February 8, 2008 Mind Bullet Inc.
I.BANNER STORIES
1. Philippine Daily Inquirer
NERI AS QUOTED BY LOZADA:
‘Moderate their greed’
Instruction refers to Mike Arroyo, Abalos
By Nikko Dizon
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 01:44:00 02/08/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- From being a technical consultant to the National Broadband Network (NBN) project, Rodolfo Noel “Jun” Lozada Jr. found himself assigned to “’moderate’ the ‘greed’” of the greedy.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080208-117484/Moderate-their-greed
2. The Philippine Star
‘Moderate their greed’
By Aurea Calica
Friday, February 8, 2008
It took just a phone call from former elections chief Benjamin Abalos to someone who was supposedly First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo for the government to disregard its original build-operate-transfer plan for a national broadband network and approve a Chinese loan facility for the $329-million NBN deal with ZTE Corp.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080207175
3. Manila Times
Lozada pins down Abalos
Former Comelec chairman had $130-M ‘commission’
By Efren L. Danao, Senior Reporter
A key witness in the Senate’s broadband probe corroborated the earlier testimony of Jose “Joey” de Venecia 3rd on the active role of resigned Chairman Benjamin Abalos Sr. of the Commission on Elections in the aborted $330-million project.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/feb/08/yehey/top_stories/20080208top1.html
4. Malaya
$130M kickback, rolesof Abalos, Mike bared ZTE witness surfaces
BY DENNIS GADIL
NBN-ZTE witness Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr. surfaced at dawn yesterday and accused former Elections chair Benjamin Abalos Sr. of pushing for a national broadband project, which would earn him a hefty $130 million commission and in the process implicated Mike Arroyo, the President's husband.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/feb08/news1.htm
5. Manila Bulletin
Lozada testifies today
GMA orders investigation of NBN deal
Palace orders probe on new NBN allegations
By GENALYN D. KABILING
President Arroyo ordered yesterday an investigation into the alleged government kickbacks in the scrapped broadband agreement with a Chinese firm.
http://www.mb.com.ph/MAIN20080208116462.html
6. The Daily Tribune
7. Abante
RESIGN NA, GLORIA!
Nina ROSE MIRANDA, GRACE VELASCO, BOYET JADULCO, ERALYN PRADO, NONNIE FERRIOL at ARMIDA RICO
Dapat nang mag-resign at magpatawag ng isang snap elections si Pangulong Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
http://www.abante.com.ph/issue/feb0808/default.htm
8. Abante-Tonite
LOZADA WAWASAKIN NG PALASYO
Nina Bernard Taguinod at Rey Marfil
Dapat nang ihanda ni broadband witness Rodolfo Noel “Jun” Lozada ang kanyang sarili dahil inaasahang ilalarga ng Malacañang ang matinding operasyon para siraan ang pagkatao nito upang maitago lamang ang baho ng administrasyon ni Pangulong Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
http://www.abante-tonite.com/issue/feb0808/news_headline.htm
9. Pilipino Star Ngayon
Lozada lumutang na: FG, Abalos idiniin sa ZTE deal
Friday, February 8, 2008
Lumutang na si Rodolfo “Jun” Lozada, ang bagong witness sa kontrobersiyal na ZTE-National Broadband Network (NBN) deal, at idiniin si dating Commission on Election (Comelec) chairman Benjamin Abalos Sr. at idinawit din si First Gentleman Mike Arroyo na umano’y nakinabang sa nasabing proyekto ng gobyerno.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Bansa&p=50&type=2&sec=54&aid=20080207107
10. Journal
THE TRUTH
By: Alvin Murcia
According to NBN witness Rodolfo Lozada
LOOKING weary and sleepless, Rodolfo “Jun” Lozada, Jr. surfaced before dawn yesterday to link former Commission on Elections chairman Benjamin Abalos, Sr. and First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo to the $329 million national broadband network scandal.
http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2008-02-08&sec=1&aid=48683
11. Business World
Interest in RP stocks wanes
Bourse reports record net foreign selling in January
THE STOCK MARKET got off to a shaky start this year, with net foreign selling hitting a record P11.59 billion as foreign investors exited emerging markets.
http://bworldonline.com/BW020808/content.php?id=001
12. Business Mirror
Lozada all set for hearing
THE Supreme Court issued a writ of amparo Thursday against President Arroyo and several other government officials, granting the petition filed by the family of Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr. to protect the witness in the botched national broadband network (NBN) deal.
http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/0208&092008/headlines01.html
II. POLITICAL
‘In the company of strangers for 24 hours’
By Tarra Quismundo
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 05:58:00 02/08/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- Sleepless, exhausted and terrified, Rodolfo Lozada Jr. said Thursday he was in the company of strangers throughout the almost 24 hours he was reported missing.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080208-117520/In-the-company-of-strangers-for-24-hours
Protected by nuns armed only with prayers
By Nikko Dizon, Dona Pazzibugan, Beverly T. Natividad
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 05:59:00 02/08/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- In a move reminiscent of the Church role during the harsh years of martial law, nuns and priests Thursday came to the aid of one of their beleaguered flock.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080208-117521/Protected-by-nuns-armed-only-with-prayers
Malacañang: There was no kidnapping
By Michael Lim Ubac
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 06:01:00 02/08/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- Armed with written requests for protection, Malacañang Thursday dismissed claims the police had kidnapped Rodolfo Lozada Jr.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080208-117522/Malacaang-There-was-no-kidnapping
Lozada: I’ve been on receiving end of ‘ugly side of state’
By Tarra Quismundo
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 06:03:00 02/08/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- Rodolfo Noel lozada Jr. has seen the “ugly side of the state” take his brother’s life. Seven years later, he feels it has come back to haunt him.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080208-117524/Lozada-Ive-been-on-receiving-end-of-ugly-side-of-state
Calls for Arroyo to quit (again); Palace says wait for 2010
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 06:04:00 02/08/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- Calls for President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to step down were again heard Thursday after a government official linked her husband to the alleged overprice in the National Broadband Network (NBN) contract with China’s ZTE Corp.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080208-117525/Calls-for-Arroyo-to-quit-again-Palace-says-wait-for-2010
Kick De Venecia out of Lakas? But he chairs ‘mother party’
By Norman Bordadora
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 06:23:00 02/08/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- Former speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. on Thursday said it would be “weird” if he would be replaced as president of the ruling Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats party since he is the chair of its “mother party” in the Asia Pacific region, the Centrist Democrats International-Asia Pacific. He said he was also a vice chair of CDI-World.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080208-117526/Kick-De-Venecia-out-of-Lakas-But-he-chairs-mother-party
Senators want Arroyo resignation or leave of absence
By Gil C. Cabacungan Jr., Veronica Uy
INQUIRER.net, Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 10:39:00 02/07/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- (UPDATE 2) Anticipating an explosive revelation from his witness, Senator Panfilo Lacson called on President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to resign.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20080207-117313/Senators-want-Arroyo-resignation-or-leave-of-absence
JDV out as Lakas president this month – Ramos
By Paolo Romero
Friday, February 8, 2008
Former speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. may step down as president of the pro-administration Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) on or before Feb. 21, the camp of former President Fidel Ramos said yesterday.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080207183
House OKs bill banning media from using ‘Muslim,’ ‘Christian’ label of suspects
By Delon Porcalla
Friday, February 8, 2008
The House of Representatives approved last Tuesday the bill that seeks to prohibit both print and broadcast media from using the words “Muslim” and “Christian” as a means of describing a person suspected of committing a crime.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080207185
JDV vows to drop more bombshells vs GMA next week
Friday, February 8, 2008
Pangasinan Rep. Jose de Venecia Jr. vowed yesterday to drop more bombshells on President Arroyo when Congress resumes session next week.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080207189
Kampi leader calls for House revamp
By Perseus Echeminada
Friday, February 8, 2008
The spokesman for the Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino (Kampi) called yesterday for the immediate revamp of the new leadership at the House of Representatives because of the alleged reluctance of newly installed Speaker Prospero Nograles to effect changes in committee leaderships.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080207191
Sabio chides senators for pushing abolition of PCGG
By Rainier Allan Ronda
Friday, February 8, 2008
Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) Chairman Camilo Sabio said yesterday that senators calling for the abolition of the agency should consider their proposal “very carefully and “wisely.”
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080207201
Joe offered graceful exit from Lakas
MALACAÑANG yesterday said former Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. will not be stripped of his post as Lakas-CMD president before the Feb. 21 meeting of the party's national directorate.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/feb08/news6.htm
JDV todo na rin vs First Family
(Eralyn Prado)
Nakahanda na rin si dating House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. na tumestigo laban sa First Family.
http://www.abante.com.ph/issue/feb0808/news02.htm
Detalyadong pasabog, pakakawalan ni JDV
ni: Bernard Taguinod
Muling tatayo sa plenaryo ng Mababang Kapulungan ng Kongreso si Pangasinan Rep. Jose de Venecia Jr., upang ulitin ang kanyang kanta laban sa administrasyon ni Pangulong Gloria Macapagal- Arroyo, bago ito pinatalsik bilang Speaker.
http://www.abante-tonite.com/issue/feb0808/news_story3.htm
FVR mapapahiya sa Lakas-Kampi merger
ni: Bernard Taguinod
Mistulang mapapahiya si dating Pangulong Fidel Ramos na maisulong ang kanyang planong pag-isahin ang kanyang partidong Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrat at Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino (KAMPI).
http://www.abante-tonite.com/issue/feb0808/news_story4.htm
JdV bubuweltahan na ng GMA solons
By: Ryan Ponce Pacpaco
KUNG tuluy-tuloy ang opensiba ni dating Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr., laban sa Unang Pamilya, sinimulan na rin ng mga kongresistang kaalyado ng Malacañang na balikan ang dating lider katulad ng “pagkalkal” sa pinansiyal na posisyon ng Kamara sa ilalim ng liderato nito.
http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2008-02-08&sec=1&aid=48641
ONLINE NEWS MONITORING
February 9, 2008 Mind Bullet Inc.
I.BANNER STORIES
1. Philippine Daily Inquirer
NEWSFEATURE
How nuns outwitted Lozada's cop escorts
By Kristine L. Alave
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 01:07:00 02/09/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- Despite their skills in arresting criminals, coup plotters, rebels--and even journalists--the police the other day found themselves outwitted by nuns and other members of the religious community.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080209-117733/How-nuns-outwitted-Lozadas-cop-escorts
2. The Philippine Star
Mike A: I don’t meddle in government
By Paolo Romero
Saturday, February 9, 2008
First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo, implicated by two witnesses in the alleged bribe-taking in the aborted national broadband network (NBN) deal with China’s ZTE Corp., claimed yesterday that he doesn’t meddle in government transactions.
http://philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080208150
3. Manila Times
Saturday, February 09, 2008
Bribes the ‘norm’ in system
Lozada confirms P200-M bribe to Neri
Rodolfo “Jun” Lozada Jr. confirmed that Benjamin Abalos Sr. had planned to give a P200-million bribe to Romulo Neri, once the national broadband network project was approved.
http://manilatimes.net/national/2008/feb/09/yehey/top_stories/20080209top1.html
4. Malaya
Abalos, Mike sink
deeper in NBN mess
Lozada: I told former Comelec chair
$130M commission was too much
BY JP LOPEZ
ZTE star witness Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr. yesterday confirmed that former Elections chair Benjamin Abalos Sr. bribed former Planning Secretary Romulo Neri with P200 million in exchange for approval of the $329 million national broadband network deal with China’s ZTE Corp.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/feb09/news1.htm
5. Manila Bulletin
Lozada testifies on NBN deal
Calls government procurement system flawed
Senate witness claims irregularities in NBN project
By HANNAH L. TORREGOZA
A key witness in the Senate hearing on the controversial $ 329-million national broadband network (NBN) deal yesterday disclosed that the project went through a flawed government procurement system that was not tailor-fitted to the needs of the state.
http://www.mb.com.ph/MAIN20080209116550.html
6. The Daily Tribune
7. Abante
8. Abante-Tonite
9. Pilipino Star Ngayon
Kidnaping ni Lozada alam ni Ma’m
Ni Malou Escudero
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Alam umano ni Pa¬ngulong Arroyo ang gi¬nawang “pagkidnap” kay Rodolfo Noel Lo¬zada, ang bagong witness sa NBN-ZTE deal, nang du¬mating ito sa Ninoy Aqui¬no International Airport (NAIA) noong Martes mula sa Hong Kong.
http://philstar.com/index.php?Bansa&p=50&type=2&sec=54&aid=2008020886
10. Journal
ORDEAL
By: Bernadette E. Tamayo
Taken by armed men, Lozada feared he would end up a ‘salvage’ victim
FOR about seven hours on Tuesday night, Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr., suffered mental torture while in the hands of unidentified armed men who seized him upon arrival at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport thinking they were out to liquidate him.
http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2008-02-09&sec=1&aid=48770
11. Business World
12. Business Mirror
II. POLITICAL
Jose de Venecia hosts Estrada with unity on the menu
By Norman Bordadora
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 01:17:00 02/09/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- Ousted Speaker Jose de Venecia may have found common cause with another ousted leader, convicted plunderer and ex-President Joseph Estrada.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080209-117736/Jose-de-Venecia-hosts-Estrada-with-unity-on-the-menu
Mike Arroyo decries foes ‘desire to vilify’ him
By Michael Lim Ubac
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 21:44:00 02/08/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- Breaking his silence, First Gentleman Jose Miguel T. Arroyo on Friday expressed concern over “distorted” news reports about his alleged role in the NBN deal.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080208-117691/Mike-Arroyo-decries-foes-desire-to-vilify-him
Senate told funds for AFP, PNP may have been diverted
By Dona Pazzibugan, Riza T. Olchondra
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 01:23:00 02/09/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- Funds from a China loan facility originally meant for a housing project for soldiers and policemen were allegedly diverted to the anomalous $329-million National Broadband Network (NBN) project of China's ZTE Corp., according to key ZTE witness Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080209-117738/Senate-told-funds-for-AFP-PNP-may-have-been-diverted
'Guava lesson:' Of rural folk and greedy pols
By Gil C. Cabacungan Jr., Dona Pazzibugan
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 01:26:00 02/09/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- The stark contrast between poor villagers concerned with how hungry birds would find food to eat and greedy politicians and officials drove star witness Rodolfo Lozada Jr. to unbosom himself Friday.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080209-117739/Guava-lesson-Of-rural-folk-and--greedy-pols
Arroyo men gang up on Lozada
By Michael Lim Ubac, Gil C. Cabacungan Jr., Dona Pazzibugan
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 01:09:00 02/09/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's attack dogs went on the offensive even as Rodolfo Lozada Jr. was detailing his ordeal and alleged irregularities in the National Broadband Network (NBN) project before a Senate inquiry Friday.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080209-117734/Arroyo-men-gang-up-on-Lozada
Revilla throws hat into 2010 vice presidential race
By Gerald Gene R. Querubin
Southern Luzon Bureau
First Posted 23:39:00 02/08/2008
BOAC, Marinduque, Philippines -- As his colleagues were hearing testimonies of broadband witness Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr., Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. chose instead to attend an induction ceremony here Friday where he expressed his interest in joining the 2010 vice presidential race.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20080208-117705/Revilla-throws-hat-into-2010-vice-presidential-race
Estrada, De Venecia condemn Lozada abduction
By Norman Bordadora
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 21:29:00 02/08/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- Pangasinan Representative Jose De Venecia said Friday he and former president Joseph Estrada agreed Senate witness Rodolfo Lozada's being taken into custody by the police should be "condemned."
http://newsinfo.inquirer..net/breakingnews/nation/view/20080208-117688/Estrada-De-Venecia-condemn-Lozada-abduction
‘Lozada told me more than he did Senate’--Atienza
By Jocelyn Uy
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 19:18:00 02/08/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- Environment Secretary Jose “Lito” Atienza claimed Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr. told him more details than what the latter bared at the Senate hearing Friday.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20080208-117666/Lozada-told-me-more-than-he-did-Senate--Atienza
Villar believes Lozada abduction, gov’t cover-up
By Veronica Uy
INQUIRER.net
First Posted 15:07:00 02/08/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- Senate President Manuel Villar said it was clear to him that Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr. was abducted and that there was a cover-up.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20080208-117621/Villar-believes-Lozada-abduction-govt-cover-up
Palace: ‘Crying boy’ Lozada ‘playacting’
By Joel Guinto
INQUIRER.net
First Posted 12:19:00 02/08/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- Malacañang played down the testimony of whistleblower Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr. before the Senate investigation on the controversial $329-million ZTE broadband deal on Friday, calling it playacting..
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20080208-117599/Palace-Crying-boy-Lozada-playacting
Cost of corruption: Government projects overpriced by 20%
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Contracts with the Philippine government are usually overpriced by at least 20 percent to facilitate kickbacks, former Philippine Forest Corp. chief Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr. told the Senate yesterday.
http://philstar.com/index..php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080208152
‘Ma’m, ES,’ other Palace execs linked to obstruction of justice
By Christina Mendez
Saturday, February 9, 2008
The latest witness to drop a bombshell in the Senate investigations into the national broadband network (NBN) controversy linked yesterday Palace officials led by a certain “Ma’m” and “ES” to his travails, which began with his forced trip to Hong Kong to keep him from testifying before the Senate.
http://philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080208153
Rallies banned at EDSA Shrine
By Non Alquitran
Saturday, February 9, 2008
History might repeat itself, and the administration is taking no chances.
Following the revelations of Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr. about the national broadband network (NBN) deal, policemen have been deployed to secure the EDSA Shrine – the scene of people power II – to prevent protest rallies in the area.
http://philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080208154
Petron, Shell roll back LPG prices by P5.50/kg
By Donnabelle Gatdula
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Petron Corp. and Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. yesterday rolled back the price of their liquefied petroleum gas products by another 50 centavos per kilo or P5.50 per 11-kg LPG cylinder.
http://philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080208156
JDV staying on as Lakas president; Pichay eyes post
By Perseus Echeminada
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Former Surigao del Sur Rep. Prospero Pichay expressed his desire yesterday to be the next president of the ruling Lakas-CMD party if former Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. will be replaced during the party’s national directorate meeting at the end of the month.
http://philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080208155
JDV willing to coalesce with opposition
By Jess Diaz
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Former Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. said yesterday he is willing to coalesce with the opposition and support a common presidential candidate in the 2010 elections.
http://philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080208167
Nograles: I will not be Arroyos’ puppet
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Newly installed Speaker Prospero Nograles said yesterday he would not be a puppet of the Arroyos who worked for the ouster of former Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. and his election as the latter’s replacement.
http://philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080208169
DOJ to summon Abalos, Joey III de V, Neri on NBN
By Mike Frialde
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez said yesterday his office will invite for questioning former Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman Benjamin Abalos, former PhilForest president Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr., Commission on Higher Education chairman and former National Economic and Development Authority chief Romulo Neri and Jose “Joey” de Venecia III in the probe ordered by President Arroyo to identify those liable for violation of procurement and anti-graft laws related to the $329-million national broadband network (NBN) deal.
http://philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080208171
CBCP, church group offer
protection to ZTE witness
By William B. Depasupil, Reporter
Bishops, a church group and a senator have thrown their support behind embattled Rodolfo “Jun” Lozada Jr., a witness to the alleged wheeling and dealing by private individuals and government officials on the scrapped $330-million national broadband network project.
http://manilatimes.net/national/2008/feb/09/yehey/top_stories/20080209top2.html
President’s husband denies
Abalos had called him on ZTE
By James Konstantin Galvez and Angelo S. Samonte, Reporters
Jose Miguel “Mike” Arroyo, the embattled husband of the President, denied on Friday the allegations of Rodolfo “Jun” Lozada Jr. that he was brokering the controversial broadband deal.
http://manilatimes.net/national/2008/feb/09/yehey/top_stories/20080209top3.html
Abalos threatens libel,
perjury raps vs. Lozada
By Francis Earl A. Cueto, Reporter
Benjamin Abalos Sr., the beleaguered former chairman of the Commission on Elections on Friday threatened to file charges of libel and bribery against Rodolfo “Jun” Lozada Jr.
http://manilatimes.net/national/2008/feb/09/yehey/top_stories/20080209top4.html
Military just ‘watching’
ZTE probe, on standby
The Armed Forces on Friday assuaged the public fears of restiveness in the military by avoiding to comment on the broadband deal, while the Philippine National Police again denied abducting star witness Rodolfo “Jun” Lozada Jr.
http://manilatimes.net/national/2008/feb/09/yehey/top_stories/20080209top5.html
ZTE probe worries Chinese officials
By Francis Earl A.. Cueto, Reporter
The Chinese government has expressed concern that the ongoing Senate probe over the Philippines’ controversial broadband deal with its ZTE Corp.. is painting a negative image on how it conducts business.
http://manilatimes.net/national/2008/feb/09/yehey/top_stories/20080209top6.html
Mike denies getting
call, attending dinner
JOSE Miguel Arroyo yesterday denied ever receiving a phone call from former Elections chairman Benjamin Abalos Sr. concerning the national broadband network as alleged by Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/feb09/news2.htm
Palace officials behind
HK trip, abduction
MALACAÑANG officials tried to stop Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr. from testifying in the anomalous NBN-ZTE deal by sending him to Hong Kong on a contrived official trip.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/feb09/news3.htm
Marking the beginning
of the end of Gloria?
THE Makati Business Club yesterday expressed outrage that ZTE star witness Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr. was abducted by the police last Tuesday in the guise of securing him.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/feb09/news4.htm
Mendoza: Lozada who?
Administration officials described resigned Philippine Forest Corp. president and Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr. as a "cry baby" whose role in the $329.4 million national broadband network (NBN) project with China’s Zhong Xing Telecommunications (ZTE) Corp. they could not ascertain.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/feb09/news6.htm
DOJ ready to investigate
ZTE deal
FIVE months after the broadband project was scrapped, the Department of Justice will investigate the alleged corruption that led to the scrapping of the $329 million supply contract with the Chinese firm ZTE Corp.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/feb09/news7.htm
Nograles retains committee heads in the House
By BEN R. ROSARIO
Speaker Prospero Nograles yesterday said a status quo on House committee memberships will be maintained to ensure continuity in legislative work even as he rejected the courtesy resignations of two House committee officials known as loyalists to former Speaker Jose de Venecia.
http://www.mb.com.ph/MAIN20080209116551.html
First Gentleman brushes off Senate witness’ charges
First Gentleman Atty. Jose Miguel Arroyo yesterday broke his silence over allegations of his involvement in the controversial $ 329-million National Broadband Network (NBN) deal and denied ever receiving a phone call from former Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman Benjamin Abalos Sr. concerning the cancelled project.
http://www.mb.com.ph/MAIN20080209116554.html
WB okays loan to Bicol power rehab
WASHINGTON — The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved a US.94 million loan to the Philippine government to help the National Transmission Corporation (TransCo) stabilize the power supply in the Bicol region in southern Philippines by replacing electricity transmission infrastructure damaged by typhoons in 2006.
http://www.mb.com.ph/BSNS20080209116543.html
Pagdukot kay Lozada may basbas ni GMA?
By: Marlon Purificacion
ALAM umano ng Pangulong Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo ang ginawang pagdukot sa star-witness na si Engr. Rodolfo ‘Noel’ Lozada.
http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2008-02-09&sec=1&aid=48776
Miriam tries to whittle down witness
By: Bernadette E. Tamayo
SEN. Miriam Defensor-Santiago yesterday tried to question the credibility of former Philippine Forest Corp. head now star witness Rodolfo Noel Lozada, Jr., by insinuating that he almost allowed the overpricing of the national broadband network deal with China’s ZTE Corp..
http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2008-02-09&sec=1&aid=48808
He cried, joked at Senate hearing
By: Bernadette E. Tamayo
RODOLFO Noel Lozada Jr. cried, confessed fear, joked, and laughed when he testified at yesterday’s resumption of the Senate hearing on the controversial $329-million national broadband network deal with China’s ZTE Corp.
http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2008-02-09&sec=1&aid=48810
Abalos, Neri face probe
By: Hector Lawas
JUSTICE Secretary Raul Gonzalez yesterday said that aside from former Commission on Elections chairman Benjamin Abalos, Commission on Higher Education head Romulo Neri will also be summoned to explain his involvement in the controversial $329.5 million ZTE broadband deal.
http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2008-02-09&sec=1&aid=48811
We’re with you, bishops tell Lozada
By: Lee Ann P. Ducusin
THE influential Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines yesterday vowed to support Rodolfo Lozada, a key witness in the Senate probe into alleged kickbacks in the controversial multi-billion dollar broadband network deal with China’s ZTE.
http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2008-02-09&sec=1&aid=48816
Lozada tinanggalan ng security ng PNP
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Matapos igiit na hindi siya humingi ng security escort, pinatanggalan na kahapon ng police escort ni PNP Chief Director Gen. Avelino Razon Jr., si ZTE witness Rodolfo “Jun” Lozada Jr.
http://philstar.com/index.php?Bansa&p=50&type=2&sec=54&aid=2008020889
ONLINE NEWS MONITORING
February 10, 2008 Mind Bullet Inc.
I.BANNER STORIES
1. Philippine Daily Inquirer
Cory Aquino visits Lozada
By Juliet Labog-Javellana, Michael Lim Ubac
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 00:49:00 02/10/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- Former President Corazon Aquino on Saturday afternoon visited Rodolfo Noel “Jun” Lozada Jr., the Senate’s star witness in the NBN-ZTE probe, to give him encouragement and moral support.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080210-117882/Cory-Aquino-visits-Lozada
2. The Philippine Star
Lozada at point of no return
By Aurea Calica
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Saying he’s reached a point of no return, Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr. is ready to face First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo and other prominent individuals he implicated in the alleged anomalies surrounding the botched $329-million national broadband network (NBN) deal with ZTE Corp. of China.
http://philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080209128
3. Manila Times
Defense Chief Teodoro
vows fair probe of Sulu killings
By Anthony Vargas, Reporter and Al Jacinto, Correspondent
More than 50 soldiers, including three elite counter-terrorism officers, have been suspended as Defense Sec. Gilbert Teodoro Jr. vowed to conduct an impartial probe on how 12 people were killed in a single ‘encounter’ in Maimbung, on the troubled island of Jolo, Sulu.
http://manilatimes.net/national/2008/feb/10/yehey/metro/20080210met1.html
4. Malaya
5. Manila Bulletin
Cabinet men won’t attend hearings
DoTC Secretary Mendoza cites executive privilege
By DAVID CAGAHASTIAN
Department of Transportation and Communications (DoTC) Secretary Leandro Mendoza said yesterday Cabinet members would no longer attend Senate hearings on the $ 329-million National Broadband Network (NBN) project, citing executive privilege on their knowledge on President Arroyo’s role in the approval of the project.
http://www.mb.com.ph/MAIN20080210116677.html
6. The Daily Tribune
7. Abante
RESBAK KAY LOZADA HINATAW NA!
Nina BOYET JADULCO, JULIET DE LOZA, JB SALARZON, IRISH ANN CRUZ at GRACE VELASCO
Tahasang sinabi kahapon ni Sen. Panfilo ‘Ping’ Lacson na nagsimula nang ihataw ng pamahalaang Arroyo ang kanilang resbak kay National Broadband Network (NBN)-ZTE Corp. deal witness Rodolfo Noel ‘Jun’ Lozada Jr.
http://abante.com.ph/issue/feb1008/default.htm
8. Abante-Tonite
9. Pilipino Star Ngayon
8 sibilyan patay sa bakbakan sa Sulu
Ni Joy Cantos
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Matapos ang pag¬ka¬matay ng walong inosen¬teng sibilyan na diuma¬no’y naipit sa bakbakan ng tropa ng pamahalaan at ng mga bandidong Abu Sayyaf, sinuspinde kaha¬pon ni Defense Secretary Gil¬berto Teodoro ang ma¬higit 50 sundalo sa la¬la¬wigan ng Sulu.
http://philstar.com/index.php?Bansa&p=50&type=2&sec=54&aid=2008020980
10. Journal
'GET LOZADA'
By: Efren Montano
NBN witness warned of criminal raps
NATIONAL broadband network deal witness Rodolfo Lozada, Jr. faces criminal suits.
http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2008-02-10&sec=1&aid=48903
11. Business World
12. Business Mirror
II. POLITICAL
Arroyo quiet but hurting, says Medy Poblador
By Michael Lim Ubac
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 02:18:00 02/10/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- President Macapagal-Arroyo may look like she is impervious to the NBN-ZTE and other scandals roiling her and her family, but she is hurting and has chosen to take the attacks against the First Family quietly.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080210-117893/Arroyo-quiet-but-hurting-says-Medy-Poblador
Razon: Mission accomplished, Lozada alive
By Alcuin Papa
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 02:21:00 02/10/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- “Mission accomplished. Lozada is alive and unharmed.”
This is how Philippine National Police Director General Avelino Razon Jr.. sees the now controversial role of his organization in the alleged abduction of Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr., the Senate’s star witness in its probe into the NBN-ZTE deal.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080210-117895/Razon-Mission-accomplished-Lozada-alive
‘Time for JDV to cut party ties’--Ermita
By Michael Lim Ubac, TJ Burgonio
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 02:26:00 02/10/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- The reaction of Malacañang and its allies in the House of Representatives to the news that ousted Speaker Jose de Venecia had hosted a dinner for opposition leaders was quick and curt. It’s time for him to quit as president of the ruling Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats party, said Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080210-117896/Time-for-JDV-to-cut-party-ties--Ermita
The Speaker’s wife: High-profile job for low-key person
By Norman Bordadora
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 02:29:00 02/10/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- She was among the first to embrace Pangasinan Rep.. Jose de Venecia after his dramatic ouster as Speaker early last week, whispering ‘’I love you” to the politically wounded man.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080210-117897/The-Speakers-wife-High-profile-job-for-low-key-person
Apostol draws flak for racial remark against Lozada
By Alcuin Papa, Tina Santos
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 02:30:00 02/10/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- Messages of protest poured in from Manila to Mindanao against Malacañang lawyer Sergio Apostol’s racist remark about NBN-ZTE star witness Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080210-117898/Apostol-draws-flak-for-racial-remark-against-Lozada
Ermita says Senate probe meant to weaken his boss
By Michael Lim Ubac
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 20:57:00 02/09/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- The continued Senate inquiry into the scrapped ZTE broadband deal is aimed at “weakening” the Arroyo presidency, Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said Saturday.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20080209-117852/Ermita-says-Senate-probe-meant-to-weaken-his-boss
Party at The Firm: 2010 bets invited, but not GMA, FG
By Delon Porcalla
Sunday, February 10, 2008
The once notoriously popular law firm identified with the First Couple will celebrate tomorrow the return of its seven partners, and invited all presidential aspirants but not President Arroyo and First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo to the celebration.
http://philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080209129
What was Drilon doing at Senate?
By Reinir Padua
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Environment Secretary Lito Atienza expressed concern about the possible involvement of former Senate President Frankiln Drilon in Rodolfo Lozada Jr.’s testimony at the Senate inquiry on the national broadband network (NBN) controversy.
http://philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080209130
Razon: We carried out our mission
By James Mananghaya
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Avelino Razon Jr. defended the policemen who reportedly fetched Rodolfo Lozada Jr. from the airport, saying they were only doing their job to secure the witness.
http://philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080209131
Kampi says ‘no’ to Lakas merger
Sunday, February 10, 2008
The head of President Arroyo’s political party Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino (Kampi) ruled out yesterday a merger with the pro-administration Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD).
http://philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080209132
After ousting JDV, Kampi leaders want ‘attrition revamp’ at House
By Perseus Echeminada
Sunday, February 10, 2008
The Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino (Kampi) is pushing for an “attrition revamp” at the House of Representatives to effect overdue reforms aimed at uplifting the image of the House.
http://philstar..com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080209137
Atienza, Razon to clarify Lozada caper before Senate tomorrow
By Marvin Sy
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Lito Atienza and Philippine National Police chief Director General Avelino Razon Jr. will appear before the Senate on Monday to clarify allegations of Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr., key witness in the Senate inquiry into the national broadband network (NBN) deal, that he was snatched by policemen after disembarking from a plane at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Malacañang said yesterday.
http://philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080209138
Palace to Senate: Let the court decide on NBN deal
By Marvin Sy
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Malacañang urged the Senate yesterday to bring the issue of the alleged overpriced $329-million national broadband network (NBN) deal to the courts, being the proper forum for addressing the alleged anomalies.
http://philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080209140
Party at The Firm: 2010 bets invited, but not GMA, FG
By Delon Porcalla
Sunday, February 10, 2008
The once notoriously popular law firm identified with the First Couple will celebrate tomorrow the return of its seven partners, and invited all presidential aspirants but not President Arroyo and First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo to the celebration.
http://philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080209129
PNP lauds men for ‘securing’ Lozada
By Anthony Vargas, Reporter
THE Philippine National Police (PNP) has commended its own men that took “custody” for almost two days of Rodolfo Lozada Jr., a witness in the Senate’s hearing on the botched ZTE broadband deal.
http://manilatimes.net/national/2008/feb/10/yehey/metro/20080210met3.html
Arroyo administration
does rights balancing acts
By Nora O. Gamolo, Senior Desk Editor
How will the Arroyo administration report to the United Nations Human Rights Council in April?
http://manilatimes.net/national/2008/feb/10/yehey/top_stories/20080210top2.html
Chief Razon insists he is making PNP a ‘fortress to protect human rights’
Along with other high officials, principally DENR Secretary Lito Atienza and Interior Secretary Ronald Puno, Philippine National Police Director General Avelino I. Razon Jr. has been criticized by columnists and broadcast commentators for allegedly concocting lies to prove in vain that policemen were out to protect whistleblower Rodolfo Noel Lozada and not to abduct him.
http://manilatimes.net/national/2008/feb/10/yehey/top_stories/20080210top4.html
Comelec to speed up resolution of cases
By E. T. SUAREZ
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has resolved to expedite the resolution of all pending election cases allowing no more postponement of scheduled hearings except on extremely meritorious grounds.
http://www.mb.com.ph/MAIN20080210116678.html
Nograles vows to push Mindanao railway network
By BEN R, ROSARIO
Alleged irregularities in railway projects in Luzon will not stop House Speaker Prospero Nograles from pursuing the proposed multi-million-dollar Mindanao railway network which the government believes will spur economic development in the region.
http://www.mb.com.ph/MAIN20080210116679.html
Accomplished mission in protecting Lozada — PNP
The Philippine National Police (PNP) believes that it accomplished its mission in providing security to National Broadband Network (NBN) deal witness Rodolfo Lozada Jr., former president of the Philippine Forest Corp.
http://www.mb.com.ph/MTNN20080210116676.html
Wakwak-Lozada isinubo
Nina Boyet Jadulco at Grace Velasco
Matapos akusahan ni Sen. Mar Roxas na ‘sinubuan’ ng mga dokumento ng Malacañang si Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago para wasakin ang kredibilidad ng star witness sa kontrobersyal na broadband deal, inamin naman mismo ng senadora na ‘bigay’ nga sa kanya ang ‘dossier’ na pinangwakwak niya kay Rodolfo Noel ‘Jun’ Lozada Jr. kamakalawa.
http://abante.com.ph/issue/feb1008/news02.htm
Abalos to sue Lozada for libel
By: Jerico Javier
EMBATTLED former Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chair Benjamin Abalos Sr., announced that they would file libel charges against ZTE National Broadband Network (NBN)-Government deal star witness Rodolfo “Jun” Lozada Jr..
http://philstar.com/index.php?p=38
Tauhan ng DENR ang sumundo kay Lozada sa NAIA -- Razon
By: Zaida delos Reyes-Palanca
TAUHAN ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) ang sumundo sa star witness ng kontrobersyal ng ZTE broadband deal mula sa Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) at siyang nagturn-over sa mga alagad ng batas.
http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2008-02-10&sec=4&aid=48882
Airport officials nangakong dadalo na sa Senate hearing
NAKATANGGAP na ng summons mula sa Senado kamakalawa ng hapon ang mga opisyal ng airport na diumano ay sangkot sa diumano ay puwersahang pagkakatangay kay national broadband network (NBN) star witness Engineer Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr. nang ito ay dumating sa Pilipinas mula Hongkong.
http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2008-02-10&sec=4&aid=48886
February 11, 2008 Mind Bullet Inc.
I.BANNER STORIES
1. Philippine Daily Inquirer
CBCP hails Lozada, De Venecia son
‘They may yet save RP from shady deals’
By Margaux Ortiz, Nikko Dizon
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 22:56:00 02/10/2008
MANILA, Philippines--The Roman Catholic Church leadership in the Philippines said on Sunday the exposés made by electronics expert Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr. and businessman Jose "Joey" de Venecia III on alleged kickbacks in the $329-million National Broadband Network (NBN) project may have saved the country from the grip of scandalous deals and "personal and family interests."
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080210-117999/CBCP_hails_Lozada,_De_Venecia_son
2. The Philippine Star
Communal action needed after NBN exposé – CBCP
By Edu Punay
Monday, February 11, 2008
The Church broke its silence yesterday on accusations of unbridled corruption in government, with the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) calling for “communal action” after the “public confession” made by resigned environment official Rodolfo Lozada Jr.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080210110
3. Manila Times
ZTE probe to be expanded
Palace allows its officials to attend hearing
By Efren L. Danao, Senior Reporter
The Senate hearing on the aborted $330-million broadband deal is expected to continue today, with the new star witness claiming he has said everything Friday and with government allowing officials —except Romulo Neri—to attend.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/feb/11/yehey/top_stories/20080211top1.html
4. Malaya
Malacañang execs take hot seat today Abalos threatensto sue Lozada
BY JOCELYN MONTEMAYOR
GOVERNMENT officials will have their chance to rebut the claims by ZTE star witness Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr. last Friday that he was abducted after Malacañang yesterday gave its consent for them to attend the Senate hearing on the $329-million NBN-ZTE deal.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/feb11/news1.htm
5. Manila Bulletin
6. The Daily Tribune
Protest, grilling to meet Gloria’s men at Senate
By Sherwin C. Olaes
02/11/2008
All the President’s men except for former Socio-Economic Planning Secretary Romulo Neri that key Senate witness Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr. named among those involved in the cover-up operations of the anomalous National Broadband Network (NBN) deal with Chinese supplier ZTE would attend today’s Senate inquiry, according to Malacañang.
http://www.tribune.net.ph/headlines/20080211hed1.html
7. Abante
WASAKIN SI LOZADA!-- PALASYO
Handa ako! -- Jun
Abante Reportorial Team
•CBCP todo suporta sa NBN witness
•GMA kabado sa troop movement
•Senado dadagsain ng rally
Gigibain ng Malacañang ang kredibilidad ng star witness sa kontrobersyal na maanomalyang National Broadband Network (NBN) deal.
http://www.abante.com.ph/issue/feb1108/default.htm
8. Abante-Tonite
LOZADA BIBIGYAN NG IMMUNITY SA KASO
Ni Rey Marfil
Sa dami ng mga kaso na posibleng iharap ng Malacañang upang maresbakan si dating Philippine Forest Corporation (Philforest) president Rodolfo Lozada Jr., isang immunity ang ilalatag ng Mataas na Kapulungan ng Kongreso, katulad ng nangyari kay dating Ilocos Sur Governor Luis ‘Chavit’ Singson na nagbunyag sa jueteng scandal laban kay dating Pangulong Joseph Estrada.
http://www.abante-tonite.com/issue/feb1108/news_headline.htm
9. Pilipino Star Ngayon
Face-off sa Senado!
Nina Rudy Andal, Danilo Garcia at Edwin Balasa
Monday, February 11, 2008
Nakatakdang magharap ngayong umaga sa Senado ang NBN-ZTE witness na si Rodolfo “Jun” Lozada, Jr. at mga opisyal ng Arroyo government na kanyang isinangkot sa umano’y maanomalyang broadband deal sa pagpapatuloy ng pagdinig sa nakanselang proyekto.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Bansa&p=50&type=2&sec=54&aid=2008021054
10. Journal
LIAR! LIAR!
By: Alvin Murcia
Abalos denies Lozada tale, readies P200-M libel suit
FORMER Commission on Elections Chairman Benjamin Abalos vehemently denied allegations that he pushed the proposal of ZTE Corp. for a national broadband project because he was to get a $130 million commission from the deal.
http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2008-02-11&sec=1&aid=48991
11. Business World
P30-B leakage to graft feared
THE GOVERNMENT stands to lose as much as P29.53 billion of its capital spending this year to graft and corruption, estimates of the Makati Business Club (MBC) show.
http://bworldonline.com/BW021108/content.php?id=001
12. Business Mirror
STRICT TERMS OF REFERENCE BLAMED FOR FAILURE OF FIRST 2 ATTEMPTS TO SELL 1.2 HECTARES
3rd bid for Boni’s best lots set
By Max V. de Leon
Reporter
THE Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) makes a third attempt to sell off its 1.2-hectare “primest lot” in Bonifacio Global City (BGC) within the month, with high hopes the “more reasonable” terms of reference (TOR) this time will finally result in an acceptable bid.
http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/02112008/headlines01.html
II. POLITICAL
(UPDATE 2) Abalos to file up to P200-M libel suit vs Lozada
By Kristine L. Alave
Agence France-Presse, Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 11:08:00 02/10/2008
MANILA, Philippines--Former Commission on Elections Chairman Benjamin Abalos Jr. announced on Sunday his intention to file a P100-P200-million libel suit against National Broadband Network deal witness Rodolfo "Jun" Lozada Jr. for directly linking him to the bribes and overpricing in the now-scrapped contract.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20080210-117952/Abalos-to-file-libel-case-vs-Lozada
GMA7 denies agreeing to control Lozada presscon
By Nikko Dizon
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 21:30:00 02/10/2008
MANILA, Philippines--Television network GMA-7 said on Sunday it never agreed to managing a press conference for broadband deal star witness Rodolfo Noel "Jun" Lozada Jr. in which he was expected to clear Malacañang of any wrongdoing in the overpricing and bribery scandal.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20080210-117985/GMA7-denies-agreeing-to-control-Lozada-presscon
Lozada returns P50,000 given by ex-Palace exec
By Juliet Labog-Javellana
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 19:29:00 02/10/2008
MANILA, Philippines--Return to sender.
An envelope containing P50,000.00 given to the Senate's star witness on the broadband deal, Rodolfo Noel "Jun" Lozada Jr., is going to be returned to the giver, former presidential chief of staff Michael "Mike" Defensor.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20080210-117980/Lozada-returns-P50000-given-by-ex-Palace-exec
Lozada: Police shadowed me even in La Salle
By Juliet Labog-Javellana
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 17:42:00 02/10/2008
MANILA, Philippines--The moment he stepped out of the plane on Tuesday afternoon, soldiers forcibly took former Philippine Forest Corp. chief executive officer Rodolfo Noel "Jun" Lozada Jr. and led him out through the highly secured exit reserved for presidents and drove him around to as far as Laguna before being transferred to a group of policemen.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20080210-117969/Lozada-Police-shadowed-me-even-in-La-Salle
ANALYSIS
Kampi emerging as dominant party by 2010
By Amando Doronila
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 08:42:00 02/11/2008
The toppling of Jose De Venecia Jr. as Speaker of the House of Representatives has triggered a ground-shaking political realignment, threatening the disintegration of Lakas-CMD as the dominant political party in the majority coalition in the House and its absorption by the Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino (Kampi), President Macapagal-Arroyo’s party.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080211-118061/Kampi-emerging-as-dominant-party-by-2010
Rodriguez: Charter change next on Palace agenda
By TJ Burgonio
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 08:41:00 02/11/2008
After ousting Speaker Jose De Venecia and consolidating its hold on the House of Representatives, Malacañang’s next big move will likely be the revival of the move to amend the Constitution, according to Cagayan de Oro Rep. Rufus Rodriguez, a spokesperson of the opposition.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080211-118060/Rodriguez-Charter-change-next-on-Palace-agenda
Atienza, Razon face off with Lozada at Senate today
By Paolo Romero
Monday, February 11, 2008
The Cabinet and other government officials are raring to testify in today’s Senate hearing into the scrapped $329-million national broadband network (NBN) deal and turn the tables on witness Rodolfo “Jun” Lozada, who they claimed has “nothing to offer but hearsay.”
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080210111
Lozada reunites with family after abduction
By Aurea Calica
Monday, February 11, 2008
Senate witness Rodolfo Lozada Jr. took his day off yesterday as he reunited with family after his “abduction” at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on his arrival from Hong Kong last Tuesday.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080210115
Defensor admits giving P50,000 to Lozada
Monday, February 11, 2008
Former presidential chief of staff Michael Defensor will testify at the Senate to explain why he gave P50,000 to Senate star witness Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080210116
Nograles wants reorganization in House limited to secretariat
By Jess Diaz
Monday, February 11, 2008
Newly installed Speaker Prospero Nograles said yesterday he does not intend to reorganize the more than 60 standing and special committees of the House of Representatives.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080210117
Abalos prepares to file ‘major’ cases against Lozada
An ally of President Gloria denied Sunday claims he brokered a lucrative telecommunications contract now at the center of a corruption scandal engulfing the government.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/feb/11/yehey/top_stories/20080211top2.html
Mar, Tsinoys hit ‘racial slur,’ as Apostol apologizes
By Efren L. Danao, Senior Reporter
Sen. Mar Roxas 2nd and a group of Tsinoy businessmen lashed out at the “racial slur” uttered by Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Sergio Apostol against a key witness in the national broadband controversy.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/feb/11/yehey/top_stories/20080211top3.html
Lakas, Kampi unite for 2010
By William B. Depasupil, Reporter
OFFICIALS of the country’s two most dominant political parties, the Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats and the Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino, will formalize their merger and reorganization plans in preparation for the 2010 elections.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/feb/11/yehey/metro/20080211met1.html
Nograles speeds up reform in House
Speaker Prospero Nograles is speeding up reforms in the House of Representatives, announcing over the weekend the creation of an ad hoc transition committee that will review and implement proposals pertaining to reforms in the chamber.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/feb/11/yehey/metro/20080211met3.html
CBCP: Lozada may yet save country from shady deals
THE Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) yesterday hailed Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr. for his decision to testify in the Senate’s investigation on the $329 million national broadband network (NBN) project despite tremendous pressure and death threats.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/feb11/news2.htm
Racist slur slammed
SEN. Mar Roxas II and the Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc., yesterday lashed at chief presidential counsel Sergio Apostol for his racial slur on ZTE star witness Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/feb11/news3.htm
Smear job stepped up; NBN witness, JdV links floated
By Angie M. Rosales
02/11/2008
On the same day that Malacañang had denied it, the demolition job on star Senate witness on the anomalous National Broadband Network (NBN) deal Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr. seems to have been stepped up yesterday.
http://www.tribune.net.ph/headlines/20080211hed2.html
Cha-cha not now — Nograles
02/11/2008
Amid reports that the ouster of former Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. would pave the way for changes in the Constitution, newly elected Speaker Davao City Rep. Prospero Nograles yesterday said now is not the time for Charter change (Cha-cha).
http://www.tribune.net.ph/headlines/20080211hed4.html
Apostol kinuyog sa ‘racist remark’
(Rey Marfil/Rose Miranda)
Kinuyog ng iba’t ibang sektor, maging ng mga miyembro ng opposition bloc sa Senado ang legal counsel ni Pangulong Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo kaugnay sa ‘racist remark’ laban kay dating Philippine Forest Corporation (Philforest) president Rodolfo Lozada Jr.
http://www.abante-tonite.com/issue/feb1108/news_story2.htm
Pagbabago sa kamara isusulong
(Eralyn Prado)
Ang maibangon ang nasirang imahe ng Mababang Kapulungan gayundin ang maisaayos ang performance nito ang sisikaping maisakatuparan ng bagong liderato.
http://www.abante.com.ph/issue/feb1108/news03.htm
Gloria boys haharap sa Senado
ni: Rey Marfil
Mistulang lumambot at napaso ang Malacañang sa kinasasangkutang broadband scandal matapos kasahan ang inaabangang pakikipag-showdown ng mga alipores ni Pangulong Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo kay dating Philippine Forest Corporation (Philforest) president Rodolfo ‘Jun’ Lozada Jr.
http://www.abante-tonite.com/issue/feb1108/news_story3.htm
Abalos pinakakasuhan sa Ombudsman
ni: Rey Marfil
Kinalampag ni Senate minority floor leader Aquilino ‘Nene’ Pimentel Jr., ang tanggapan ni Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez kasabay ang panawagang tapusin ang imbestigasyon kay dating Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman Benjamin Abalos, partikular ang isinampang graft case ng Akbayan party-list group ngayong nagsalita na si dating Philippine Forest Corporation (Philforest) president Rodolfo Lozada Jr., tungkol sa broadband scandal.
http://www.abante-tonite.com/issue/feb1108/news_story5.htm
ZTE-NBN scandal nag-ugat sa 2004 elections -- Binay
Tinunton kahapon ni Makati Mayor at United Opposition (UNO) president Jejomar C. Binay ang pinag-ugatan ng ZTE-National Broadband Network (NBN) scandal na nag-umpisa noong May 2004 presidential election at sa “transactional arrangements” na ginawa upang matiyak ang panalo ni Pangulong Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo laban kay opposition bet Fernando Poe Jr.
http://www.abante-tonite.com/issue/feb1108/news_story6.htm
Public apology hingi ng mga Tsinoy kay Apostol
Monday, February 11, 2008
Hiniling kahapon ni Sen. Mar Roxas na dapat humingi ng public apology si Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Sergio Apostol dahil sa ginawa umano nitong pambabastos sa Filipino-Chinese community.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Bansa&p=50&type=2&sec=54&aid=2008021056
CBCP hails Lozada, JdV
By: Lee Ann P. Ducusin
THE Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines yesterday lauded former House Speaker Jose de Venecia, Jr. and Senate witness and resigned environment official Rodolfo Lozada, Jr. for their courage in exposing questionable deals entered into by the government.
http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2008-02-11&sec=1&aid=49000
Apostol: So sorry
By: Tess Bedico
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Sergio Apostol apologized to the Filipino-Chinese community for his racist remarks against Senate witness Rodolfo Noel Lozada, Jr. saying it was an “unintended slur.”
http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2008-02-11&sec=1&aid=48999
February 12, 2008 Mind Bullet Inc.
I.BANNER STORIES
1. Philippine Daily Inquirer
Arroyo men, Lozada clash
Protection, execs claim; abduction, witness says
By Gil C. Cabacungan Jr., Dona Pazzibugan, TJ Burgonio
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 01:09:00 02/12/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- He looked bewildered as a parade of administration witnesses disputed in a nationally televised Senate hearing his claim that he was kidnapped by soldiers, and suggestions that President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was somehow involved.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080212-118242/Arroyo_men,_Lozada_clash
2. The Philippine Star
Atienza clears Ma’am; government men deny kidnap
By Christina Mendez
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Environment Secretary Lito Atienza denied yesterday dragging President Arroyo’s name in a conversation with Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr. after the the latter was taken from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, saying it was not “Ma’am” but “Manny” whom he was referring to.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080211160
3. Manila Times
Govt debunks ‘kidnapping’
Lozada says he was living in fear
By Efren L. Danao, Senior Reporter
Broadband key witness Rodolfo “Jun” Lozada Jr. said he had been threatened by the men of former Chairman Benjamin Abalos Sr. of the Commission on Elections and had been in fear of his life from them.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/feb/12/yehey/top_stories/20080212top1.html
4. Malaya
Palace offensive fails to convince senators
Lozada: I did not ask for protection
BY JP LOPEZ
GOVERNMENT and police officials yesterday failed to convince senators that ZTE witness Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr. was not abducted as the lawmakers saw a clear effort by the executive branch to prevent him from testifying.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/feb12/news1.htm
5. Manila Bulletin
6. The Daily Tribune
7. Abante
LOZADA, HINDI NAGIBA!
(Boyet Jadulco/Grace Velasco)
‘Kinuyog’ kahapon ng mga opisyal ng pamahalaang Arroyo si Rodolfo Noel ‘Jun’ Lozada Jr. sa pagpapatuloy ng hearing ng Senado sa kontrobersyal na $329 milyong National Broadband Network (NBN) deal upang sama-samang pabulaanan ang pahayag nitong siya’y tinangay ng pulisya nang labag sa kanyang kagustuhan noong Pebrero 5.
http://www.abante.com.ph/issue/feb1208/default.htm
8. Abante-Tonite
GLORIA BOYS NAGKASABIT-SABIT
Ni Rey Marfil
Sa kagustuhang mawasak ang testimonya ni broadband star witness Rodolfo ‘Jun’ Lozada, mistulang lalo pang nagkasabit-sabit ang mga galamay ni Pangulong Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo nang humarap ang mga ito sa Senado kahapon.
http://www.abante-tonite.com/issue/feb1208/news_headline.htm
9. Pilipino Star Ngayon
Lozada nagpakidnap
Nina Malou Escudero, Rudy Andal at Rose Tamayo-Tesoro
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Kung maituturing na kidnapping ang pagbibigay ng security escort sa isang tao, nangangahulugan na si ZTE probe star witness Rodolfo Lozada Jr. ang nagpakidnap sa kanyang sarili dahil siya ang humiling ng security assistance nang bumalik siya mula sa Hong Kong kamakailan.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Bansa&p=50&type=2&sec=54&aid=2008021135
10. Journal
CHURCH WORRIES PALACE
By: Tess Bedico
Malacañang welcomes but finds cause for concern in bishops’ call for ‘communal action’ vs corruption
MALACAÑANG had mixed reactions to the call of Catholic bishops for “communal action” against corruption.
http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2008-02-12&sec=1&aid=49145
11. Business World
BY BERNARDETTE S. STO. DOMINGO, Reporter
Manila extends tile safeguards
THE GOVERNMENT has approved a final extension of safeguard duties against cheap ceramic imports, giving local players more time to implement reforms aimed at improving their competitiveness.
http://bworldonline.com/BW021208/content.php?id=001
12. Business Mirror
‘BPO-based growth unsustainable’
By Cai U. Ordinario
Reporter
DESPITE the impressive growth rates registered by the services sector in recent years mainly from the robust business-process outsourcing (BPO) firms, the Philippines cannot rely on it to achieve sustainable gross domestic product (GDP) growth.
http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/02122008/headlines01.html
II. POLITICAL
Lawyer denies affidavit ‘for the comfort of Malacañang’
By Gil C. Cabacungan Jr.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 01:50:00 02/12/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- Lawyer Antonio Bautista Monday denied telling Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr. to sign “for the comfort of Malacañang” an affidavit stating that the latter had never met with any government official or politician on the National Broadband Network (NBN) project.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080212-118257/Lawyer-denies-affidavit-for-the-comfort-of-Malacaang
Senate to summon Chinese execs to shed light on NBN deal
By Veronica Uy
INQUIRER.net
First Posted 01:13:00 02/12/2008
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.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20080212-118244/Senate-to-summon-Chinese-execs-to-shed-light-on-NBN-deal
Citizens’ audit of public debt seen to uncover anomalies
By Jocelyn Uy
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 22:36:00 02/11/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- Moved by the "astounding" tale of greed and corruption told by the National Broadband Network contract witness Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr., a group seeking debt reforms is convening an independent audit commission that will seek to uncover all anomalies and questionable transactions in loan-financed contracts entered into by the government.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20080211-118210/Citizens-audit-of-public-debt-seen-to-uncover-anomalies
Speaker nixes parallel probe into Lozada ‘abduction’
By Norman Bordadora
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 21:56:00 02/11/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- The House of Representatives will allow the Senate to go it alone in looking into the alleged abduction and other allegations of national broadband network (NBN) deal witness Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr., Speaker Prospero Nograles indicated.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20080211-118206/Speaker-nixes-parallel-probe-into-Lozada-abduction
Opposition to press for Arroyo’s resignation in Friday rally
By DJ Yap
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 18:33:00 02/11/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- Opposition groups are mounting a demonstration Friday to pressure President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to resign following the revelations of Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr. about the alleged bribes and overpricing tainting the $329-million national broadband network (NBN) contract.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20080211-118183/Opposition-to-press-for-Arroyos-resignation-in-Friday-rally
Ombudsman creates separate panel to probe Lozada ‘kidnap’
By Tetch Torres
INQUIRER.net
First Posted 17:49:00 02/11/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez has created a separate panel to investigate the alleged abduction of Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr., a key witness in the Senate’s inquiry into the scandal-tainted national broadband network (NBN) contract.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20080211-118177/Ombudsman-creates-separate-panel-to-probe-Lozada-kidnap
Senate hearing suspended after senior solons complain
Arroyo blows top at Lozada
By Veronica Uy
INQUIRER.net
First Posted 16:33:00 02/11/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- (UPDATE) The Senate inquiry into the controversial national broadband network (NBN) deal was suspended for a few minutes after Senators Juan Ponce-Enrile and Joker Arroyo complained that the three chairmen were hogging the questioning of the resource persons.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20080211-118161/Senate-hearing-suspended-after-senior-solons-complain
Arroyo on track to complete term--spokesman
By Joel Guinto
INQUIRER.net
First Posted 17:04:00 02/11/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's administration stands on "solid ground" and she is confident of finishing her term in 2010 despite the political turmoil stirred by the inquiry into the scrapped $329-million national broadband network deal, her spokesman said Monday.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20080211-118171/Arroyo-on-track-to-complete-term--spokesman
Lakas will have new president by Feb. 28--exec
De Venecia ouster ‘inevitable’
By Maila Ager
INQUIRER.net
First Posted 15:50:00 02/11/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- The ruling Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats will have a new president by February 28, a ranking official told INQUIRER.net on Monday.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20080211-118153/Lakas-will-have-new-president-by-Feb-28--exec
Joker Arroyo goes wild over fan, fellow Bicolano
By TJ Burgonio
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 01:51:00 02/12/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- Sen. Joker Arroyo Monday lectured whistle-blower Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr. on his supposed inconsistencies and lack of fairness and took a surprise hit in return.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080212-118258/Joker-Arroyo-goes-wild-over-fan-fellow-Bicolano
Arroyo foes vow to stage big protest
By Julie M. Aurelio, DJ Yap
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 06:44:00 02/12/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- Religious groups and leftwing militants on Monday held a rally for the third day running in support of whistle-blower Rodolfo Noel “Jun” Lozada Jr., as other groups warned of a bigger protest on Friday to demand the resignation of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080212-118284/Arroyo-foes-vow-to-stage-big-protest
Senators grill cops: Who is Valeroso?
By Aurea Calica
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Questions on the real identity of a certain retired Master Sergeant Roger Valeroso surfaced at the joint Senate hearing on the national broadband network-ZTE controversy yesterday, as state witness Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr. “identified” the mystery man as among a group of alleged military personnel who “abducted” him at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on Feb. 5.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080211161
Lakas to reorganize before merger talks
By Paolo Romero
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
The ruling Lakas Christian and Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) will start its reorganization and formalize merger talks with the Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino (Kampi) during the party’s expanded national directorate assembly on Feb. 28.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080211166
Church not into ousting governments–bishop
The Catholic Church cautioned Filipinos against raising their hopes too high for another regime change in the country.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/feb/12/yehey/top_stories/20080212top2.html
JDV to lose Lakas post by end-Feb.
By Maricel V. Cruz, Reporter
The ruling Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats will unseat former House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. as party president, as it is expected to have a new president by end of February.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/feb/12/yehey/top_stories/20080212top5.html
Misis ni Joker nakaladkad sa NBN
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Maging ang maybahay ni Sen. Joker Arroyo na si Atty. Alicia Arroyo ay nakaladkad kahapon sa kontrobersiyal na ZTE-NBN deal matapos ibunyag ni Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr. na nagtungo rin siya sa bahay ng senador.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Bansa&p=50&type=2&sec=54&aid=2008021136
Sex case ng abogado nahalungkat
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Ibinuko kahapon ng isang senador ang kaso ni Atty. Antonio Bautista, ang abogadong naghanda ng affidavit ni Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr., matapos matuklasang may kasong kinaharap ito sa University of the Philippines at Ateneo de Manila University.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Bansa&p=50&type=2&sec=54&aid=2008021137
Valeroso nagpanggap na pulis?
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Lumalabas na nagpanggap lamang na pulis ang isang SPO4 Roger Valeroso, ang isa sa mga umano’y dumukot sa star witness sa ZTE deal na si Rodolfo “Jun” Lozada sa Ninoy Aquino International Airport kamakailan dahil ang tunay nitong pagkakakilanlan ay isang Rodolfo Valeroso, isang retiradong master sergeant ng Philippine Air Force at dating kasapi ng Intelligence of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Bansa&p=50&type=2&sec=54&aid=2008021141
His life was in danger, says airport, PNP officials
BY DENNIS GADIL
AIRPORT and police officials yesterday maintained NBN-ZTE star witness Rodolfo Noel Lozada was not abducted, insisting his life was in danger and that he had to be secured when he arrived last February 5 at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport from Hong Kong.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/feb12/news2.htm
‘Gloria, quit!’ call rings anew
BY ASHZEL HACHERO
PRESIDENT Arroyo should resign as she has lost the moral authority to govern the country, the United Opposition yesterday said as it announced plans for a nationwide mass action to pressure her to follow the "constitutional way out" of the impasse.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/feb12/news4.htm
Sobra na. Kilos na. -- Obispo
(Irish Ann Cruz/Rose Miranda/Nilo Marasigan)
“Sobra na sila. Kilos na tayo.”
Ito ang panghihimok sa sambayanan na inihayag kahapon ng isa sa matataas na lider ng Simbahang Katoliko na si Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Oscar Cruz sa gitna ng patuloy na pagbubunyag at pagsisiwalat ni National Broadband Network (NBN)-ZTE Corp. deal star witness Rodolfo Noel ‘Jun’ Lozada Jr. hinggil sa katiwalian at kurakutan sa ilalim ng administrasyong Arroyo.
http://www.abante.com.ph/issue/feb1208/news02.htm
Joker naresbakan ni Lozada
ni: Rey Marfil
Sa halip madiin ang oposisyon sa senaryong nasa likod ng paglutang ni dating Philippine Forest Corporation (Philforest) president Rodolfo ‘Jun’ Lozada Jr., si administration Sen. Joker Arroyo ang naresbakan matapos mabisto ang pakikipag-usap ng kanyang misis sa testigo.
http://www.abante-tonite.com/issue/feb1208/news_story2.htm
Bagong destab, gasgas na!
(Bernard Taguinod)
Kinuwestiyon ng mga militanteng grupo sa Kamara ang motibo ng inilutang na destabilisasyon umano laban sa administrasyon ni Pangulong Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo habang nasa gitna ng pagtestimonya si dating Philippine Forest Corporation (Philforest) president Rodolfo Noel ‘Jun’ Lozada Jr., sa ZTE-National Broadband Network (NBN) contract.
http://www.abante-tonite.com/issue/feb1208/news_story3.htm
JDV boluntaryong pinagbibitiw
(Eralyn Prado)
Marami na umanong kumukumbinsi kay dating House Speaker Jose de Venecia na boluntaryong na lamang itong magbitiw bilang pangulo ng Lakas-CMD.
http://www.abante.com.ph/issue/feb1208/news05.htm
Atienza: Lozada had been talking to senators
ENVIRONMENT Secretary Joselito Atienza yesterday said former Philippine Forest Corp. president Rodolfo Lozada Jr. had been talking with some senators prior to his abrupt return to the Philippines from Hong Kong and his subsequent testimony before the Senate on the scuttled National Broadband Network (NBN) project of ZTE Corp.
http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2008-02-12&sec=1&aid=49136
FVR sasagasaan ni JDV
(Bernard Taguinod)
Hindi maiiwasang masagasaan ni Pangasinan Rep. Jose de Venecia Jr., si dating Pangulong Fidel Ramos kapag sinimulan na nitong ibinunyag ang mga katiwalian ni Pangulong Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
http://www.abante-tonite.com/issue/feb1208/news_story4.htm
Pagdadawit ni Joey, gawa-gawa lang -- Razon
Inilarawan ni businessman Enrique Razon kahapon na maling palagay at gawa-gawa lang ang mapilit umanong pahayag ni Joey de Venecia na nag-uugnay sa kanya sa ZTE controversy.
http://www.abante-tonite.com/issue/feb1208/news_story6.htm
Ombudsman probes Lozada abduction
By: Joel de la Torre
OMBUDSMAN Ma. Merceditas Gutierrez yesterday created a fact-finding panel to investigate the alleged kidnapping of Rodolfo “Noel” Lozada, Jr.
http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2008-02-12&sec=1&aid=49155
Pagkidnap kay Lozada pinasinungalingan ng gov't officials
By: Marlon Purificacion
SAMA-SAMANG pinasinungalingan ng opisyales ni Pangulong Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo ang bintang ni Engineer Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr. na kinidnap siya sa Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) noong Pebrero 5 nang dumating siya sa bansa mula sa “pagtatagong” ginawa sa Hong Kong para umiwas sa gagawing “pagkanta” sa Senate Blue Ribbon Committee ukol sa kanyang nalalaman sa $329-milyong ZTE-NBN project ng pamahalaan.
http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2008-02-12&sec=1&aid=49162
Nograles House ‘cleaning’ begins
By: Raul S. Beltran
THE reforms that newly-installed Speaker Prospero Nograles Jr. wants to enforce at the House of Representatives apparently sent shockwaves to some of its officials, especially those with close ties to former Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr.
http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2008-02-12&sec=4&aid=49079
No House revamp – Nograles
By: Jester P. Manalastas
HOUSE Speaker Prospero Nograles yesterday said he will not initiate a revamp of committee chairmanships at this time, adding it will only create misunderstanding among lawmakers.
http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2008-02-12&sec=4&aid=49118
GMA urged: Resign
By: Alvin Murcia
THE United Opposition has called on President Macapagal-Arroyo to resign since she has lost the moral authority to govern the country.
At the same time, UNO announced mass actions it would mount to force Mrs. Arroyo out of office.
http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2008-02-12&sec=4&aid=49150
February 13, 2008 Mind Bullet Inc.
I.BANNER STORIES
1. Philippine Daily Inquirer
Charter change road show begins
Said to be urgent clamor of local gov’t execs
By Tony Bergonia
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 01:34:00 02/13/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- Faced with renewed demands for her to resign, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s staunchest allies among governors and local government executives have revived a campaign to amend the Constitution, ostensibly to set up a federal form of government.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080213-118492/Charter-change-road-show-begins
2. The Philippine Star
MBC calls on Neri, Atienza to resign
By Michael Punongbayan
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
The Makati Business Club (MBC) called yesterday for the resignation of President Arroyo to allow Vice President Noli de Castro to take over the reins of government.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080212109
3. Manila Times
SC allows ‘Garci tapes’ airing
Chief Justice leads 9-6 vote lifting govt gag order
By Jomar Canlas, Reporter
The Supreme Court ruled that the so-called Hello, Garci tapes can be aired in public.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/feb/13/yehey/top_stories/20080213top1.html
4. Malaya
PNP ‘hides’ Lozada escort
Says family fears for ex-sarge’s life
BY JAY CHUA
THE PNP Aviation Security Group has placed SP04 Rodolfo Valeroso, a retired Army master sergeant who escorted ZTE star witness Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr. upon his arrival from Hong Kong last Feb. 5, in a "safehouse" for his safety.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/feb13/news1.htm
5. Manila Bulletin
Action ordered on corruption issue
GMA directs Favila, Andaya to work with Church, etc.
Palace panels to link up with Church & business sector
By GENALYN D. KABILING
In the wake of growing concerns arising from the controversial National Broadband Network (NBN) project, President Arroyo yesterday ordered two anti-graft government groups to team up with the Church, business, and academe in eliminating corruption in the bureaucracy.
http://www.mb.com.ph/MAIN20080213116867.html
6. The Daily Tribune
GMA, Noli, Cabinet forge prexy deal for Gloria exit
By Ninez Cacho-Olivares Editor in ChiefEXCLUSIVE
Her days in Malacañang are numbered and her stay in the Palace may be over sooner than expected, as even President Arroyo’s Cabinet members are said to be plotting her “constitutional” ouster, forcing her removal from the presi-dency and installing Vice President Noli de Castro as president, by invoking Section 11, Paragraph 2 of Article Vll of the Constitution, a Palace insider who rejected the plan told the Tribune yesterday.
http://www.tribune.net.ph/headlines/20080213hed1.html
7. Abante
MALIWANAG NA KIDNAP! – VILLAR
Ni BOYET JADULCO
Kumbinsido mismo ang liderato ng Senado na kinidnap nga si National Broadband Network (NBN)-ZTE Corp. deal witness Rodolfo Noel ‘Jun’ Lozada mula sa airport noong Pebrero 5, taliwas sa pilit na pagpapasinungaling dito ng mga opisyal ng pamahalaang Arroyo, kasama na ng Philippine National Police (PNP) at airport authorities.
http://www.abante.com.ph/issue/feb1308/default.htm
8. Abante-Tonite
NERI PUPUWERSAHIN SA BROADBAND PROBE
Ni Rey Marfil
Bagama’t nakaharang ang temporary restraining order (TRO) ng Korte Suprema, pupuwersahin ng Senado humarap na sa imbestigasyon ng maanomalyang kontrata ng National Broadband Network (NBN) ang kaibigan ni dating Philippine Forest Corporation (Philforest) President Rodolfo ‘Jun’ Lozada Jr., na si Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Chairman Romulo Neri.
http://www.abante-tonite.com/issue/feb1308/news_headline.htm
9. Pilipino Star Ngayon
Joker, Lozada war!
Ni Malou Escudero
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Habang matinding naghihinakit si ZTE star witness Rodolfo “Jun” Lozada dahil sa pagkastigo sa kanya ni Sen. Joker Arroyo, tuluyan nang inilaglag ng Senador ang star witness na aniya’y hindi pwedeng mag-ala Clarissa Ocampo.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Bansa&p=50&type=2&sec=54&aid=2008021261
10. Journal
JDV BACKS OFF
By: Jester P. Manalastas with Tess Bedico
Former Speaker wants GMA to stay, lead moral revolution
HE threatened to bare irregularities involving the Arroyo administration when he was about to be toppled from his post, but when someone else jumped the gun on him, former Speaker Jose de Venecia not only clammed up, he now refuses to join other groups in calling for President Macapagal-Arroyo to resign.
http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2008-02-13&sec=1&aid=49235
11. Business World
BSP chief dims rate cut hopes
THE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) yesterday signalled that interest rates would remain on hold next month as price pressures are set to peak in the second quarter and strong foreign exchange inflows risk stoking inflation.
http://bworldonline.com/BW021308/content.php?id=001
12. Business Mirror
Export growth slower at 6.05%
By Cai U. Ordinario
Reporter
THE continuous appreciation of the peso and the slowdown of the United States economy weighed on local exports in 2007 as growth was slower at 6.05 percent, based on the latest data released by the National Statistics Office (NSO) Tuesday.
http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/02132008/headlines01.html
II. POLITICAL
Joker Arroyo puts Lozada down: He is no Clarissa Ocampo
By Gil C. Cabacungan Jr.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 02:59:00 02/13/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- Sen. Joker Arroyo, whose campaign slogan in the May 2007 senatorial elections was “Kapag Bad Ka Lagot Ka,” Tuesday belittled the credibility of Rodolfo “Jun” Lozada Jr. as a witness, saying he is no Clarissa Ocampo. She provided hard evidence in the impeachment trial of ousted President Joseph Estrada.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080213-118508/Joker-Arroyo-puts-Lozada-down-He-is-no-Clarissa-Ocampo
SC favors airing of ‘Hello Garci’ tapes
Nullifies NTC warning against broadcast stations
By Leila Salaverria
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 03:35:00 02/13/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- The Supreme Court, in a preliminary vote, ruled in favor of the public airing of the so-called “Hello Garci” tapes purportedly containing the wiretapped conversations between President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and an election official about rigging the 2004 poll results.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080213-118509/SC-favors-airing-of-Hello-Garci-tapes
No vacancy, no snap polls, says De Castro
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 04:04:00 02/13/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- Junking calls for a snap election, Vice President Noli de Castro on Tuesday said he and President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo were not quitting.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080213-118513/No-vacancy-no-snap-polls-says-De-Castro
Talk of the town at return of ‘The Firm’
By Leila Salaverria, Daxim Lucas, Nikko Dizon
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 06:07:00 02/13/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- He’s the talk of the town, and the high-powered party hosted by one of the country’s biggest law firms proved it.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080213-118523/Talk-of-the-town-at-return-of-The-Firm
Lozada hopes Neri tells complete story
By Juliet Labog-Javellana
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 06:09:00 02/13/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- “Can I give you a pregnant smile?” star witness Rodolfo Noel “Jun” Lozada Jr. said when asked if President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was part of the “greed” that he was tasked to moderate in the $329-million telecommunications deal with China’s ZTE Corp.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080213-118524/Lozada-hopes-Neri-tells-complete-story
Proud brod recalls Jun Lozada a crybaby growing up
By Ephraim Aguilar, Jaymee T. Gamil
Southern Luzon Bureau
First Posted 06:10:00 02/13/2008
LIGAO CITY -- A tricycle driver and sari-sari store owner in Barangay Tinago here would have preferred to remain obscure, especially because his brother, Rodolfo Noel “Jun” Lozada Jr., became a star witness in the scrapped $329-million National Broadband Network (NBN) deal.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080213-118525/Proud-brod-recalls-Jun-Lozada-a-crybaby-growing-up
Villafuerte: De Venecia ousted due to House mismanagement
By TJ Burgonio, Norman Bordadora
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 06:14:00 02/13/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- Pangasinan Rep. Jose de Venecia Jr. was ousted as Speaker for mismanaging the House of Representatives, not because his son blew the whistle on the $329-million national broadband network deal, said Camarines Sur Rep. Luis Villafuerte.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20080213-118526/Villafuerte-De-Venecia-ousted-due-to-House-mismanagement
Palace to critics: Moderate your acts
By Michael Lim Ubac, Christine Avendaño, Alcuin Papa
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 01:59:00 02/13/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- Malacañang Tuesday called on critics of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to moderate their call for her to step down, pointing out that she had a mandate to serve until 2010.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20080213-118499/Palace-to-critics-Moderate-your-acts
Charter change road show begins
Said to be urgent clamor of local gov’t execs
By Tony Bergonia
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 01:34:00 02/13/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- Faced with renewed demands for her to resign, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s staunchest allies among governors and local government executives have revived a campaign to amend the Constitution, ostensibly to set up a federal form of government.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20080213-118492/Charter-change-road-show-begins
Makati Business Club to Neri, Atienza: Resign
By Daxim Lucas, Jerome Aning
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 02:10:00 02/13/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- The influential Makati Business Club (MBC) Tuesday called on Commission on Higher Education Chair Romulo Neri and Environment Secretary Lito Atienza to resign for their purported roles in trying to prevent Rodolfo Lozada Jr. from testifying at the Senate.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080213-118500/Makati-Business-Club-to-Neri-Atienza-Resign
MBC calls on Neri, Atienza to resign
By Michael Punongbayan
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
The Makati Business Club (MBC) called yesterday for the resignation of President Arroyo to allow Vice President Noli de Castro to take over the reins of government.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080212109
Accused Lozada snatcher in safe house
By Rudy Santos
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
The person being accused of having a hand in the “kidnapping” of Senate witness Rodolfo Lozada Jr. is now securely whiling away his time in a safe house, according to his superior.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080212111
‘My heart goes out to him’
By Marichu Villanueva
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Commission on Higher Education (CHED) chairman Romulo Neri sympathizes with his long-time friend, embattled witness Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr., as he goes through an emotional wringer as he testifies before the Senate on the allegedly overpriced $329-million national broadband network (NBN) project.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080212110
SC defers vote on Garci tapes
By Mike Frialde
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
The Supreme Court deferred yesterday its decision on whether to allow the public broadcast of the “Hello, Garci” wiretap recordings.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080212116
Anti-GMA rallies, prayers set starting Friday
By Jose Rodel Clapano
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
The United Opposition (UNO) starts this Friday a series of protest rallies calling for the resignation of President Arroyo.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080212119
2 JDV staff resign amid planned House audit
By Delon Porcalla
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Two officials of the House of Representatives identified with ousted Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. have resigned from their posts, reportedly after learning that the new leadership will conduct an audit on the disbursement of funds.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080212129
Koko offers to lawyer for Lozada; Abalos belies $130-M demand for commission
By Sheila Crisostomo
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Defeated senatorial candidate Aquilino Pimentel III is offering his legal services to Rodolfo Lozada Jr. who is facing a P200-million libel suit from former elections chief Benjamin Abalos whom he alleged to have demanded kickbacks from the national broadband network deal with ZTE Corp. of China.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080212142
Govt sure Pinoys will shun ouster calls vs. MA
The government is confident that Filipinos will not join street protests in support of the new calls for President Gloria Arroyo to step down from Malacañang or at least take a leave of absence until the controversy over the national broadband network project is resolved.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/feb/13/yehey/top_stories/20080213top2.html
Broadband deal witness Lozada no Clarissa–Joker
The key witness in the ongoing Senate probe of the botched $330-million national broadband network deal, Rodolfo “Jun” Lozada Jr., is no Clarissa Ocampo, and nothing will come out of the investigation of the scrapped deal with China’s ZTE Corp., Sen. Joker Arroyo said on Tuesday.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/feb/13/yehey/top_stories/20080213top3.html
De Venecia to stay as ‘independent force’
By Maricel V. Cruz, Reporter
Pangasinan Rep. Jose de Venecia Jr. said resigning as president of the ruling Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (CMD) is one of the “possible options” he might take following his ouster as House Speaker.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/feb/13/yehey/top_stories/20080213top4.html
MBC calls for Neri, Atienza resignation
BY ASHZEL HACHERO
THE Makati Business Club yesterday called for the resignation of Environment Secretary Lito Atienza and acting Commission on Higher Education chairman Romulo Neri, saying they have lost their "moral authority" to stay in their posts because of their involvement in Malacañang’s attempt to prevent Rodolfo Noel "Jun" Lozada from appearing before the Senate inquiry into the national broadband network scandal.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/feb13/news2.htm
Joker clams up
BY JP LOPEZ
AFTER issuing a stern warning against ZTE star witness Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr. "not to mess around with my wife (Felicitas)," Sen. Joker Arroyo has chosen not to talk about the matter.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/feb13/news3.htm
NAIA tapes of Lozada arrival sanitized
By Angie M. Rosales
02/13/2008
Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) officials submitted an incomplete footage of the close-circuit television (CCTV) showing Senate’s star witness on the ZTE broadband deal Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr., being ushered out by his supposed security escorts whom he recently accused of being his kidnappers.
http://www.tribune.net.ph/headlines/20080213hed2.html
JdV draws line, orders family to quit gov’t posts
By Ayen Infante
02/13/2008
Former Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. burned his bridges with the Arroyo administration yesterday after he ordered members of his family to quit their government posts.
http://www.tribune.net.ph/headlines/20080213hed3.html
Palace-allied senators press termination of NBN probe
By Angie M. Rosales
After failing to shake up the credibility of Senate star witness in the ZTE-national broadband deal probe, resigned Philippine Forest Corp. president Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr., and to apparently stop the “bleeding” he has inflicted with his revelations of the issue, Malacañang’s allies in the Senate are now pushing the termination of the hearings on the multimillion-dollar controversy.
http://www.tribune.net.ph/headlines/20080213hed4.html
SC favors airing of ‘Garci’ tapes in first vote
By Benjamin B. Pulta
Press freedom for the electronic media appeared to have gathered a bit of strength, with the Supreme Court (SC), in a first voting, reportedly favoring the nullifying of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) order banning television and radio from airing wiretapped conversations between President Arroyo and former Commission on Elections Commissioner Virgilio “Garci” Garcillano, which detailed plans and operations for a grand scale vote fraud to ensure an extended Malacañang stay for Mrs. Arroyo.
http://www.tribune.net.ph/headlines/20080213hed5.html
Villafuerte exposes De Venecia’s ‘crimes’ vs colleagues, chamber
02/13/2008
Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino (Kampi) president and Camarines Sur Rep. Luis Villafuerte yesterday outlined during a privilege speech, detailing at least six “crimes” former Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. had supposedly committed against members of the chamber and the institution itself.
http://www.tribune.net.ph/nation/20080213nat1.html
House urged to conduct probe into alleged anomalies at BoC
02/13/2008
Three legislators have urged the House committees on good government and ways and means to conduct an immediate investigation in aid of legislation into alleged anomalous practices and irregularities at the Bureau of Customs (BoC).
http://www.tribune.net.ph/metro/20080213met5.html
‘Action’ call ng Simbahan kinasahan
Nina Noel Abuel, Juliet de Loza, Rose Miranda at Irish Ann Cruz
Kasado ang iba’t ibang militanteng grupo sa panawagan ng Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) para sa isang ‘communal action’ para ipakita ang maigting na pagkondena ng taumbayan sa malawakang corruption na bumabalot sa kasalukuyang pamahalaan.
http://www.abante.com.ph/issue/feb1308/news02.htm
VAT sa produktong petrolyo suspendihin na
(Boyet Jadulco)
Hinimok kahapon ni Sen. Mar Roxas ang pamahalaang Arroyo na suspindihin na ang value added tax (VAT) sa produktong petrolyo kung totoo ang ipinagmamalaki ng Department of Budget sa balanseng budget noong taong 2007.
http://www.abante.com.ph/issue/feb1308/news03.htm
Lozada ‘di mababaluktot
(Rey Marfil)
Kumbinsido ang nakakaraming miyembro ng Senado na isang matibay na testigo si dating Philippine Forest Corporation (Philforest) President Rodolfo ‘Jun’ Lozada Jr., kasabay ang pagmamaliit sa mga ipinadalang ‘spokesman’ ni Pangulong Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo para wasakin ang pagkatao at kredibilidad nito.
http://www.abante-tonite.com/issue/feb1308/news_story1.htm
Palpak na testimonya pinaiimbestigahan ng PNP
(Nilo Marasigan)
Ipinasisiyasat na ni Philippine National Police Chief General Avelino Razon Jr., ang magkasalungat na pahayag ng dalawang opisyal nito hinggil sa isyu ng umano’y police protection kay Senate star witness Rodolfo Lozada Jr.
http://www.abante-tonite.com/issue/feb1308/news_story2.htm
Nothing will come out of protests — Ermita
By: Tess Bedico
MALACAÑANG is unfazed by the planned protest actions of the opposition and militant groups as an offshoot of the revelations in the Senate of Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr. regarding the controversial national broadband network deal.
http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2008-02-13&sec=1&aid=49250
JDV handa sa resbak ng Lakas
(Eralyn Prado)
Tanggap na ni dating House Speaker Jose de Venecia ang anumang kaparusahang maaring ibigay sa kanya ng liderato ng Lakas-CMD kabilang dito ang pagpapatalsik sa kanya bilang pangulo ng partido matapos ang ginawa niyang pag-atake sa pangulo.
http://www.abante.com.ph/issue/feb1308/news06.htm
JDV ‘di aanib sa oposisyon
(Eralyn Corvera)
Sa kabila ng pakikipagpulong ni dating House Speaker Jose de Venecia kay dating Pangulong Joseph Estrada, nilinaw nitong hindi ito senyales na siya’y aanib na sa hanay ng oposisyon.
http://www.abante-tonite.com/issue/feb1308/news_story3.htm
Senators to trace Lozada’s footsteps
By: Bernadette E. Tamayo
SENATORS, mostly from the opposition bloc, will inspect the Ninoy Aquino International Airport tomorrow to “retrace” the route taken by the supposed “security escorts” of Rodolfo Noel Lozada, Jr., who accused them of alleged kidnapping.
http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2008-02-13&sec=1&aid=49263
Julie Defensor at Leah Navarro nagduruan sa Senado
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Hindi nakapalag ang dating singer na si Leah Navarro ng Black & White Movement sa misis ni dating Presidential chief of staff Mike Defensor na si Julie matapos komprontahin ng huli ang una sa gitna ng NBN-ZTE hearing sa Senado kamakalawa.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Bansa&p=50&type=2&sec=54&aid=2008021262
Pondo ng Kamara pinabubuklat
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Pinabubusisi ni Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino (KAMPI) President at Camarines Sur Rep. Luis Villafuerte ang pondo ng Mababang Kapulungan ng Kongreso simula ng manungkulan si dating House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr., noon 13th Congress hanggang sa mapatalsik ito sa puwesto.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Bansa&p=50&type=2&sec=54&aid=2008021263
February 14, 2008 Mind Bullet Inc.
I.BANNER STORIES
1. Philippine Daily Inquirer
NBI ‘raids’ Lozada office
Witness says seizure of papers is persecution
By Tina Santos, Juliet Labog-Javellana
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 01:03:00 02/14/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s administration tightens the screws on whistle-blower Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080214-118717/NBI-raids-Lozada-office
2. The Philippine Star
NBI seizes Lozada papers
By Evelyn Macairan
Thursday, February 14, 2008
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) seized last Tuesday documents from the Philippine Forest Corp. (PFC) office in Taguig City as part of its investigation into alleged irregularities involving the agency’s former president Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr., a key witness in the national broadband network (NBN) controversy.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080213197
3. Manila Times
Trillanes, Lim hope for coup
Air Force tells plotters to ‘go to hell,’ troops to be neutral
Two alleged leaders of failed plots against President Gloria Arroyo said they hope that new allegations of corruption against her allies will fuel another uprising by ordinary Filipinos.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/feb/14/yehey/top_stories/20080214top1.html
4. Malaya
Full-court press on Lozada
NBI seizes papers in PhilForest
in case build-up vs NBN witness
BY EVANGELINE DE VERA
AGENTS of the National Bureau of Investigation Tuesday night "raided" the Philippine Forest Corp. office of ZTE witness Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr. in Taguig and seized some documents in what was seen as harassment on the former PhilForest president and chief executive officer.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/feb14/news1.htm
5. Manila Bulletin
6. The Daily Tribune
7. Abante
PALACE COUP. MARTIAL LAW. CHACHA.
Ni TINA MENDOZA
Tinalupan kahapon ni Makati City Mayor Jejomar Binay ang tatlong diskarteng ilalarga diumano ni Pangulong Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo para malusutan ang krisis na nilikha ng Lozada exposé sa kontrobersyal na National Broadband Network (NBN) project.
http://www.abante.com.ph/issue/feb1408/default.htm
8. Abante-Tonite
GMA ALLIES BUMIGAY SA ‘ALIS-GLORIA’
Ni Rey Marfil
Bagama’t ayaw pangunahan kung anong kahihinatnan ng eskandalong bumabalot sa National Broadband Network (NBN) deal, mistulang bukas na isip ng dalawang kaalyado ni Pangulong Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo sa posibilidad ng pagbaba sa puwesto ng Punong Ehekutibo kasabay ang pagsusulong sa pag-upo ni Vice President Noli de Castro bilang kapalit nito.
http://www.abante-tonite.com/issue/feb1408/news_headline.htm
9. Pilipino Star Ngayon
4 pwedeng pumalit kay GMA pinili
Nina Rudy Andal, Edwin Balasa at Rose Tamayo-Tesoro
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Tinukoy na ng publiko ang napipisil nilang posibleng maging kahalili ni Pangulong Arroyo sa pagtatapos ng termino nito sa 2010.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Bansa&p=50&type=2&sec=54&aid=200802131
10. Journal
JUDGEMENT DAY
By: Lee Ann P. Ducusin
People fed up, disgusted with gov’t -- bishop
AMID the mounting clamor for the ouster of President Macapagal-Arroyo over the $329-million national broadband network deal with China’s ZTE Corp., a senior Catholic bishop yesterday said she is left with only three options and warned a “fed-up” people had made their final judgment on her administration.
http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2008-02-14&sec=1&aid=49393
11. Business World
Finance backtracks on Pall Mall
Says BIR right in ordering higher tax rate
THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT has officially reversed itself on cigarette brand Pall Mall’s excise tax, deferring to a Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) ruling stating that the brand is subject to the highest tax rate of P26.06 per pack.
http://bworldonline.com/BW021408/content.php?id=001
12. Business Mirror
SC: Oil depot must leave
COURT SAYS OIL FIRMS’ LOSSES ‘NOTHING’ COMPARED TO RISKS IN MANILA
By Joel R. San Juan
Reporter
SAYING billions of pesos that oil companies stand to lose is nothing compared with the possible loss of many lives in case of terror attacks, the Supreme Court (SC) Wednesday affirmed its 2007 decision ordering the Manila City government and the oil firms to facilitate the relocation of the 36-hectare Pandacan oil depot.
http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/02142008/headlines01.html
II. POLITICAL
Opposition: Cha-cha drive to divert focus from scandal
By Michael Lim Ubac, Norman Bordadora, Jerome Aning
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 02:46:00 02/14/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- Wary of the fresh push for Charter change (Cha-cha) adding fuel to protests against the Arroyo administration, Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita Wednesday called on administration allies in local government units to stop the drive aimed at adopting a federal system of government.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080214-118743/Opposition-Cha-cha-drive-to-divert-focus-from-scandal
IBP, mutiny leaders, Church back Lozada
By Kristine L. Alave, Nikko Dizon
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 02:56:00 02/14/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- Rodolfo “Jun” Lozada Jr. has gained support from a national group of lawyers, detained mutiny leaders and the Catholic Church.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080214-118746/IBP-mutiny-leaders-Church-back-Lozada
De Castro tops survey for 2010 bets
By Cynthia Balana, Gil C. Cabacungan Jr.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 04:14:00 02/14/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- Vice President Noli de Castro Wednesday said he was humbled by the results of a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showing him the top choice of voters for the 2010 presidential election.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080214-118747/De-Castro-tops-survey-for-2010-bets
PNP denies mystery man in a safe house
By Tarra Quismundo, Dona Pazzibugan
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 04:38:00 02/14/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- If the mystery man allegedly linked to pick up Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr. as he stepped out of the plane from Hong Kong has become gun-shy it is because he wants to protect himself and his family, the chief of the Philippine National Police-Aviation Security Group (PNP-ASG) said Wednesday.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080214-118748/PNP-denies-mystery-man-in-a-safe-house
Palace won’t stop ‘Hello Garci’ probe
By Michael Lim Ubac
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 05:11:00 02/14/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- Bowing to the Supreme Court, Malacañang on Wednesday said it would not block any attempt to revive the inquiry into the “Hello Garci” wiretapping scandal, which suggested that President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and former election official Virgilio Garcillano tried to rig the 2004 poll results.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080214-118750/Palace-wont-stop-Hello-Garci-probe
Palace eyes reconciliation
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 05:12:00 02/14/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- Rocked by a new scandal, the Arroyo administration is looking to the 22nd anniversary of the first EDSA people power revolution of 1986 as an occasion to reconcile with its political enemies.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080214-118751/Palace-eyes-reconciliation
Mike Arroyo is A-‘OK’ in his ‘Opisina ng Kabiyak’
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 05:14:00 02/14/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- The “Office of the First Gentleman” is an avowedly, civic-oriented entity operating from a private Makati City building, but it has a logo that practically mimics that of the Office of the President and a catchy Filipino translation of its name.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080214-118752/Mike-Arroyo-is-A-OK-in-his-Opisina-ng-Kabiyak
NBI ‘raids’ Lozada office
Witness says seizure of papers is persecution
By Tina Santos, Juliet Labog-Javellana
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 01:03:00 02/14/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s administration tightens the screws on whistle-blower Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080214-118717/NBI-raids-Lozada-office
Salonga: Enough evidence vs Mike Arroyo, Abalos, Neri
By Norman Bordadora
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 01:51:00 02/14/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- The Senate probe of the $329-million National Broadband Network (NBN) deal has produced enough evidence that can be used to prosecute Jose Miguel “Mike” Arroyo, Benjamin Abalos Sr. and Romulo Neri, former Senate President Jovito Salonga said Wednesday.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080214-118733/Salonga-Enough-evidence-vs-Mike-Arroyo-Abalos-Neri
De Venecia son joins ‘Arroyo quit’ call
By Juliet Labog-Javellana
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 07:58:00 02/14/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- The whistle-blower in the scandal-ridden National Broadband Network (NBN) project Wednesday joined sectors calling for the resignation of President Macapagal-Arroyo.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20080214-118768/De-Venecia-son-joins-Arroyo-quit-call
Government execs to face raps on NBN, Lozada ‘kidnap’
By Rainier Allan Ronda
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Anti-corruption groups are preparing criminal charges against First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo and ranking government officials implicated in the alleged kidnapping of Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr. and in the anomalous national broadband network (NBN) deal with ZTE Corp. of China.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080213198
Editorial
Brief diversion
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 23:10:00 02/13/2008
The on-again-off-again campaign to amend the Constitution has been restarted once more with the holding of consultation meetings, first in Davao City and Legazpi City last Tuesday, followed by another one Wednesday in Cebu City. Similar meetings are scheduled for the next two weeks in several other cities, with politicians closely identified with the Arroyo administration leading the effort supposedly to drum up popular support for a shift to a federal system of government. “The plan is to show there’s a nationwide clamor for it,” an official involved in the new campaign said.
http://opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/editorial/view/20080213-118688/Brief-diversion
NBI seizes Lozada papers
By Evelyn Macairan
Thursday, February 14, 2008
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) seized last Tuesday documents from the Philippine Forest Corp. (PFC) office in Taguig City as part of its investigation into alleged irregularities involving the agency’s former president Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr., a key witness in the national broadband network (NBN) controversy.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080213197
Noli tops poll of GMA ‘recommended successors’
Vice President Noli de Castro topped the list of “recommended successors” to President Arroyo when her term ends in 2010 in the latest survey of the Social Weather Stations (SWS).
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080213199
Bishops mull joining rally, Erap, senators to stay away
Some Catholic bishops may opt to join the mass rally set for Friday by groups demanding the resignation of President Gloria Arroyo and other top government officials over revelations by witness Rodolfo Lozada Jr.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/feb/14/yehey/top_stories/20080214top2.html
JdV hits back at Villafuerte, tells Neri to attend probe
By Maricel V. Cruz, Reporter
Ousted House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. accused staunch critic Rep. Luis Villafuerte of Camarines Sur of “acting like a sinless saint” and his “patrons” in Malacañang “acting like demigods.”
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/feb/14/yehey/top_stories/20080214top3.html
Atienza slams MBC call to quit
By Katherine Adraneda
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Environment Secretary Lito Atienza yesterday dismissed as “baseless, unfair and malicious” the calls for his resignation due to his participation in perceived government efforts to prevent whistleblower Rodolfo Lozada Jr. from testifying before the Senate on the aborted $329-million national broadband network (NBN) project.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080213201
Ermita, Pichay top bets for Lakas president
By Paolo Romero
Thursday, February 14, 2008
An official of the ruling Lakas Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) disclosed that the candidates who will replace former House speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. as president of the party have been narrowed down to two – Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita and former Surigao del Sur congressman Prospero Pichay.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080213203
AFP, PNP on red alert for anti-government rally tomorrow
By Michael Punongbayan
Thursday, February 14, 2008
The Armed Forces of the Philippines had upgraded to full red alert status effective last night not just because of the scheduled rally on Friday but because of intelligence reports that the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its armed wing the New People’s Army (NPA) will take advantage of the situation.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080213202
Nograles to neophyte congressmen: Don’t abuse ‘pork’
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Newly installed Speaker Prospero Nograles appealed to neophyte congressmen yesterday not to abuse their pork barrel funds.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080213205
Senators cross party lines to reject new Cha-cha initiatives
By Aurea Calica
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Pro-administration and opposition senators crossed party lines yesterday and rejected efforts to revive the proposed Charter change (Cha-cha).
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080213206
‘House not exempt from audit’
Thursday, February 14, 2008
A pro-administration lawmaker called yesterday for the opening of the books of the House of Representatives to find out how ousted Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. spent their annual budget of P3.4 billion.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080213208
Palace not worried over ‘Garci’ tapes
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Malacañang is not worried that the Supreme Court would allow the public airing of the so-called “Hello, Garci” tapes on the wiretapped phone conversations between President Arroyo and former elections commissioner Virgilio Garcillano.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080213210
Noli Leads 2010 Presidential Hopefuls–Sws
By Rommel C. Lontayao Reporter
Vice-President Noli de Castro leads all probable 2010 presidential candidates, according to the latest Social Weather Station (SWS) survey conducted between November 30 and December 3, 2007.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/feb/14/yehey/top_stories/20080214top4.html
Palace to obey SC order on ‘Hello, Garci’
Malacañang promised to abide by the Supreme Court order allowing the public broadcast of the controversial “Hello, Garci” tapes, as Sen. Loren Legarda said the airing will buttress claims that the 2004 elections were fraud-ridden.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/feb/14/yehey/top_stories/20080214top5.html
Ermita to DOJ: Leave probe to Ombudsman
BY JOCELYN MONTEMAYOR
EXECUTIVE Secretary Eduardo Ermita yesterday called on the Department of Justice to leave the investigation on the anomalies in the NBN-ZTE broadband deal to the Office of the Ombudsman.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/feb14/news2.htm
Lakas-Kampi merger on the rocks
By James Konstantin Galvez and Maricel V. Cruz, Reporters
The merger between the Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats and the Kabalikat ng Mamamyang Pilipino (Kampi) seems to be on the rocks as prominent officials of the latter party are not keen on it.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/feb/14/yehey/metro/20080214met1.html
Ebdane confirmed as DPWH secretary
The Commission on Appointments confirmed on Wednesday the ad interim appointment of Public Works Secretary Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. after subjecting him to only two confirmation hearings. This was a far cry from his experience in the 13th Congress which bypassed his appointment to the same position in 2005.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/feb/14/yehey/metro/20080214met2.html
‘Firestorm closing in on Malacañang’
BY WENDELL VIGILIA
GET ready for the firestorm.
Ousted Speaker Jose de Venecia yesterday resumed his offensive against President Arroyo, saying the controversy surrounding the overpriced national broadband network project is already closing in on Malacañang.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/feb14/news5.htm
Noli nag-iiba na raw ng tono
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Kinuwestiyon ni Sen. Loren Legarda kung bakit biglang nagsasalita ngayon laban sa katiwalian si Vice Pres. Noli de Castro gayong ilang taon umano itong nanahimik tungkol sa isyu ng korupsiyon.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Bansa&p=50&type=2&sec=54&aid=200802132
Lozada mas may kredibilidad kaysa kay Joker - Nene
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Mas may kredibilidad umano si Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr. kaysa kay Sen. Joker Arroyo.
Ito ang tugon kahapon ni Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel Jr. sa ‘pagmamaliit’ at panlalait ni Sen. Arroyo sa ZTE witness.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Bansa&p=50&type=2&sec=54&aid=200802134
Atienza ‘di magreresign
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Hindi umano magbibitiw sa kanyang posisyon si Environment Secretary Lito Atienza.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Bansa&p=50&type=2&sec=54&aid=200802136
Neri nakipagmiting sa oposisyon
(Rey Marfil)
Sa harap ng ginawang pagtatago at pag-iwas ni Commission on Higher Education (CHED) chairman Romulo Neri sa Upper House, nabunyag ang nausyaming pagtayong testigo nito sa overpricing at suhulan ng broadband contract.
http://www.abante-tonite.com/issue/feb1408/news_story2.htm
February 15, 2008 Mind Bullet Inc.
I.BANNER STORIES
1. Philippine Daily Inquirer
Palace warns big business
‘We’ll set the BIR loose on you’
By Ronnel Domingo
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 01:03:00 02/15/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- Apparently stung by calls from big business for two senior government officials to resign, an official in President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s Cabinet has warned members of the influential Makati Business Club (MBC) that the government would send its tax investigators after them, an MBC official said Thursday.
http://business.inquirer.net/money/topstories/view/20080215-118948/Palace-warns-big-business
2. The Philippine Star
Managers: Government execs in scandals should quit
Friday, February 15, 2008
The country’s largest organization of managers and business executives yesterday called on government officials implicated in anomalies to resign and for President Arroyo to sack them if they refuse to give up their posts.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080214178
3. Manila Times
Govt bares plot to kill GMA
Threat causes President to cancel trip to Baguio
Security officials said they had uncovered a plot by Islamic militants linked to the al-Qaeda network to assassinate President Gloria Arroyo and “other targets.”
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/feb/15/yehey/top_stories/20080215top1.html
4. Malaya
PSG team presence uncovered
Logs show Lozada bundled into Palace security vehicle
BY DENNIS GADIL
A CONTINGENT of the Presidential Security Group was part of the welcoming party for ZTE star witness Rodolfo Noel "Jun" Lozada Jr. last February 5, security logbooks at the Dignitaries Lounge of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal I (NAIA-I) showed.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/feb15/news1.htm
5. Manila Bulletin
Respect the law — Erap
Makati rallyists vow peaceful protest today
Estrada urges protesters in Makati to uphold rule of law
By BRENDA PIQUERO TUAZON
Former President Joseph Estrada appealed yesterday for sobriety among participants in today’s protest rally in Makati City, saying the laws of the land must be obeyed and respected.
http://www.mb.com.ph/MAIN20080215117010.html
6. The Daily Tribune
Gma avoids PMA rites, claims slay plot serious
02/15/2008
In what appeared to be a double bid to gain public sympathy and to avoid being present at the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) alumni homecoming in Baguio today and Saturday, Philipppine military and police officials yesteday bared an alleged assassination plot on President Arroyo, with claims that they had “accidentally” discovered a document whose authorship belonged to a terrorist group, claimed to be the Jemaah Islamiyah and the Abu Sayaff.
http://www.tribune.net.ph/headlines/20080215hed1.html
7. Abante
MARCH FOR TRUTH
(JB Salarzon/Eralyn Prado/Nonnie Ferriol/Juliet de Loza)
Inaasahang dadagsain ng libu-libong tao ang rally ngayong araw sa Makati City na ang tanging layunin ay manindigan para sa katotohanan at itakwil ang kabuktutan ng pamahalaan, sampu ng mga taong sangkot at nagtatakip sa laganap na katiwalian at imoralidad sa gobyerno.
http://www.abante.com.ph/issue/feb1508/default.htm
8. Abante-Tonite
PSG ITINURO SA LOZADA KIDNAP
Ni Rey Marfil
Lumutang kahapon ang kamay ng Presidential Security Group (PSG) sa nangyaring pagdukot kay dating Philippine Forest Corporation (Philforest) President Rodolfo ‘Jun’ Lozada Jr. mula sa Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).
http://www.abante-tonite.com/issue/feb1508/news_headline.htm]
9. Pilipino Star Ngayon
Neri ‘isusuka’ ng UP
Ni Angie dela Cruz
Friday, February 15, 2008
Dahil sa pagmamatigas ni CHED Chairman Romulo Neri na magbitiw sa puwesto dahil sa ZTE -broadband controversy, galit na isinigaw ng mga nagpoprotestang guro at estudyante sa UP Diliman na isa siyang “kahihiyan” ng unibersidad at dapat hubaran ng degree sa Business Administration at sibakin sa UP Board of Regent.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Bansa&p=50&type=2&sec=54&aid=20080214105
10. Journal
DEATH THREAT
By: Fernando M. Cariaso
Assassination plot cancels GMA attendance at PMA homecoming
SECURITY forces were placed on full alert yesterday amid the discovery of a plot to assassinate President Macapagal-Arroyo and concern that communist rebels planned to infiltrate today’s protest rally by political opponents of Mrs. Arroyo who are making a fresh call for her resignation over allegations of corruption linking the first family.
http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2008-02-15&sec=1&aid=49500
11. Business World
BY FELIPE F. SALVOSA II, Sub-Editor
WTO asked to settle RP-Thai row
Diplomacy no solution to cigarette tariff dispute
THE PHILIPPINES, failing to resolve a trade row over cigarettes through diplomatic channels, has filed a case versus Thailand at the World Trade Organization (WTO), accusing Bangkok of discriminating against Manila’s cigarette exports to protect a state-owned tobacco monopoly.
http://bworldonline.com/BW021508/content.php?id=001
12. Business Mirror
‘Power cost to drive out business’
By Paul Anthony A. Isla
Reporter
SHOULD power rates remain uncompetitive within the first half of the year, some semiconductor and electronics companies could consider leaving the country by the second semester.
http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/0215&162008/headlines01.html
II. POLITICAL
ZTE breaks silence, decries ‘political circus’
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 01:37:00 02/15/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- Calling the cancellation of the National Broadband Network (NBN) contract a sacrifice on the “altar of political intrigue” in the Philippines, Chinese telecommunications supplier ZTE Corp. on Thursday said the political noise resulting from the Senate probe of the deal was straining bilateral relations and turning away investors.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080215-118956/ZTE-breaks-silence-decries-political-circus
China’s ZTE slams ‘political circus’ in broadband probe
Denies paying bribes
INQUIRER.net
First Posted 19:38:00 02/14/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- (UPDATE 3) Chinese telecommunications firm ZTE Corp. on Thursday dismissed as a “political circus” the Senate inquiry into the scrapped broadband deal as it rebuffed accusations it paid bribes.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20080214-118902/Chinas-ZTE-slams-political-circus-in-broadband-probe
Participation in protest up to members, says MBC
By Daxim Lucas
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 23:31:00 02/14/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- An influential business group left the door open for employees of member organizations to join anti-Arroyo protests that are expected to converge in Makati City on Friday.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20080214-118935/Participation-in-protest-up-to-members-says-MBC
Lawyers say officials can be charged for Lozada ‘abduction’
By Jerome Aning
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 19:34:00 02/14/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- A lawyers’ group said on Thursday that government officials implicated in the alleged kidnapping and illegal detention of Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr., the witness in the Senate inquiry into the national broadband network (NBN) deal, can be charged in court.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20080214-118901/Lawyers-say-officials-can-be-charged-for-Lozada-abduction
Solon: Probe ‘ban’ on live coverage of De Venecia speech
By TJ Burgonio
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 19:25:00 02/14/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- Bukidonon Representative Teofisto Guingona III is seeking an investigation of the House leadership for reportedly preventing the ABS-CBN News Channel (ANC) from live coverage of Pangasinan Representative Jose de Venecia's privilege speech Wednesday night.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20080214-118900/Solon-Probe-ban-on-live-coverage-of-De-Venecia-speech
NAIA logbooks note PSG presence in ‘abduction’
By Tarra Quismundo, Dona Pazzibugan, Christine Avendaño
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 01:51:00 02/15/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- Malacañang’s fingerprints are all over the crime scene in the alleged abduction last week of whistle-blower Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr.
“That’s the mystery now and there are two sides of the story. One side is, they were among those who fetched Lozada. The other side is, it is by some strange coincidence that they appeared at the same time and then left at the same time,” Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano told reporters.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080215-118960/NAIA-logbooks-note-PSG-presence-in-abduction
Arroyo slay plot bared; PMA visit canceled
By Alcuin Papa
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 02:10:00 02/15/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- The chief of the presidential guards on Thursday said the government had uncovered an alleged plot by Islamist terrorists to assassinate President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and this was the reason she scrapped her trip to Baguio on Friday to speak at the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) alumni homecoming.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080215-118972/Arroyo-slay-plot-bared-PMA-visit-canceled
Calls mounting for Arroyo, Neri, Atienza to quit
By Daxim Lucas, TJ Burgonio, Beverly T. Natividad
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 04:04:00 02/15/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- From the skyscrapers of Makati and the parliament of the streets, to the groves of academe, even in police stations and military camps, calls are mounting for the resignation of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Commission on Higher Education Chair Romulo Neri, Philippine National Police Director General Avelino Razon Jr. and Environment Secretary Lito Atienza. Or, all of the above.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080215-118988/Calls-mounting-for-Arroyo-Neri-Atienza-to-quit
Theme of Friday’s rally: ‘Tama na, sobra na, kilos na’
By Julie M. Aurelio, Daxim Lucas
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 05:15:00 02/15/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- Protesters are to converge Friday at the Ninoy Aquino monument in Makati City to demand President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s resignation and the accountability of the officials implicated in the scandal-ridden National Broadband Network (NBN) project.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080215-118990/Theme-of-Fridays-rally-Tama-na-sobra-na-kilos-na
‘Nothing unusual’ about PSG men at NAIA, says commander
By Joel Guinto
INQUIRER.net
First Posted 16:35:00 02/14/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- There is "nothing unusual" about the presence of members of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) at the airport, their commander said, as he insisted that his men were not involved in the alleged kidnapping of the Senate witness on the national broadband network scandal.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/topstories/topstories/view/20080214-118875/Nothing-unusual-about-PSG-men-at-NAIA-says-commander
Arroyo: People want ‘peace, stability, progress’
By Christine Avendaño, Nikko Dizon
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 05:16:00 02/15/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- On the eve of a protest rally focused on the latest scandal to rock her administration, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo reminded those who would “disturb the peace” that their action would not be supported by the people.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080215-118991/Arroyo-People-want-peace-stability-progress
Army, PAF chiefs say they back their Commander in Chief
By Nikko Dizon, Tarra Quismundo
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 05:17:00 02/15/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- Army chief Lt. Gen. Alexander Yano declared the continuing support of his 80,000-strong command for his Commander in Chief, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080215-118992/Army-PAF-chiefs-say-they-back-their-Commander-in-Chief
WHAT DEATH THREAT?
Abalos says Lozada a frequent visitor at Wack Wack
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 05:18:00 02/15/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- Resigned Commission on Elections Chair Benjamin Abalos Sr., who is accused of brokering the National Broadband Network (NBN) deal in exchange for a $130-million commission, is fighting back.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080215-118993/Abalos-says-Lozada-a-frequent-visitor-at-Wack-Wack
Activists serenade Neri at home
By Jerome Aning
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 05:19:00 02/15/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- “Tell the truth! Tell the truth!” about 50 members of Sanlakas and Laban ng Masa coalition shouted as they pointed their fingers at Commission on Higher Education Chair Romulo Neri, whom they serenaded in front of his house in Sta. Mesa Heights, Quezon City.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080215-118994/Activists-serenade-Neri-at-home
As I See It
Gov’t scaring press and potential whistle-blowers
By Neal Cruz
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 01:08:00 02/15/2008
MANILA, Philippines -- Because it exposes abuses committed against citizens, the press is a sure stumbling block to any repressive government. That is why when President Ferdinand Marcos imposed martial law in 1972, one of the first things he did was to close down all newspapers and radio and television stations. I think President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo would just love to do the same thing today -- if she could. The press has been a pain in the neck for her. Many of the scandals and abuses in her administration would not have been discovered without the press.
http://opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/columns/view/20080215-118949/Govt-scaring-press-and-potential-whistle-blowers
Senators to probe PSG role in ‘kidnap’
By Christina Mendez and Rudy Santos
Friday, February 15, 2008
With military precision, it took only 27 minutes for armed men, some of whom were believed to be members of the Presidential Security Group (PSG), to whisk Rodolfo “Jun” Lozada out of the airport shortly after his arrival from Hong Kong last week.
The discovery prompted Villar and Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano, chairman of the Senate Blue Ribbon committee, to call for an investigation into the involvement of the PSG.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080214180
Chinese help sought on ZTE
By Aurea Calica
Friday, February 15, 2008
Sen. Panfilo Lacson said yesterday the Senate would seek the Chinese Embassy’s help in ferreting out the truth about the national broadband network (NBN) deal between the Philippine government and ZTE Corp. of China.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080214188
Army chief vows to defend govt vs. coup
By Anthony Vargas, Reporter
The Philippine Army commander on Thursday warned groups that will try to exploit for their supposed political ends the perceived political tension arising from the latest allegations of corruption against the government.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/feb/15/yehey/top_stories/20080215top2.html
PSG bares GMA slay plot of JI, Abus
By Paolo Romero and Cecille Suerte Felipe
Friday, February 15, 2008
President Arroyo cancelled yesterday her trip to Baguio City amid reports of an assassination plot against her by two al-Qaeda-linked extremist groups, the Jemaah Islamiyah and Abu Sayyaf..
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080214191
Peso, stock market fall because of political noise
The Philippine peso weakened against the US dollar and the stock market closed lower a day ahead of the political protest related to the Senate hearing on the aborted $330-million broadband deal.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/feb/15/yehey/top_stories/20080215top4.html
ZTE denies any wrongdoing; CA rules on petitions
ZTE Corp. broke its silence Thursday, issuing a statement expressing its “readiness to file charges against those behind its continuing vilification” concerning the shelved national broadband deal.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/feb/15/yehey/top_stories/20080215top5.html
Esperon: AFP loyal to chain of command
By James Mananghaya
Friday, February 15, 2008
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Gen. Hermogenes Esperon Jr. yesterday dispelled rumors that some senior and junior officers have signified intention to join destabilization efforts against the government in the light of controversies surrounding the administration.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080214198
Palace slammed for harassing Lozada
Friday, February 15, 2008
Two opposition lawmakers denounced yesterday what they called continuing attempts of Malacañang to harass and intimidate Senate star witness Rodolfo Lozada Jr.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080214200
CA junks habeas petition of Lozada’s wife
By Mike Frialde
Friday, February 15, 2008
The Court of Appeals dismissed yesterday the habeas corpus case filed by whistleblower Rodolfo Noel Lozada’s wife as being “moot” because he has surfaced and is now in the custody of the Senate.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080214201
Nograles criticizes de Venecia’s moral call
House Speaker Prospero Nograles on Thursday chided his predecessor, Pangasinan Rep. Jose de Venecia Jr. for imposing his own version of moral recovery on anyone, much more on President Gloria Arroyo.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/feb/15/yehey/metro/20080215met7.html
Gloria cancels PMA appearance on assassination threat
Kill-Arroyo plot greeted with skepticism
BY JOCELYN MONTEMAYOR
PRESIDENT Arroyo has cancelled her attendance at the Philippine Military Academy Alumni Homecoming in Baguio City tomorrow because of "serious security threats," including a possible assassination plot, Brig. Gen. Romeo Prestoza, commander of the Presidential Security Group, said yesterday.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/feb15/news2.htm
‘Sobra na, Tama na’
BY ASHZEL HACHERO
THE United Opposition and militant and civil society groups are staging a "Sobra na, Tama na" mass action this afternoon in Makati City to press for the resignation of President Arroyo.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/feb15/news3.htm
Nograles caught in GMA-JDV crossfire
BY WENDELL VIGILIA
SPEAKER Prospero Nograles is caught in the crossfire between Malacañang and his ousted predecessor, Rep. Jose de Venecia Jr., who has stepped up his offensives against President Arroyo in a series of privilege speeches he has been delivering since he was unseated last February 5.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/feb15/news4.htm
CA: Lozada may no longer need protection
BY EVANGELINE DE VERA
JUSTICES of the Court of Appeals 17th Division yesterday said the declaratory relief order being sought by ZTE witness Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr. may no longer be necessary since he is already covered by the Senate’s protective custody.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/feb15/news6.htm
Lozada roamed Wack-Wack despite threat, says Abalos
02/15/2008
Former Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Benjamin Abalos Sr. yesterday maintained that Senate star witness Rodolfo Lozada Jr. was lying when he testified before the chamber that there was a threat to his life after he exposed the alleged anomalies in the ZTE-National Broadband Network (NBN) deal.
http://www.tribune.net.ph/headlines/20080215hed3.html
Local officials affirm support for Administration
Officials of the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) led by Binalonan, Pangasinan, Mayor Ramon Guico, said yesterday local leaders remain solid and steadfast in their support for President Arroyo amid calls by the opposition for her to step down.
http://www.mb.com.ph/MAIN20080215117011.html
ZTE Corp. says it won’t attend Senate probe
By JC BELLO RUIZ
Zhong Xing Telecommunications Equipment (ZTE) Corp. of China said yesterday it will not attend the Senate hearing on the controversial national broadband network (NBN) project as it has expressed readiness to file charges "against those behind its continuing vilification" over the shelved project.
http://www.mb.com.ph/MAIN20080215117012.html
Gloria should resign now, 77% in Ibon survey says
By Sherwin C. Olaes and Angie M. Rosales
02/15/2008
Calls for President Arroyo to resign were shared by most Filipinos or 77 percent of respondents in a recent survey conducted by local think tank Ibon Foundation Inc. (Ibon).
http://www.tribune.net.ph/headlines/20080215hed4.html
Lacson ‘affirms’ secret meet with Neri on ZTE-NBN details
02/15/2008
Opposition Sen. Panfilo Lacson yesterday virtually confirmed the reported secret meeting, held sometime last December, with Commission on Higher Education (Ched) Chairman Romulo Neri where the former Socio-Economic Planning secretary reportedly underscored his fear of Malacañang if he testified before the chamber against the government by baring the details of the Chinese ZTE broadband project.
http://www.tribune.net.ph/headlines/20080215hed6.html
Lozada tells court death threats continue
02/15/2008
National broadband network whistleblower Rodolfo Noel ”Jun” Lozada Jr. reiterated his plea for a protection order from the courts yesterday during a hearing into the petition for a writ of amparo sought by his loved ones.
http://www.tribune.net.ph/nation/20080215nat1.html
Binay slams Arroyo gov’t for vendetta against Lozada
By Ben Gines, Jr.
02/15/2008
Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay said the Arroyo administration has started its vendetta against ZTE whistle-blower Rodolfo “Jun” Lozada who is now the subject of an investigation by the National Bureau of Investigations (NBI).
http://www.tribune.net.ph/metro/20080215met1.html
NAIA log book shows Palace hand — senators
By ANJO PEREZ and LOUIE PEREZ
Senators found a log book maintained by aviation security personnel stationed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) ramp area showing that members of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) boarded the same vehicle that former Philippine Forest Corp. president Rodolfo Lozada Jr. took when he was fetched at the NAIA last Feb. 5.
http://www.mb.com.ph/MTNN20080215117015.html
GMA told: Suspend officials in Lozada ‘kidnap’ mess
AN anti-graft watchdog called on President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to put all government officials involved in the alleged kidnapping of ZTE Scandal star witness Rodolfo “Noel” Lozada Jr. under preventive suspension to pave a way for a transparent and impartial investigation on the incident.
http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2008-02-15&sec=4&aid=0
Lozada humingi na ng proteksiyon sa CA
Friday, February 15, 2008
Hiniling kahapon ni Rodolfo Lozada Jr. sa Court of Appeals (CA) na bigyan siya ng proteksyon sa sandaling matapos na ang pagdinig sa Senado ng NBN-ZTE deal kung saan siya tumetestigo dahil lalo umanong titindi ang banta sa kanyang seguridad at maging sa buhay ng kanyang pamilya.
http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Bansa&p=50&type=2&sec=54&aid=20080214106
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