The party-list group Bayan Muna Thursday said it would push for the prosecution of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo for plunder, this time for her alleged role in the scuttled National Broadband Network contract with China’s ZTE Corp. during her term.
Read Full StoryExecutives of the ZTE Corp., the Chinese telecommunications firm involved in the controversial $329-million national broadband network (NBN) deal, are willing to testify in court about their dealings with government officials but are worried for their safety, according to deputy special prosecutor John I. C. Turalba.
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Read Full StoryWhistle-blower Rodolfo “Jun” Lozada Thursday took the witness stand against Romulo Neri and quoted then Commission on Elections Chair Benjamin Abalos as saying that his friend stood to gain “200 million” with the approval of the National Broadband Network (NBN) deal with China’s ZTE Corp.
Read Full Story(UPDATE) A key witness in the $329-million telecommunications contract by the government with a Chinese firm testified Thursday that then former Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Romulo Neri approved the agreement in exchange for “P200 million.”
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