Read this explosive notes by Rodolfo Noel “Jun” Lozada, president of Philippine Forest Corporation until last week, October 2007.
Leah Navarro and Enteng Romano, convenors of the Black and White Movement sent me this with the following note:
Here’s a short write-up that Jun L wrote sometime in October. He wanted me to disseminate it without attribution. I believe he was motivated both by his genuine concern for a beleaguered friend who was being maligned no end, and his desire, even then, for the truth to somehow surface. He left it up to me as to how and when to disseminate it.
I did not find any compelling reason to get it out then. But now that Jun has told it all, and Neri is being invited back to testify, I believe the public deserves to know what was (and maybe still is) in the mind of Neri – at least from the point of view of a friend. I’m sure Jun will not mind.
Let’s get this out in the open.
God bless,
Enteng
What is Neri afraid to say and why?
Many speculations have been made as to what Neri knows about the ZTE-NBN most particularly the direct involvement of Pres. Gloria Arroyo in this abominable affair. After his damaging “Sec. May 200 ka dito” demolition of Abalos, the discredited former Comelec Chairman, many were left disappointed when Neri suddenly clamped up when the Senators started asking him about the nature of his conversation with Arroyo, no amount of coaxing, cajoling and threats was enough to break his Code of Omerta. The question on many people’s mind was, What was Neri trying to protect when he repeatedly invoked “Executive Priviledge” during that gruelling 12 hour Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on live television?
We have known the Truth all along as one of the few people that Neri confided his predicament during those fateful days of April 2006, and how he wanted to resign his post of NEDA Director General and Secretary for Socio-Economic Planning over this incident where he lost all his moral respect for Pres. Gloria Arroyo.
We are doing this document to give the public an understanding of this predicament.
What is Neri afraid to tell the public? He is afraid to tell the public that after he reported the Abalos P200 million peso bribe offer, Arroyo casually told him to ignore it and work for its recommendation for approval anyway. That when he protested that it is too controversial and may attract the wrong kind of attention from media, Arroyo retorted back “Pakulo lang ni Joey yan and his father”.
When he tried to reason that it may not be accommodated in the Chinese ODA package because it has been filled up with a list of projects already, Arroyo again ordered him to remove the low cost housing project and some water project to accommodate the ZTE-NBN deal in the ODA loan.
That when he attempted to reason that it may not be approved in time for the Boao Forum which was only two days to go from that fateful April day, Arroyo with raised voice told him to include the ZTE-NBN project in the agenda of the following day’s meeting of a combined NEDA Board and Cabinet Committee, who as expected promptly approved the project paving the way for the contract signing between ZTE and DOTC in China the next day.
Neri is afraid to tell the public that this conversation took place between him and Arroyo because it might spark another impeachment complaint against Arroyo.
Why is Neri afraid to tell the public about this conversation with Arroyo? He is afraid that another impeachment will simply result to more expenses of public funds similar to the Hyatt 10 impeachment crisis, because as DBM Secretary who replaced Boncodin, he was entrusted with the large scale DBM payola operation of Arroyo to Congressmen, Senators and Governors not quite similar to the crude Panlilio incident that the public is witnessing now. He is afraid with a more partisan Andaya at the helm of DBM, more public funds will be spent to buy the silence and favour of these greedy legislators and local executives.
He is afraid that with Arroyo’s firm control of public funds she can buy all the necessary support from most sectors of society to keep her in power.
He is afraid that even if the opposition knows about this conversation with Arroyo, he is afraid that the opposition will not pursue a serious impeachment proceedings against Arroyo, because it is not to their political interest that Noli de Castro becomes President in case Arroyo is impeached and becomes a more formidable political opponent in 2010. This insincere and unpatriotic goal of the opposition is already being manifested by the malicious speed that the Erap pardon is being cooked by Ronnie Puno together with the Erap camp to hastily put a united front of “Birds of the same corrupt feather” coalition against the emerging JDV led political opposition.
He is afraid that even if the Church knows the truth about Arroyo’s direct involvement in the ZTE-NBN deal, the Church will still not call for her resignation due to the closeness of Arroyo’s trusted lady liason to the Cardinal of Manila who was very effective during the “Hello Garci” crisis. That Arroyo’s Religious Affairs Operators have the Bishops firmly in their “donation” graces, as again manifested by the quick rebuttal of the Mindanao Bishops’ of the call of their fellow bishops in Luzon who where calling for the resignation of Arroyo just after Arroyo gave them a visit in Mindanao.
He is afraid that even if the military knows the truth about Arroyo’s direct involvement in the fraudulent ZTE-NBN deal, the AFP brass is much to indebted to Arroyo for their position and the perks that goes with their position, that they have demonstrated this twisted loyalty with their willingness to detain, remove from the service and even shoot their own men for voicing out their legitimate concerns regarding the corruption and moral authority of their Commander in Chief. It is a sad spectacle to see the respected warriors of the Marines & Special Forces rot in jail with their ideals, while their men are dying even without receiving the measly P150 per day combat pay that was promised to them by Arroyo due to lack of funds & generals gets a gift bag similar to those given to the governors and congressmen just for having dinner with Arroyo the day after that infamous breakfast & lunch meeting where bribe money flowed scandalously free.
He is afraid that even if the Media knows the truth about Arroyo’s direct involvement in the ZTE-NBN scam, Media will simply wither in the torrents of cash and favors similar to how the Hyatt 10, Hello Garci crisis were killed in the media headlines and Radio& TV coverages. Although he believes in the integrity of a handful of Journalist, he believes that a handful of these mavericks cannot withstand the hordes of paid lackeys of Malacanang. Especially that the Arroyo crisis team is now being handled by the best mercenary money can buy, from Ramos Sulo Operation, Erap’s DILG and now Arroyo’s troubleshooter, Ronnie Puno. Ably supported by the Media and PR money from PAGCOR being handled by Cerge Remonte to buy positive airtime, headlines and editorials.
He is afraid that even if the Business Sector knows about the truth of Arroyo’s direct involvement to defraud the coffers of the taxes they are paying, the businessmen will be reluctant to rock the boat of the current economic uptrend, especially with the very close personal and business relationship of the so called leaders of the big business like Ricky Razon of ICTSI, Donald Dee of PCCI and Francis Chua of the Filipino-Chinese Federation to Arroyo herself. He is afraid that the hard earned remittances of Filipino OFWs that is keeping the economy booming and that can keep the economy afloat even under any administration is being wasted under this unholy alliance of Arroyo and her favoured businessmen.
He is afraid that even if the Civil Society knows the truth about Arroyo’s direct involvement in the ZTE-NBN deal, that the Civil Society is now tired of mass actions after witnessing two failed EDSA revolutions, that Civil Society is now afflicted with a “Rally Fatigue” and cannot muster enough public outrage to denounce Arroyo’s “corruption with impunity”. He is afraid that the middle class is now indifferent to the corruption that goes around them, not realising that the middle class are the ones mainly carrying the burden of the loan payments for these corrupt deals. He is afraid that the middle class are more interested to become an OFW & to leave this country leaving their family and children behind, and may not care anymore about the crimes being committed against their country by its own President.
He is afraid that even if the Masa, the students, the workers knows the truth about Arroyo’s direct involvement in the ZTE-NBN deal to steal precious resources from public funds, that they are now too poor and impoverished to be able to afford the time to join mass actions against the abuses of the Arroyo administration, that these former vanguards of mass actions in the country are now completely dependent on financial resources of professional organizers and have turned themselves into a “Rally for hire” groups rather than a true and genuine political gathering shouting for reforms.
He is afraid that the public may not know the extent of corruption in this country and may wrongly believe that they can cure corruption by simply replacing Arroyo with another person. He is afraid that the public may overlook the systemic and institutionalized nature of the source of corruption in this country, he is afraid that the people will again opt for a regime change without concern or a plan to correct the root causes of corruption in the country. He is afraid that people may not realize that it is not bringing Arroyo down that is difficult, it is establishing a new order that is the difficult task.
This is the predicament of Neri which I want people to realize especially to those who are asking Neri to tell the truth.
Hon. Neri for the sake of the Filipino people please kindly help Hon. Lozada et. al. against those who robbed our country, and try your best to testify ONLY for the truth.
God will bless you and your family today and forever!
The entire Filipino people already aware about the corruptions and bribery in all gov’t institutions, but majority of all public officials or either the congress doesn’t like to fully invistigate these messed done by Arroyo gov’t.
They are afraid of what? To know the truth or they are afraid to die or mawawalan sila ng parte sa mga ninakaw na pera sa kabang-yaman ng bansa?
Nobody is above the law?
We know these things all along, Ellen, with or without this note from Enteng. Madali naman mabasa ang utak ng mga kriminal sa totoo lang. Baka mas meron ipapanakot si Gloria Dorobo sa kaniya at mababoy lalo ang pagkatao niya. Mahirap kasi ang maramin ring skeletons in his closet like how much money he actually has received in fact as kickbacks. Tignan mo nga ang pambato ngayon nila kay Lozada. Ibalik din daw niya ang mga nanakaw niya including siguro iyong mga pakipkip ng mga lobbyists.
Enough is enough. Gloria Dorobo must go! Maglinis na si Neri ng pangalan niya, now na!
Yuko naman, don’t belittle this note. Even if you know, it’s different that Lozada put it in writing.
For Lozada to put it in writing is very important.
To hear it directly from chicken Neri will probably be the tipping point, that Arroyo endorsed the project, and is aware of the amount of kickback included in the package and for whom.
What do you think will compel Neri to tell all?
Enteng,
As far as I am concerned Neri is a fraud. That he has allowed a friend to write this piece for and in his behalf speaks volumes of the insincerity and character of this man Neri. All the excuses that Jun Lozada has put forth for Neri are understandable, coming from a true friend. But what has Neri have to say for himself? That he is willing to jeopardize the very life of a friend while he continues to cavort with the mongrels?
I expected Neri to go the way of the Hyatt 10…. At that time I thought he had a better strategy. But now, it is too late in the day to do anything worthwhile. He has really missed his opportunity to make a dent in our history. In my vocabulary, he is a coward. A brilliant scholar perhaps, but a man unable to recognize true friendship when he is offered one and one that is not sure what he stands for. Does he think that he has returned Jun’s friendship with all the free diners and lunches he treated him to?
I was with Neri once at the Manila Hotel when a factotum of the FG told everyone in a room, including Neri after we could not agree on a principle to: “So, sue me.” Everyone in that room was dumbfounded, including Meneleo Carlos, Jr. and a Congessman close to the Palace. We were then discussing with the PPA GM whom we perceived as being under the thumbs of Ricky Razon and Endika Aboitiz something which affected the port users.
Neri has eyeballed these “booty capitalists”, the term he used in referring to the corruptors. How come he still is there enjoying their company when a true friend of his is already willing to give up his life!!!.
I had high hopes when early on in my advocacy (maritime related matters) I met Neri at the AIM. At that time he lectured on us about booty capitalism and regulatory capture. I have already slowed down on my advocacy simply because I have run out of resources to pursue it in Manila. Nevertheless, here in laid back Cebu, I continue to try what I can do to expose acts that I think are inimical to the best interests of the Filipino. I say, let us forget about Neri, he has nothing more to offer the Filipino people…..
I remember now, who the other man from Malacanang was when the arrogant PPAGM Al Cusi told all of us “So, sue me!” It was Dante Ang that was trying to broker a win-win solution. Neri was there, and so was Cong. Willy Villarama.
So if Neri is so afraid of so many things to the point that he is paralyzed by fear, what does that make him? Certainly not a patriot since his loyalty, as of this time, is to his lady boss not to the country! He will be a patriot if he initiates a change that will make this country a better place to live in … free from the mafia pretending to be a government…
I think Neri is not yet ready to speak to the senate for the second time because of the fact that the script writer of Mal-Yuck-Kanyon is not finished writing his piece…of course with an approval from Unano. Once done, that’s the only time Neri can speak his fabricated lines. This is really outrageous. Grrrrr!
Sorry, Ellen, I did not mean Lozada. I meant, Neri. Hindi ko bini-belittle ang testimony niya. Just saying na alam na natin ang palusot ni Neri kahit wala ang note ni Enteng. Ang dami ng ginawa si Gloria Dorobo and husband for the past 7 years for us not to know kung ano talaga ang mga tactics ng mga ungas na ito. Madali naman mabasa si Neri kaya nga nakakagulat ang fidelity (pidality) niya doon sa mga Pidals. More likely meron silang pambato laban sa kaniya.
As for Lozada, nasabi naman na niya kung ano iyong mga puedeng ipanira sa kaniya and he’s ready to face the consequences of his past, present and future actions. Iyan ang masasabi nating naliwanagan hindi katulad noong nagkukunyaring banal na tabatsoy!!! 😛
Ellen,
Why don’t I believe all the “afraids” notes of Romy as exposed by his friend Lozada? Because Romy had already exhibited cowardness even before the NBN/ZTE scandal…the Hyatt 10.
Romy is afraid of so many things, unfounded and without bases! What right has he to guess or dictate upon the Filipinos what course to take if he told the TRUTH and only the TRUTH about NBN? Foremost, his obligation to the country and Filipinos as a public official is to tell us the truth! Tayo ng publiko ang bahalang humusga! Bakit niya tayo pangungunahan? Bakit s’ya manghuhula na “BAKA, baka, baka” ito ang mangyari?
I believe more your article on “Romy and Tom”, that’s the real reason. I believe that Romy is not a bigtime korap, pakumisyon-kumisyon lang and little more but EK knows where to hit Romy at his weakest, his personal life. If Romy can’t elevate his fear and cowardness for the good of the country, then he can forever lick the asses of the Pidals and be a hostage and slave forever.
Truth will set you free, Romy!
You are right, Chi. Ang daming tse-tse buretse ni Neri. Simple lang naman yun eh. Are you going to tell the truth or not?
Kung ano pang, “He is afraid because….”
He is afraid. Period.
Let him live in fear forever.
Wala tayong aasahan kay Neri, duwag kasi yan at makasarili. Tamaan sana sya ng …. at ng matauhan.
For everything that Jun Lozada has done for Neri, Romy has the moral obligation to Jun to come forward and tell the people the whole truth. Romy’s continued dalliance with the evil GMA regime is not only abject cowardice but a blatant betrayal of his good friend Jun.
Neri’s being “afraid because of this” and “afraid because of that” will not solve anything unless he tells everything he knows about this evil government. Only the truth can shed light over the darkness that has enveloped our land and right all the wrongs that GMA and her cohorts have committed against the people.
I want to relay this message to Neri for the sake of the Filipino people . . . “THE ONLY THING NECESSARY FOR THE TRIUMPH OF EVIL IS FOR GOOD MEN TO DO NOTHING…” Your time is up. They all say you are a good man, prove to us now!!!
Neri should take the queue like Mr Lozada & rise above his fear & tell all to a public he owes an explanation to. Of course, it is better said than done.
Mr Lozada represents the change you & I want. I am more hopeful that people will rally behind this change & get more involved – not only in going out to the streets & shouting, “Gloria Resign Now !”, but that after the dust settles, we will pull up our sleeves & start working for that change. Whether the Filipino is living abroad or here, whether he is a jeepney driver in Manila or she is an executive on Ayala Avenue, he/she can be pro-active & help her nation. We only have one Philippines. The choice we have left at this point is to make it great or to make it sink.
I salute Mr Jun Lozada because he took the first step to establish the NEW ORDER in Philippine society. Mr Lozada took the road less traveled, & I don’t know about the others, but I am going to that road less traveled because I simply love the Philippines.
Maganda iyong editorial ng Malaya entitled, “Resign All!” Yes, this should be the cry of all sane, freedom loving and God-fearing Filipinos—RESIGN ALL!
Meanwhile, abangan ang mga kabulastugang sasabihin noong mga tuta ni Gloria ngayong araw na ito! Bistado na sila. Dapat isa-isa na silang magtapat at hindi iyong iniisip pa kung papaano nila ililigtas iyong mga palabigasan nila. Sabi siguro ni pandakitak, “One for all, All for one!” Ala-three musketeers pa ha? :-@! :-e
Romy Neri, maiiwanan ka sa pansitan dahil sa takot at karuwagan! Can you not read the signs? Uso na ngayon ang pagsasabi ng katotohanan! Sinimulan ng iyong kaibigang Jun Lozada. Makakahabol ka pa!
Tatrabahuhin daw na masira ang credibility ni Lozada with the help of Enrile and Brenda, pero too late. Wala na silang maloloko except iyong gusto pang magpaloko sa mga Pidal.
Golly, ang tapang pang mang-insulto ni Gloria Dorobo na lahat daw nabibili ng mga ninakaw nilang mag-asawa sa kaban at mga inuutang nila! Lintek ding mang-insulto, ano? Tindiiiii! :-@ x-(
I really admire Mr. Lozada for his courage to face the nation and put himself and his family in double jeopardy. Neri should take a second look at his friend. What is he afraid of? He’s single and has no children! He is not that young anymore! What else can a man make his life worth living than to do something good for for his country. Perhaps, Neri needs GUIDANCE from Somebody above.
We should offer special PRAYERS for his enlightenment! It seems he has seen the LIGHT at the end of the tunnel but is VERY scared to take the Entrance way because of his “unfounded” fears!
Neri: Patay kon patay…total ….LAW-AY!!! (Advice ng mga lasenggong Ilongo)
Chi,
May pag-asa pa ba iyan? Mukhang wala na a! `:-)
Ellen,
Now is good opportunity for the handful of maverick journalist to expose those paid media lackeys of Mr and Mrs Pidal.
You and the other mavericks know very well who they are and their rotten ways. You know that many of these rotten were also paid by Erap during his drunken regime. Erap called them his “jukeboxes”.
The mavericks should seize this ground swell of indignations against the systemic and institutionalized corruption. Now is the time for the mavericks to clean their own yard.
Marami daw na magra-rally sa Senate mamamaya para i-taunt ang mga sipsip. Baka naman magsipsip na naman si Esperon at utusan iyong mga nagpupulis-pulisan na pumunta doon at manggulo na naman para hindi makapag-peaceful rally ang taumbayan.
Makatulog na muna, kasi maghapong tutukan sa TV sa araw na ito para makinig ng kasinungalingan ng mga tuta ng mga dorobo. Puede ba may gumawa ng placard with one of the ten commandments about the sin of bearing false witness para sa mag-a-appear daw sa Senate kung tinatalaban pa sila ng takot sa Dios.
Chi,
Tama ka. Duwag nga si Neri kasi ang dami niyang “afraid” (takot) except takot sa Dios!
The NEDA Board is just a recommending body. Gloria Arroyo has the final say in the government to government loan or built-operate-transfer scheme. The $329 M NBN-ZTE broadband loan scam was brokered by Benjamin Abalos and sanctioned by his padrino Jose Pidal. Our national interest was set aside to satisfy Abalos’ gluttonous greed.
It’s payback time. The Hello Garci political scam was never officially investigated by disgraced elections Chief Benjamin Abalos Sr. He bragged to Lozada that he is ‘close’ to ISAFP. I suspect that Abalos is the mastermind in the illegal wiretapping of Garcillano and Gloria Arroyo. Perhaps he holds more damaging recorded conversations between election operator Garcillano and Gloria. This may the reason why Abalos is a powerful man under the Arroyo regime.
dear Ellen,
thank you for writing the article
if indeed what is written there is true,
then Neri is indeed a patriot in keeping his silence.
he has not allowed himself to be an instrument of the power seekers, but has taken into consideration the welfare of the nation at large.
many honorable bloggers will disagree with me for sure, but perhaps many of them has not the opportunity to have the burden of leadership upon their shoulders.
alam na namin kung papaano ang paraan para palitan ang rehimeng GMA
Hindi namin dadaanin sa dahas o rebolusyan. nasubukan na namin yan ng tatlong beses. wala ding nangyari.
Idadaan namin sa pagbabantay muli sa eleksiyon,
sa hindi pagboto sa mga kaalyansa ni GMA,
sa hindi pagboto sa mga kandidatong bumibili ng boto,
sa hindi pagboto sa kandidatong walang plataporma de gubyerno,
sa hindi pagboto sa mga sumasakay lamang sa popularidad o pagka artista o pagka-sikat nila.
sa hindi pagboto sa mga trapo
Kgg. Happy Gilmore,
Magkakaroon lamang ng tunay na pagbabago sa ating lipunan kung ang lahat ng Pinoy eh mapapakatutuo sa kanyang sarili, matututong gumalang at magmalasakit sa kanyang kapwa-tao.
Public servant is a public service kaya dapat ang kailangan lamang maihalal o iboto sa tawag ng panunungkulan eh mga Pinoy na tapat sa kanyang sarili, maka-Dios, ipagtatanggol ang Konstitusyon at poprotektahan ang karapatan ng kanyang mga nasasakupan.
Gayundin ang mga taong-gobyerno na gampanan nila ang kanilang mga trabaho ayon lamang sa katapatan ng pagsisilbi sa lahat ng mamamayan.
Ang militar at kapulisan eh gampanan nila ang kanilang sinumpaang tungkulin sa bayan, at NEVER pagagamit sa mga pulitiko o sino pa man na ang adhikain ay pagyurak sa karapatan ng taong-Bayan.
Ang lahat ng ito kapagka nagawa ng lahat ng kinauukulan eh wala tayong dapat pag-usapan pa, kundi mabubuhay tayo ng mapayapa at maunlad na komunidad.
Happy, “then Neri is indeed a patriot in keeping his silence.”
Seems to me now that your “patriot” is inevitably correlated with “people power.”
CBCP hails Lozada, JdV3 but still dreadfully quiet about Gloria d’ Korap!
Kung talagang gustong matapos ng CBCP ang scandal na ito at tuluyang lumabas ang katotohanan sa mga kababalaghan ni Gloria na nagsadlak sa Pinas sa putikan, madali nilang magagawa. Ituloy na nila ang pagsuporta sa TRUTH. Ang nakakainis ay palagi silang ‘short’ of denouncing Gloria!
Short of bayad pa ba ang Pidal mafia?!
I’m already impatient waiting for the personal “hail” of Manila Cardinal Gaudy Rosalez Poblador, yung tiyuhin ni Medy na operator ni Gloria sa original sin Hello Garci na isa sa kinatatakutan ni Romy Neri.
“then Neri is indeed a patriot in keeping his silence.”
Ha!Ha!Ha! Baka silenced parrot!
Teka baka mahiyaing patriot si Ginoong Neri. Shy-type patriot.
fear is a form of slavery..sa mga takot na inilahad ni Neri he is GMA’s slave..
and for Lozada: with a friend like Neri who needs enemies?..and for telling the truth MABUHAY ka..
Chi: His Excellency Angel Lagdameo hailed the nuns and the religious who protected Lozada..Pero His Excellency Gaudencio Rosales walang paki sa mundo..at pamangkin niya si Medy..hindi ba? blood is thicker than water indeed..
Though Lagdameo is the president of CBCP wari ko hindi niya sakop ang Manila..Ang lagay ay si Rosales is waiting with open umbrella for the moolah!
Elvira: you are right tama ka..Neri indeed needs to be prayed over for the Holy Spirit to enlighten him..pero huwag siya pumunta doon sa mga nag pray over kay GMA..waay ipek kasi peke siya..
..I saw a picture of GMA praying at mass na katabi niya si Saludo na naka luhod at nag tetelefono..walang respect talaga..ang sabi nga “when God calls you He will not use a cell phone.” Wara gid ti huya!
With all of us supporting Lozada with our prayers.. the truth indeed will set us free..kung hindi man kami makasama physically sa rally diyan..united kami sa inyo with our prayers..
bal: kung hindi bababa si Ale na mababa & her thieves..at kailangan kaladkarin..make sure that you don’t hold her by the hair..baka wig..kasi fake siya..
Kailangan kay Neri ay gamitan ng transformer kasi A/C-D/C na 110 at 220 volts at gamitan din ng cooling fan dahil mataas ang heat temperature niya ayun sa sukat ng pyrometer.
Rose,
Nagpapakodak lang si Goooria, ano naman kaya ang sinasabi sa kanya ng dios?! Si nitwit Saludo telefoning while hearing mass. Mana sa amo, si IpDye nga ay nagba-Bible study habang nangungurakot!
Rose,
Ang sabi sa balita: CBCP calls for “communal action” after the “public confession” made by Lozada.
Ang siste, malabo dahil hindi specified ng CBCP kung anong klaseng public action ang kailangan to support the public confessions of Jun and Joey.
Mas mabuti para sa bansa kung titiyakin nila kung sa papanong paraan maisasagawa ang sinasabi nilang “communal action”.
Short pa rin! Maghihintay ako para sa next installments ng CBCP.
Chi, huwag na natin asahan ang mga obispong bondat sa ayuda kay Gloria Arroyo.
Tingnan mo yan, kapag malapit nang matumba si Gloria, sasali rin yan. Bigla nilang madiskubre ang moralidad na dapat noon pa nila tinuturo sa kanilang alaga sa Malacañang.
But their supporting Lozada is significant. Ibig sabihin noon medyo nababahala na rin sila. Kaya siguro nininerbyos na talaga sila sa Malacañang.
No need anymore for all good men to waste their time. With Abalos sueing Lozada for libel,the truth will out. There will be 4 corroborating witnesses to the 200 bribe offer, Neri, Joey, Lozada, and PGMA. Not even the call of the CBCP for communial upheaval to support the administration is of any help after the devil’s gold is stacked where their mouth is.
Rose:
Tama ka, we may not be present sa rally nila mamaya but we’ll be there in Spirit! Am really praying hard for Lozada’s personal encounter with the main thieves-that is-minus the HEAD…muna!
Chi: I thought all along ako lang ang impatient sa mga members ng CBCP…for their rrrreluctant support.
Alam pala ni Neri kung ano ang capability ng mga DOROBOS to destroy the country kung kakalabanin sila. Ang tanong ko ay, ganoon na ba katanga talaga ang ating bansa at ang tao? Will they allow a criminal like Gloria to continue the raping of our country. Whether her crimes are exposed now or later, they are still crimes. It is like diagnosing a patient with a deadly cancer but the doctor would say, we can just have the chemo later! NOW is the right time to do a surgical removal of the cancer causing DOROBO! Like any oter change of leaders, we can always mend what was broken! Just because Neri is afraid of the POWER and STOLEN MONEY of the DOROBOS does not mean we, the Filipino people will not do anything to abort the dictruction that awaits us! If we do not do anything now, the electorate is run by all her appointees(most of them somesome have been linked to the same people who rigged the 2004 and 2007 elections)! Gilmore says we should wait for the election, that we will pick the best candidate then. BULLSHIT GILMORE, why wait for the next rigged election. Alam na naman natin ang mangyayari dyan! The DOROBOS will field in their own candidates who will run under the opposition. Then the people will vote for that “opposition” candidate kuno and voila! They remain in power forever and ever. Sounds familiar? Di ba ganyan ang taktika ni Tabako? That is why Tabako placed the DOROBO in her position kasi marami siyang mga kasalanan at baho na gusto niyang pagtakpan! This will be the same strategy the DOROBO will employ in the next elections. Whether we do the ousting now or later, it will be the same. Why allow the DOROBOS to continue stealing from the traesury of our country and to continue with their greed in the next elections by annointing their own candidates guised in the “opposition”. Hindi ba yan ang ginagawa ni tengang daga? Aalign daw siya kuno sa opposition to expose the DOROBOS! Tignan lang natin hanggang saan ang i-eexpose niya. Baka ala Neri, na hanggang kay Abalos lang ang kaya niyang i-expose.
Gabs, Elvie,
Oo nga e, patented na and sooo predictable ang mga sinasabi at aksyon ng CBCP. Ang dasal ko lang ay matsupi ang Pidal mafia sa Pinas with or without the help of CBCP.
Para dun sa mga indibidual na madre at pari na nasa tamang paglilingkod, bless your hearts.
Now that we know the extent of the corruption, let us do a massive surgery! Let us remove all the infected cells! It will be a hard pill to swallow but let us swallow it anyway!
I wish the opposition has a more unifying leader. Si Erap, although the masa may like him but majority of the business people and elite disdain him. He may be a strong annointing power but to be “annointed” anew. Para na tayong kukuha ng batong pamukpok natin sa ating mga ulo! Binay? marami ring mga unexplained wealth yan! Lahat na yata ng mga anak niya ay nakapwesto na sa gobierno. He will be another DOROBO, maraming galamay na pwede niyang gamitin kung gusto niyang mag-oust ng Speaker of the House. We have to come up with a credible “opposition leader”, a unifying leader na hindi lang maka-masa kundi marunong din at nakakaintindi ng pangangailangan ng mga mangangalakal. Mar Roxas may be a good one but I heard that he is too mama’s boy. Baka naman ang nanay ang magpapatakbo ng Bayan. Lanong LAGOT na! Villar could be a good one sana kung hindi siya masyadong kamilyon. Kung sino ang kaharap niya iyon ang kulay niya. He will most likely allow tha DOROBOS to play “footsie” with him when he wins! Si Pangilinan naman, masyado ng basa ang papel for being “Mr Noted”. Cayetano and Escudero are too “green horn” for the presidency. Trillianes is chained for now. Si Legarda naman, hindi natin alam kung “mole” lang yan ng mga DOROBOS. I will not be surprised if she runs under the DOROBOS banner come election time( kung meron man).
Siguro dapat mag-advertize tayo ng “WANTED PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES”! Ang first qualification ay walang prior record ng kurapsion( if he has a mansion or a big farm some place-red flag na yan), then makabansa. All the rest of the qualifications will just be added qualifications! Kasi ang problema natin ay ang integridad ng mga umuupo sa pwesto. We keep making the same mistakes. We keep putting “trapos” and “corrupt” politicians in power! Like Ramos, we knew na he was a traitor to his own cousin, Marcos. Then this DOROBO, when she was in the lower political positions, marami na ang nagsasabi na corrupt siya and her husband is a “power” player but she was still annointed, sorry hindi pala, NINAKAW LANG PALA NIYA ANG PUWESTO NIYA- NOT ONCE BUT TWICE!. But if we did not aid in those power grabs, she would not have been in that position now!
Who will replace Gloria will be decided by the people. Next step na yun. For now, let’s concentrate on ousting the cheat, the liar and the thief.
Inilalabas na naman ang boogaboo na si Noli ang papalit, at magkakaroon siya ng equity of the incumbent, para hindi gumalaw ang opposition.
May equity of the incumbent din si Macoy laban kay Cory hindi ba? Pero natalo si Macoy. May equity of the incumbent din si Dadong laban kay Macoy, pero nilampaso ni Macoy.
Tama na ang ek ek. Tanggalin si Guriang. Then bantayan ang year and a half ni Noli.
Pabor ako sa sinabi mo, Atty. “Tama na ang ek ek. Tanggalin si Guriang. Then bantayan ang year and a half ni Noli.”
Ay salamat, naka-login din.
Naubusan na si Happy, ngayon naman patriot na si Neri. NOT YET.
Go ahead, keep fooling yourself.
ngayon naman patriot na si Neri. NOT YET.
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I like that. Possible ngang biglang tubuan ng konsyensya.
Hopefully, magpaligsahan ang Ateneo v La Salle sa larangan ng paglabas ng katotohanan.
Atty, chi, may “nakahanda” na kay Noli, kaya pinasawsaw yan sa Northrail, may pain doon. Kinagat naman ng bobo. Yun din ang gagamitin sa kaniya kung sakaling masipa si Pandak. Kailangang hawakan nila ang leeg ni Noli para sabay silang maligtas.
Si Atty. Andres (abugado ni Noli), sobrang ingat ngayon sa mga pinipirmahan ni Kabayad ngayon. Kaso tanga rin dahil yung mga dokumento matagal nang kinagat ni Noli. Inside info yan. Pati yata personal CR ni Noli sa PICC, naka-bug.
Wrtitten in the wind na ang mga pinagsasabi ni Mikey Arroyo, et al. Bistado na sila. Na-corroborate naman ni Lozada ang mga sinabi ni Joey de V. Now, tignan natin ang sasabihin ni Neri. Tignan natin kung aamin siya o hindi. Huwag nang isiping iligtas niya si Lozada. Iligtas na lang niya ang sarili niya. Magsabi siya ng totoo!
atty: mukhang hindi na maka “fly high blue eagle fly”. either na putulan na nang pakpak kasi marami nang kapalpakan na lumabas kay FG, Bunye,etc. or puno na ang mga bulsa nila at mataba na sa pera at naging mukhang baboy pa kaya hindi na makalipad..kaya “cheer, cheer for old de la Salle”..ang alam ko si JdV high school and college DLS..
Tongue,
Kung ganun pala at matagal ng kinagat ni Noli Kabayad ang pain sa kanya ay sige na, lamukusin si Guriang at ipalit ng pikit-mata si Kabayad. Ke daling tanggalin ni Magandang Gabi Po, Bayad!
Ow, kaya pala nakakabingi ang katahimikan ni Kabayad! Ilang araw ng nagsasabi ng totoo si Jun e wala man lang marinig sa bise-presidente raw. Pipi na si Noli!
I hope that Neri reads this quote and others who are afraid to do what is right.
“It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it.- Aung San Suu Kyi(Burmese Freedom Fighter)
What’s good that came out of Enteng Romano’s decision to publish this writeup by Lozada, and it’s now out in the open, there is now the opportunity to read these statements into the records of the Senate:
1. Arroyo casually told him (Neri) to ignore it (Abalos’ bribery attempt) and work for its recommendation for approval anyway.
2. When he (Neri) tried to reason that it may not be accommodated in the Chinese ODA package because it has been filled up with a list of projects already, (Gloria) Arroyo again ordered him to remove the low cost housing project and some water project to accommodate the ZTE-NBN deal in the ODA loan.
3. When he (Neri) attempted to reason that it may not be approved in time for the Boao Forum which was only two days to go from that fateful April day, (Gloria) Arroyo with raised voice told him to include the ZTE-NBN project in the agenda of the following day’s meeting of a combined NEDA Board and Cabinet Committee, who as expected promptly approved the project paving the way for the contract signing between ZTE and DOTC in China the next day.
Logically, the immediate question that would be asked of Lozada is, “Do you confirm what Enteng Romano said that it was you who wrote this?” And as Lozada answers in the positive, official Senate records would reflect another wrongdoing attributed to the administration, with Gloria explicitly named as the perpetrator.
And let us not be fooled that the truth is hinged on Lozada’s testimony alone. It was exposed first by JDV3 in the past hearings, suggested by Jarius Bondoc in many past columns, hinted at by Neri himself, and soon, a few more witnesses who have been part of the botched NBN deal. I also have this feeling it had been intimated already by Neri himself in that eventful executive session since the palace hacks in the Senate are threatening anyone who divulges the same with removal from the chamber.
These three things are very damaging in itself, let alone the accompanying death threats and “soft-touch” kidnapping that had been committed in the cover-up of the huge commissions that would have been pocketed by a few brokers, cronies, and spouse.
The inevitable end has come for the large scale plunder of the nation’s wealth never before seen in this damned country’s history, the brazeness of how it was carried out, the accompanying arrogance by which truth was muzzled, the wholesale destruction of all institutions that embody true democratic values, and the unbelievable criminal ends by which we, the people, are made to suffer to break our collective spirit so that this marauding syndicate calling itself government can further strengthen its grip on a country successfully terrorized by its own leaders.
All laws whether universal, human, and divine, have been violated. Sure, they can twist the man-made rules to fit their diabolic interests. But not those that were established by the physical universe, moreso those by the Omnipotent Being who created everything.
God bless the Philippines.
Tongue, I am speechless! What’s happening in the Philippines or what the Pidals are trying to do is so sordid I’m simply gobsmacked.
Anna,
We’re opposites, pala. I’m more talkative when I’m emotional, heheh.
Tongue;
Ano ang lagay sa laro ng basketbol sa senado?Magkakaroon ba ng last second hero? Darating na naman ba ang mayor ng pampanga na may dalang talong at patola?
Ay naku Tongue, I’m just at a loss over how such massive collective wickedness can exist at all levels of Gloria’s government, cabinet, congress, pulis, military, etc. collective kaduwagan!
“…this marauding syndicate calling itself government can further strengthen its grip on a country successfully terrorized by its own leaders…”— tongue-twisted
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a strong, powerful indictment yes. but make no mistake about it, i embrace such view as mine as well.
former NEDA chief Romulo Neri, with very little doubt, imo is suffering from some variant of Stockholm Syndrome—showing signs of extreme fidelity (and pidality?), and affection towards his powerful abuser—the Pidals.
and now this…, he is playing God, by way of his ” i fear ” mantra and thinks its cool to do so.
before he snap his own psychological limits, it would do him good to see a head doctor.
Chi: Ilang araw ng nagsasabi ng totoo si Jun e wala man lang marinig sa bise-presidente raw.
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Sa palagay ko, kaya hindi kumikibo iyan kasi busy nang nagbibilang ng sisiw kung maging pangulo siya. Kaya tama si Atty na dapat bantayan ang 1 1/2 years na natitira pa doon sa term nila, and next time siguruhing hindi patatakbuhin iyan bilang pangulo dahil abusado din iyan. Better still, tignan iyong claim ni Loren na nanalo siya kaya dapat siya ang umupo. But wait, ayoko nga rin pala si Loren. Mas mabuting ang taumbayan ang magpasya!!! Snap election na lang, puede ba?
Off topic, a US marine based in Okinawa has been arrested by the Okinawa police for raping a 14-year-old girl. Tiyak iyan na mamaya may malaking rally sa Okinawa against these horny servicemen.
The marine is soon to be turned over to the custody of the Okinawa Police. Di puedeng makialam si Fukuda dahil teritoryo ito ng pulis at ng prosecutor’s office. Hindi rin puedeng makialam ang ambassador ng mga kano although the suspect will be granted the privilege of informing his military superior and the US consulate about his arrest as prescribed by some international convention.
Kawawang biktima! At least, dito nakukulong ang mga mokong. Walang magawa ang embahada nila to set them free. Magdusa muna sila.
NBN-ZTE broadband project overpriced by not less 130 million whooping US dollars, and bribe-for-a-project involving a China state-owned company high officials; a scandal of this magnitude should be brought in the international arena to facilitate its complete investigation and prompt resolution.
the international money-laundering watch-group, upon official request, say, by the Philippine Senate; could trace any aberration or any abnormal flow of hot money from China or HK maybe, based on the time-line provided by Jun Lozada and JDV III, when ZTE Company released its bribe money to Pidals, Abalos, et al., by way of Ruben Reyes.
the Senate as a collegial body, if it has indeed the political will, may officially initiate a similar request before the Chinese government to summon its nationals, the ZTE Company officials, who were alleged to be involved in the caper to help shed light.
i am assuming of course, that majority of the Senators are not on the take—still independent and thinking.
maybe a signature campaign calling for a complete and unconditional cooperation of the Chinese Government on the ongoing Senate investigation could help?
if you friends think positively on this, i suggest make Tokyo, on top of Manila, as the center of the campaign. the Chinese are especially sensitive of issues (involving its state-owned companies) coming from diplomatic or media circles around Tokyo.
Anong rally fatigue? Kaya pa yan!
Zen2, the Chinese are indeed very sensitive to such international scandal involving their citizens and companies.
That’s why Chinese diplomats frequented the DOJ. Those two ZTE representatives should be called back to the Philippines to testify against Abalos. The missing link is not Neri; but these Chinese officials.
China still has Press censorship. It would be better to demonstrate and rally in front of the Chinese Embassy in Manila to protest against the ZTE deal and corruption by the Chinese representatives/officials. Kapag kumalat ito sa foreign media, baka kumilos ang China. China doesn’t hesitate to execute criminals if only to protect her artificial good image abroad. Kung mahuli at ma-convict ang mga iyan sa ZTE deal at i-bulgar sina Abalos, I’m confident GMA will finally be ousted.
“The Company recently entered into the Contract for the Supply of Equipment and Services for the National Broadband Network Project (the “Contract”) with the Department of Transportation and Communications of the Philippines, pursuant to which the Company would supply broadband network equipment and services with a total worth of approximately US$329 million. The Contract was a sales contract entered into during the ordinary course of business of the Company. The Contract also provided that its coming into effect would be subject to the fulfillment of a number of precedent conditions, which included mainly the realization of relevant financing arrangements and the approval of relevant government authorities of the Philippines. As at the date of this announcement, the aforesaid precedent conditions have not been fully satisfied and the Contract has not yet come into effect.
The Company received a temporary restraining order issued by the Supreme Court of the Philippines on 11 September 2007 that prohibited the implementation of the Contract by any relevant parties pending further decisions on the matter by the Supreme Court.
The Company is highly concerned about this matter and has been taking actions actively, including but not limited to engaging lawyers to file a defense to the Supreme Court of the Philippines and apply for the temporary restraining order to be withdraw in accordance with due legal procedures. Meanwhile, the Company is also discussing and consulting with the Department of Transportation and Communications of the Philippines, the counterparty to the Contract, to procure the temporary restraining order by the Supreme Court of the Philippines be withdrawn as soon as practicable. The Company will make announcements on any progress of the matter in a timely manner.”
By Order of the Board
Hou Wei Gui, Chairman
September 17, 2007
The company is publicly traded in the Hong Kong bourse.
Bakit hindi bumili ng stock ang mga Chinoy, tapos ask for the inspection of documents as a stock holder? Diyan natin makukuha ang kopya ng contratang naglahong bigla.
Puwede ring bumili ng stock ang mga may pera overseas. Kung European or US account ang hihingi ng kopya ng contrata, tiyak na magbibigay ang ZTE, as part of “investor relations”.
Let’s see if the Senate is really calling the Chinese officials to testify. And if they do, would the Chinese comply with the invitation? I personally believe that the missing link is these Chinese officials in order to once and for all confirm Abalos’ crime.
MANILA, Philippines — Senator Aquilino Pimentel on Monday said the Senate blue ribbon committee will subpoena Chinese officials to shed light on the scandal-tainted national broadband deal.
ZTE Corp. chairman Fu Yong and China Embassy commercial attaché Fan Yang will be summoned, Pimentel said, following businessman Jose De Venecia III’s testimony before the Senate Monday linking ZTE officials to the 329-million contract, scrapped last year amid allegations of corruption.
Re Tongue’s :”What’s good that came out of Enteng Romano’s decision to publish this writeup by Lozada, and it’s now out in the open, there is now the opportunity to read these statements into the records of the Senate.”
It may be done next hearing. The Senators wanted to focus on the abduction in yesterday’s hearing.
I talked with Romy Neri last night in a US embassy reception. I’m writing about it for tomorrow’s (Wednesday) column.
Ellen, nga pala, pahiram nitong article, na-quote ko na rin yung sa Pinoypress.com. May post ako sa blog ko tungkol dito. May photo ni Lozada na umiiyak at photo ni Neri na mukhang natatakot. Ang title: Tears for Fears. Here’s the link: tongueinanew.blogspot.com/2008/02/lozada-and-neri-tears-for-fears.html
Isa lang ang dapat gawin ni Ginoong Neri, lumantad ka na… Maawa ka sa kinabukasan ng ating bayan. Huwag pairalin ang takot, isipin mo ang kapakanan at kinabukasan ng milyong-milyong mga kabataan Filipino. I believe there is still hope with Neri. Lumantad ka na Sir.
Tama
patalsikin si GMA
iupo si Joma Sison
o si Lumbao
o si Erap
o ang Militar
o si Satur
o si Jinggoy
o si JV
o ang arsobispo
o ung tubero sa kanto
o ung barbero sa bayan
turo turo turo
Patalsikin si GMA at magkaroon ng malaya, mapayapa, at patas na eleksiyon.
Sorry, happy, hindi kami kasing babaw mo. Use your mental faculties. Think. And pray.
kailan ba sisimulan ang Communal Action? Ang street mobilization? Ang Civil Disobedience? I have heard and read enough. Inip na ako. at aking tsinelas!
Pre Romy,
wag ka nang matakot… ikaw naman oh… magsalita ka na ng totoo. kung hindi ibubulgar ko ang mga nangyari sa ating sa mga madidilim at malalamig na lugar. wag ka nang matakot na ibulgar ang katotohanan patungkol sa iyong seksualidad. alam naman at tanggap na ng lahat iyon. kaya go no… na sister… magpakatotoo ka na…isipin mo na walang bakla na bobo at sinungaling…. magpakatotoo ka…
No offense to you “happy gilmore”. The reason why Philippines until now is no improvement and so behind compare to other countries in Asia…is because until now there are still Filipino who think like a hopeless dying old man, and view things in a one dimensional insight.
The point here is not about removing PGMA….the point here is Philippines need a TOTAL CHANAGE…
WE NEED TO CHANGE…
START FROM OUR OWN SELF…
FROM URSELF…
SO WE COULD CHANGE…OUR LIFE..PHILIPPINES…
Imagine life…living in a Place…Where you do not feel safe…paying your taxes…and bieng consumed by the CORRUPT OFFICIALS IN OUR GOVERNMENT…
Conspiracy anywhere, Assassination, Bombing, Poor Security.
We must think and give our reason…in a logical way.
Its not just abour REMOVING PGMA…ITZ ABOUT CLEANING THE GOVERNMENT….OF THOSE CORRUPTS…AND MGA TAONG GUMAGAHASA SA ATING INANG BAYAN!
MABUHAY KA PILIPINAS! ANG MAMATAY NG DAHIL SA IYO!
How ironic that the president found guilty of plunder is allied with those seeking to clean the government of corruption?
Baka pag napalitan na si Gloria at yung papalit na president eh magkaroon din ng corruption charges, maging friends na kayo ulit ni Gloria, the same way na buddy buddy ang civil society with Erap as if hindi sya naging guilty of plunder.
Baka yan ang sinasabi nyong CHANGE? Dating magkalaban, friends na ngayon; dating friends, magkaaway na ngayon.
Politics make strange bedfellows.
May katwirang matakot ang sinuman hindi lang si Sec. Neri. Ang problema kasi sa ating mga Pilipino lalo ng ang mga nasa pulitika, magaling lang tayong makisakay at pag may problema na, magaling din tayong mang-iwan.
Lumipas na ang mga dekada ng totoong Pilipinong mapagmahal sa bayan.
kgg lestat,
i did not mean for my post to be interpreted the way you did.
as a matter of fact, i am espousing the same thing that you are promoting – changing the Philippines starts with changing oneself.
please read my previous posts.
it was just so frustrating to make blind people see – that i dared them – to tell us what they have in store in the event that GMA is removed extra judicially.
so far no sensible response.
so far no plans.
so far nothing.
Do we now throw pearls before swine, happy?
People may seem to have forgotten that there’s still vp noli. Let’s see. IF GMA was removed- It would have taken 6 years to oust GMA from power, Noli, by constitutional succession (why propose a snap election when constitution mandates a succession?) will ascend to the throne. however, people will still want him out (probably because he’s allied with the adminstration), and the activists will spend the next 2 years to try and impeach him as well. The next election will come, and most probably noli will try to win (like idol GMA, he’ll run). People will then go to the streets and before you know it, 6 years have past. I’m predicting a cycle of yearly impeachment attempts starting with the deposed erap presidency (can you say open the floodgates?), until all hell breaks loose.
allan_c:
as of this time, there is nothing to lose but everything to gain…
the choice is easy… under GMA, the Philippines is a goner… unless of course, you believe her statistics on how the economy is booming…
I think I heard the same thing being said during the time of Erap, just before he left the office. Yup, the Philippines was a goner then too, with all the Jose Velarde scandals, etc etc. And after that, we did gain…, um,..GMA.
The choice was made last election. Had the people voted for right congressmen to represent them, they could have gotten the numbers to impeach, and change the system. But no, majority of the people chose to be represented by the same people who wants to keep GMA in power. If they feel that their current representative in congress doesn’t represent their exact sentiments, eh di wait until next election and choose another representative.
Eh kung gusto nyo i-impeach si GMA at ayaw naman ng congressman nyo, palitan nyo next election. Kung alam mo na taliwas sa prinsipyo at pinaglalaban mo ang sinusulong ng congressman mo, eh bakit mo pa sya iboboto sa susunod sa eleksyon? Diba kalagitnaan ng termino ng isang presidente eh nagpapalit ng mga congressman, eh bakit yung mga kaalyado pa rin ng administration ang mga pinaupo ninyo sa kongreso?