by suspected presidential guards. In a petition seeking his release filed before the Supreme Court, his wife Violeta said he was taken into police custody against his will. (from GMANews.tv)
Inquirer.net writes:
Former Commission on Elections chairman Benjamin Abalos Sr. denied that he threatened the life of Rodolfo Noel “Jun†Lozada Jr. and claimed that Lozada even went back to the Wack Wack Golf and Country Club in Mandaluyong City several times after the threat was allegedly made on January 18, 2007.
Abalos said Lozada, the Senate’s star witness on the controversial $329-million contract with ZTE Corp. for the national broadband network (NBN), went back to Wack Wack several times in February, 2007 after the death threat was allegedly made.
“Sinabi daw niya tinakot ko siya noong January 18 (He claims I threatened him on January 18). At that time, I was still president of Wack Wack,†Abalos said during a live television interview at the ABS-CBN studios in Quezon City. Lozada was also being interviewed live, although he was at La Salle Greenhills in Mandaluyong. The “face-off†happened via split-screen on television.
Lozada testified before the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing that Abalos threatened his life by saying: “P.I, ka, huwag kang pumunta sa Wack Wack sa Mandaluyong kundi ipapapatay kita (You S.O.B., don’t show yourself at Wack Wack or I’ll have you killed).â€
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about what lozada told to the senate might be true or not.
but if yes, of course it is the way he has to defend his self in any accusation.
maybe naipit na xa to a situation
that is y for me its not the good reason na we will call him as our hero
because kong hindi pa umabot sa ganyang time maybe he will never ever tell us the truth
at kasi walang tao ang magpapahamak sa kanyang sarili
thank you!!!
Naiinip na ang mga tao dahil hanggang ngayon ay wala pang naipapakitang ebidensya na may overpricing nga. Para malaman kung kailangan pang ituloy ang hearing o hindi, magpalabas na ang mga supporters ni lozada kasama na ang mga senadores, mga oligarch na hindi nakadikit kay GMA, mga civil societies, past presidents, oppositionist,mga rallyists, politicians etc. ng detailed analysis at apple to apple comparison ng zte, ahi, at ang tamang presyo kung walang overpricing. Hanggang walang objective presentation na nailalabas, mga uto uto lang ang mahihikayat para suportahan ang resign gloria movement.
Mahirap talaga tong pangyayaring to. Pero ako, parang ayoko ng bigyan ng benefit of the doubt yung mga involved. Pare-pareho lang naman sila in a sense lahat naman talaga kasali sa scandal, nagkataon lang na may umiyak. Pero ang di nila naiisip, ang kawawa ay ang mga normal na mamamayan gaya ko. Mahirap malaman ang katotohanan pag tinatapatan ng pera di ba?
former house speaker jdv s not totally a hero material after revealing the story lies in this scandal.the question is,MAPAGKA2TIWALAAN b ang salita nya.we all know that arroyos & de venecias are family friends,formerly.i started to hate the saying,it’s 4 them to know & 4 us to find out..
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mga ungas na sumasama sa mga rally lawakan ninyo ang inyong kukute
gusto maging senator si lozada kaya gumigimik
tukmol:
The mass people are only being swayed by the politicians and so it is not their fault for being gullible. And besides, not all Filipinos share the same ideals that you have. Every one is free to speak their minds.
With Lozada running for senator in the upcoming year 2010 elections, all we can do is wait and see. Besides, he will not win the elections anyway if no one will vote for him (except maybe if there will be dagdag-bawas in the counting). Kung alam nating gumigimik lang, bakit iboboto? He has the right to file for candidacy but it is up to us if he deserves a seat in the Senate.