Breaking news:
Gloria Arroyo has suspended the controversial national Broadband Network contract with China’s ZTE Corporation, Trade Secretary Peter Favila said just now.
Justice Acting Secretary Agnes Devanadera gave the questions and controversy that the deal has generated as reason for suspension. She also said Arroyo has ordered the formation of a technical group to review the contract with ZTE.
Ngayon pa after nabuking sila!
Take note that the key word is SUSPENDED, not CANCELLED.
Jarius Bondoc of the Philippine Star, who first exposed this anomalous deal, thinks it’s a “calculated move” to prevent Romy Neri from testifying on Tuesday.
It’s another survival strategy of Gloria Arroyo. It has nothing to do with good governance. In fact, it’s malevolent governance.
Related stories:
Senators: don’t jsut suspend, scrap
Favila: China deems NBN contract important to Rp-China relations
I’m not impressed.
It’s clear the Arroyo government was hit hard by this ZTE deal.
This is just another manauver to hide the truth. This is just another maneuver for things to cool off.
The damage is done even its suspended or cancelled. The crime of influence peddling and bribery had been committed. Gloria Arroyo is responsible for the ZTE-NBN scam.
Me, too. Pangdenggoy lang iyan. Suspend means the following according to Merriam-Webster dictionary:
1 : to debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function
2 a : to cause to stop temporarily b : to set aside or make temporarily inoperative
3 : to defer to a later time on specified conditions
4 : to hold in an undetermined or undecided state awaiting further information
In short, puede pa rin ituloy right under the noses of Filipinos who are being pinched on the nose so they won’t be able to breathe anymore. Sabi nga ni Talandi, “Kung hindi kayo makatiis, go abroad, and send your remittances back to the Philippines para may pangguratsa ako.”
Fortunately, on my part, I don’t support anyone in the Philippines except give some contribution to some charity here and there or pay my property taxes.
Suspend? To resume after she comes back from China..or suspend because she is going to China? Or to be resumed after her husband comes home to her..endi kaya? Maraming Victoria Secrets talaga…
Bakit puede bang i-suspend ang paunang bayad kay Abalos at Mike Arroyo?
Ito bang Justice Acting Secretary agnes Davenadera ay ang kapalit ni Death of Justice Secretary? Buhay pa ba siya…
only the good die young ang sabi nga.. at first glance ang basa ko sa pangalan ay Dayanavera as in daya na bira.
It’s a strategy for the survival of the Arroyo’s illegal presidency. It has nothing to do with good governance.
I am more inclined to believe that the Chinese were the one that gave the go signal to suspend. Why, it’s their (Chinese) own damage control.
House Speaker Jose de Venecia said he is very happy. He said that’s what he advised Favila when they were in Sydney for the APEC meeting.
I have never trusted de Venecia. It’s not farfetched that he is in connivance with Gloria to hide the sordid details of what they did. That means the guilty will remain unpunished. The will just cool off and wait for the right time in the future to strike again.
Suspend para hindi maalarma iyong mga intsik. At saka para hindi na ibalik ang ibinayad ng ZTE. Wise sa kahayupan talaga itong dugong asong ito called “Gloria Dorobo”
Jarius Bondoc of the Philippine Star, who first exposed this anomalous deal, thinks it’s a “calculated move” to prevent Romy Neri from testifying on Tuesday.
Rose;
Nagalit si Uncle Tsaynes for someone may push the question related to potential security threat. Imagine if the project push through, they dont need to employ assets to watch and know what the government is doing, they can monitor the events in the comfort of their airconditioned office in China, Real Ttime Pa. Pero dont worry, tuloy din yan, ibang party and ibang players pero same agenda.
Suspended lang dahil palalamigin lang muna ang issue, at pag nakalingat na ang lahat at matabunan ng mas mabaho at mainit na issues, itutuloy ito, presto, tuloy din ang ligaya ng mga ganid at mga baliw.
Ellen,
Chinese likes to engage in a quiet, stealth like business. This is no longer stealth, masyado ng showbiz ang dating.
Paano yan magagalit si Abalos? Ituloy ang laban Bayan lipulin silang lahat!
Connect the dots….
1)ZTE contract “suspended” due to relentless pubic pressure.Why not cancel?
2)Abalos will reverse the scenario of Joey de Venecia..He said that he will tell the Senate that “Daddy Chair” was actually helping Joey with ZTE in China..Whatever..Daddy Chair was still the ZTE broker!
3)China will investigate the ZTE bribery scandal.It has to clean its tarnished global image prior to the Olympics..massive toy recall, safety issues with its contaminated food products and now ZTE scandals in several countries.
4)Romulo Neri will the TRUTH in the ZTE scandal
despite massive pressure from the powers that be…hope he is not “sick” next week.
5)The business community,particularly the major telco players,are up in arms at the way the government(DOTC) is trying to undercut them with deals like the ZTE contract.
6)Philippine journalism at its best!Crusading and BRAVE journalists like JARIUS,RICKY,ELLEN ,and MLQ3 are relentless in search of the truth!(just be careful !!!)
GOD truly writes straight with crooked lines!
TDC:
Dot begins with No. 3. Forget about what 1,2,3,4 those are business as usual issues. But No. 3 “Priceless”.
Okay ka tol,
Ate Glow….. “BACK OFF”….!!!
Nag-strategize na naman ang tiyanak. Suspending the transaction doesn’t mean anything. Tuloy pa rin yan. Irerepackage lang niya pagpunta niya sa China ulit. Ang masama pa niyan, baka sa susunod, wala na siyang isasamang cabinet member, si Abalaos, tengang daga at si fatso na lang para walang bulilyaso. Malaki ang kickback sa contracts na ito sa China. She just have to have it!
I meant begins and ends with No. 3.
They called Ate and said: Stop now, I am already tired building my image and there you are small transaction and to many problems. Call it quit. Yung advance, ilista ko na lang, after the Olympic saka tayo mag usap
The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee must keep the pressure on the ZTE-NBN scam even Gloria Arroyo has temporarily suspended the contract. Let’s keep the fire burning. Walang cool off. Upakan! Matagal na tayong niloloko ang regimeng Arroyo.
Ms. Ellen mabuhay po kayo!!!!
For sure, itong si pandak, corrupt, gloria, “yucks” arroyo, gusto lang pagtakpan ang kanyang magigiting na mandurugas na si FG, COMOLEC Abalos, Mendoza, et al. And also to prevent Neri to testify before the senate next week..
ROMULO NERI:my friend,BRAVERY like cowardice is contagious!
All those implicated in this anomalous transaction should be investigated. The senate should be relentless in this isssue! Neri should be heard in the senate. Kaya lang bantay sarado siya kay tiyanak, fatso, abalos, mendoza atbp. Tiyanak’s goons are guarding the secret by guarding Neri! Parang naka-house arrest na si Neri niyan.
When I saw all the dogs of the tiyanak (all the cabinet members were there)during the hearing in the senate, I knew that these mafia men are protecting the hen that lays the golden egg. Mawawalan sila ng delihensiya pag nagkataon.
A date with the Chinese firing squad awaits the ZTE officials who bribed “Daddy Chair” and other “COMMISSIONers”!
Before the announcement of the ZTE suspension, in a television interview with ABS-CBN, Neri said: “The Palace is giving me some additional security…There were some people [conducting] some surveillance [on me].”
The truth is, Gloria Arroyo was not sure of what Neri will testify and she ordered Neri “secured” or put him under surveillance. Remember that Neri is still smarting from being unceremoniously yanked out of NEDA and transferred to CHED although a non-doctorate degree holder. He knows he’s on the way out already and we could sense that he has something explosive on ZTE in the magnitude of Joey de Venecia’s bombshell on Mike Arroyo.
The suspension is indeed “a calculated move” to prevent Neri from setting off said explosive in the Senate.
Bantay sarado ngayon si Neri parang naka house arrest tuloy. Hawak niya kasi ang “secret”.
As I said yesterday.
Points to consider:
1) Do not let Abalos resign jsut like that. Dont call for his resignation but rather for his impeachment. Para may jail term.
2) Charge FG with Graft and Corruption same with Joey. The only difference will be, Joey could be made the State Star Witness (No Jail TerM). No mercy with regards to the heart issue. If he choke while being questioned, that is his problem, forget about the humanitarian aspect. He treated the whole nation like a an idiot.
3) Impeach Ate – dont ask for her resignation. Proper venue no matter how hard and difficult so that we can re-establish our constitution.
4) Impeach or Charge with Graft and Corruption Mickey Mouse de Venecia Jr..
5) Impeach or Graft charges to all of Gloria’s minion and cabals that has something to do with these MESS.
6) Render the ZTE contract null and void. (DONE TODAY 9/22/07)
The P25B Cyber-Ed project is also temporarily suspended. Malacanang crooks have frenzy day on China’s ZTE bribe money and kickbacks.
Pinalalamig lang. Nung panahon ni Limahong, trading and bartering ang negosyo ng Chino. Committed yan na bumalik. Alis sa China pagsimula ng Northeast monsoon or in December or January para maganda ang biaji sa Pacifico and South China Sea. Pagdating ng Southwest monsoon (July/August) babalik sa China dala ang binili or bartered Pinoy goods. Kaya sa December or January tapos ang NBN (NaBaoN na). Itong simula ng deal maliit pero ang extension or expansion napakalaki. Alam ng foreign suppliers yan. Nakita natin suspended only not cancelled.
Maybe the tiyanak already has Neri’s family under their custody so Neri will not talk at all.
Jose Pidal and his mafia are busted. Former NEDA chief Romulo Neri has no other option but to reveal all what he knows in the ZTE-NBN scam. He can no longer cover their dirty tracks.
Buking na!
There are more instances of the abridgement of the freedom of the people by the gradual and silent encroachment of those in power,than by violent and sudden usurpation.
— President James Madison. 1751-1836
This is the style of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo— two steps forward,one step backward, as she clings to power.
puede ba niyang i suspend ang senate hearings, o atras na naman sila because of this. dapat may strategy din since they could have foreseen this. alam naman nila na magaling sa kalokohan ang kalaban so why be surprise.
The KICKBACK was collected while the HEARTPROBLEM is present (notwithstanding)… so bakit tayo maaawa??? Birahin yan! To the MAX! Kapag pinalmpas ng Bayan ang mga tsonggong yan sa kasong NBN, lalo lang mapagttitibay naming mga taga TONDO na ang batas sa Pinas kampi lang sa mga makapangyarihan!!!
FROM NEWSBREAK:”It looks like there was indeed an attempt to bribe former chief economic planner Romulo Neri to approve the government’s US$329-million contract for a national broadband network with the Chinese firm ZTE.
This is how it supposedly happened. Comelec chair Benjamin Abalos approached Neri to ask for “help” with the deal, Neri then being the director of the National Economic Development Authority and chair of the Investment Coordinating Council.
“I’ll take a look at it,” Neri reportedly replied, meaning he wanted to study the contract.
Abalos was said to have taken that to mean that Neri was against the deal, so the elections chief quickly offered, in Filipino, “There’s 200 for you here.”
When a shocked Neri asked what Abalos meant, the latter looked like he thought Neri was saying, “Only P200,000?” So Abalos clarified, “P200 million.” Neri was said to have thought, “What’s in this contract that they would give somebody like me P200 million to approve it?”
Comelec chairman Benjamin AbalosAbalos didn’t physically show the money—and the conversation ended there.
When Neri informed President Arroyo about the bribery attempt, she supposedly asked him, “What did you do?” Learning that Neri refused the offer, Ms. Arroyo allegedly said that he can forget the money but he should just go ahead and approve the contract.
Two days later, Neri was removed from Neda to become officer in charge of the Commission on Higher Education.”
Ate Glue has told too many barefaced lies before, so this could be another sly dissembly. Only a few weeks ago she declared in a speech of our obligation to honor contracts in allusion to ZTE. Nonetheless, the Chinese might be getting nervous about the bad publicity.
In the marketplace the policy of pampering customers stems from the marketing concept of repeat business. The goodwill nurtured by the store is a magnet that persuades the customer to return, sometimes with friends. Surveys indicate that 96 percent of dissatisfied customers never complain about discourteous service, but 9 out of 10 of these customers never buy again from the company that offended them. Moreover, most dissatisfied customers will relate their experience to several other people. Business studies show that satisfied customers tell three of their friends, and dissatisfied customers tell 7 of their friends, and bad news not only travels fast but is remembered longer. We have eight million OFWs who are potential messengers tattling of bad Chinese products. The ZTE-NBN deal is producing a stench that will reverberate globally alongside the news of bad products they sold to Europe and the U.S. The Chinese have good reason to be jittery.
Obvious na labag sa loob ni Neri ang masuhulan so since he was not playing the tiyanak’s and abalaos’ game, he had to be relieved. In my previous posts, I was saying that to be in tiyanak’s league one has to know how to tell a lie, steal and even kill!
parasabayan says: “………si Neri parang naka house arrest tuloy. Hawak niya kasi ang “secret”.
‘langya, pag nakabunot pala ako o tinama ko sa tapon POW ang labas ko. magbabayad pa!
ganyan ang mangyayari kay benjamin abolis, kaya nga sinuspend ng huditang si gloria ang boredband deal. mga ganid nga!
pustahan, palalamigin muna bago isalang uli nang palihim.
talagang magnanakaw. walang pinipiling oras. kapag nakalingat ang bibiktimahin, saka sasalakay.
bantayan!
Recent scandals in China that will tarnish its global image prior to the OLYMPICS:
1) contamination of food products.
2)lead paint in children’s toys .
3)ZTE bribery in the Philippines
This is a classic business morality tale. Competition by becoming a producer of commodities, seeking the lowest possible commodity price, is not a good long-term business strategy.
Now that she has suspended this AB ZTE FG deal what next? Is the Senate going to stop the investigation too? Sana huwag na silang mag-padenggoy sa Unggoy na ‘to! Matagal ng nagtitiis ang bayan sa panloloko ng Unggoy et Co.
Please….huwag na tayong magpalamang gaano man ka-wise ng Unggoy na ‘yan!
Ituloy na ang laban at ng mawala na ang mga ILLEGALS diyan sa Malakanyang!
Pahirit pa po… For those na mahilig sa CODES ala DA VINCI
Guys, it’s all in the alphabet…
AB-ZTE-FG, H-I-J-K-L-M..
AB-Abalos
ZTE-ZTE
FG-First Guy
H-House
I-Investigation
J-Joey’s expose on
K-Kickbacks
L-Lagot si
M-Mike
sundan nyo na lang po, as the drama unfolds!!!
Why Gloria Arroyo did not initiate an investigation upon learning the bribe attempt? P200 M bribery had been offered and her reaction was just to forget Abalos’ indecent proposal.
OMG!
ZTW involved in spy software scandal in Germany!
German news magazine Der Spiegel reported recently that computers in the German chancellery and the foreign, economic, and research ministries had been infected with Chinese spyware software, and German officials say they believe the hackers were linked to China’s People’s Liberation Army. (See China’s Premier ‘Gravely Concerned’ by Hack on Germany and China to Use Computer Viruses as Cyberwarfare First Strike.)
“The ability of Huawei and ZTE to participate in, let alone win, telecom infrastructure tenders in the Western hemisphere may have lessened considerably following last week’s shock report,” writes Lindberg in a research note issued Monday. “It could trigger a return to national security clearance when it comes to procurement of telecom networks,” he adds.
But Heavy Reading chief analyst Graham Finnie is cautious about the potential impact on the likes of Huawei and ZTE. He says the effect on Chinese vendors will depend on whether this incident is a “flash in the pan” or turns into something bigger.
correction:ZTE involved in spy software scandal in Germany!
I think I have mentioned this before, that over in Japan, we are wary of this attempt by the Chinese to take control of internetting in this part of the globe and the world as a matter of fact. We are definitely against it. Kaya huwag kakasiguro si Unano, and cohorts. Baka hindi lang siya madapa, baka malaglag pa siya doon sa tinatawag na bottomless pit with a lake of fire and brimstones! Tuloy-tuloy na sana.
read NEWSBREAK’s special report on NERI:
http://www.newsbreak.com.ph/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3694&Itemid=88889070
I agree that that there is a hell of a difference between “SUSPENDED & CANCELLED”. Suspending the ZTE contract is not the point – it is till does not answer how the so-called contract was drawn & who were involved. Cancelling the ZTE is where the problem for Gloria lies because we know, & Gloria’s Dogs know, too, that the devil is in the details.
What Gloria suspended was the the public seeing the details. The microsscopes are out. It’s too late for her to cover up the details. The lines have been drawn.
Gloria blinked in the showdown with JdV. What I heard was that JdV & his allies “would have held out physically in Batasan” – like what JPE & Ramos did in EDSA 1 – if Gloria’s Hound Dogs removed JdV as Speaker of the House..
Nevertheless, we must keep our eye on the ball. It’s not over until the Fat Lady sings.
Ooops, typo. Should read: it still does not answer how the so-called contract was drawn & who were involved.
“Secretary to the Cabinet Ricardo Saludo recently echoed President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s call for the nation to move on.”
Saludo:Move on to WHAT?
Sagot sa move on ni Gloria Dorobo—baba ka muna!
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), is investing as much as P4 billion to modernize its bank note printing system to prevent a repeat of the “Arrovo” bill mishap, Inquirer sources in the central bank said.
Two Christmases ago, a European printer that supplied 80 million P100 bills misspelled President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s name as “Gloria Macapagal-Arrovo.”
GLORIA MACAPAGAL ARROVO:mas bagay yata!
Don’t believe Punggok, She’s keeping all the aces close to her breast, and leave Congress a pair of Queen and Cuadro de Jack and give Payaso the Joker from the deck of a card. A cheater is always a cheater. This China’s ZTE Corporation, is only an appetizer which the Chinese is offering to our government don’t be fooled by the numbers, In fact the Chinese can afford to give these service free to us. Chinese are good in bartering.
There is a big one coming! China is notorious in smuggling Opuim. Shanghai build it’s City’s fortune from the importation of Opuim. Almost of China’s total population were opium smokers. They believe that opium smoking was not addictive except with extended use, and was a pleasant experience. Opium smoking is the staidest form of indulgence, the most sedentary and least uncivilised of all the vices. Opuim is the main crop of arable land in China.
It is of great importance for our country to engage in business with this Singkit, with a view to the good understanding between the two countries, Our leaders must exercise all their power to prevent the introduction of illegal opium into our country; But can we trust our customs? That’s a big question mark. At any rate Marcos did a hell of a job when he ordered the firing squad of Lim Seng.
Punggok cancelled this ZTE but is she ready to engage our country in Opuim War?
Think! Where are all of those crack cocaine comes from and who are the manufacturer? It’s not my Paisano from Mexico,he only knows how to mix Tequila and Margarita. If all Filipino will become crack addict our country will become communist.
Regime change!!!
Mga hayop!
Mga animal!
Mga baboy!
The Pidals have become a redundancy!
Aw Shucks! Kill joy talaga itong Bulilit na ‘to! Suspended ang ZTE deal for the meantime… hindi cancelled… mahirap talaga bitawan ang USD75M ni Abalos, USD50M ni Big One and Little One,( at saan na nga napunta yung inalok na USD 10M kay JDV III?,) at nagastos na rin yung commission/kotong na para sana sa KAMPI noong eleksyon na hindi naman kumalat raw nang husto sa ibaba…( he-he-he… sila-sila na nga lang, nag-oonsehan pa! Truly, there is no honor among thieves! ) Mahirap talaga ang sitwasyon ni GMA… baka akala n’yo! Ano sila? Baliw? Pera na nga… balak natin pang gawing bato para sa kanila? “Ah basta! suspended muna… may hearing next week, ibaba ulit ang EO464 next week! Reason: nasuspend ang ZTE deal! Manigas kayo! Mga pendejos!” -GMA
So, they’re going to print Philippine money now in the Philippines? Nakupo, baka dumami lalo ang counterfeit na pera lalo na si Gloria Dorobo hindi pa dinarakip! Huwag po! Maawa kayo sa bayan!
Arroyo suspends ZTE deal:
Baka naman nag mamaktol si GINIPITed child na si Luli kaya na suspend ang ZTE deal. Siguro ganito ang sinabi ni Luli sa mommy niya habang naka simangot at nagpapadyak ang dalawang paa. Mommy naman itigil mo na yan ZTE deal na yan, pinag uusapan na ako sa blog ni Ellen Tordesillas. Kung ano ano na ang sinasabi sa aking mukha nakakasakit na sila ng damdamin (kung meron damdamin pa). Sabi pa ng isang blogger mag kamukha tayo, dyan ako hindi papayag mommy yung mukha ko wala pang retoke tapos mas usli pa yang ngipen mo kaysa sa akin.
Mga siraulo talaga itong mga Arroyo at ang kakapal ng pagmumukha magsilayas na kayo sa Malakanyang maawa na kayo sa bayang Pilipinas na lubog na sa utang. Patalsikin na ngayon na.
Ganon na ba ka-hi-tech ang China? Gaya na lang yong Northrail na yan palagay ko yong tren na ibinigay e yong tsugtsugin pa. Diyan pa lang mga kaibigan e bistado na yang Glorya na yan …. KUWALTA lang ang habol nila. Kung mga magulang ko lang yang sina Glorya at Mike e matagal ko na silang itinakwil. Nakakahiya biruin niyo yang mag-asawang yan gusto sipsipin lahat kung saan alam nasan ang KUWALTA. KAKAPAL ang mukha. PWEEE!!!!!!
Ohe of the most memorable lines in the arrival speech of Ninoy:
“On one of the long corridors of Harvard University are carved in granite the words of Archibald Macleish: ‘How shall freedom be defended? By arms when it is attacked by arms; by truth when it is attacked by lies; by democratic faith when it is attacked by authoritarian dogma. Always and in the final act, by determination and faith.’
I promised on the grave of Ninoy “NEVER AGAIN!”
I would say, the only way to find out what really did transpire is when the Chinese Government conduct an investigation and put the ZTE official before its court. It is quick and swift, and I’m pretty sure the President of China of his cabinet had nothing to do with the contract..
Text going around:
“Morality is the bedrock of public service. And this must start by the example set by leadership at a highest levels.”
-GMA Speech, Phil. Navy, Headquarters
March 21, 2001
If this speech were delivered by another person,he or she will be considered a “DESTABILIZER” by the government.Kasi,ang sakit ng tama kay GMA!
ELLEN:That’s boring!They sing the same songs over and over again:”Let’s Move On!”, “I’m sorry” and “You have no proof!”
Re: “calculated move” to prevent Romy Neri from testifying on Tuesday.
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How very true, Ellen.
Gloria can’t be sure na hindi magkakalat si Neri kapag inatake ng nierbyos!
Even if Gloria suspended for the time being the ZTE deal, the Senate probe should continue without let up until the masterminds are unmasked. The Senators owe this to us!
Gloria already informed Neri of the plan to suspend ZTE, reason why Neri didn’t show up at the Senate hearing. Orchestrated talaga ‘yan!
This was also the best that Gloria can do to prevent Abalos to testify. Kunwari pa ay ready na raw ang gagong Abalos.
Nilalaro na naman tayo ng mga gagong ito!
“I have sat at the sumptuous tables of power, but I have not run away with the silverware.”
Diosdado Macapagal
We will celebrate the 97th birthday of the “Poor man from Lubao” on friday,Sept.28.
In his honor,pls.spread this text to remind GMA of her father’s timely advice to her!
Oopss, …the masterminds are ‘officially’ unmasked.
# Taga de cebu Says:
September 22nd, 2007 at 1:14 pm
ROMULO NERI:my friend,BRAVERY like cowardice is contagious!
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He!He!He! TDC, ikaw naman!
From Ed Fajardo:
I’m a long time Houston resident and a former Phil. Marine officer. I am watching the Senate hearing on the controversial broadband deal and I found the following:
1. Joey de Venecia has a very credible story.
2. Senators Mar Roxas, Allan Peter Cayetano and Chiz Escudero do not represent the opposition only but the whole Filipinos in general of their intelligent and well meaning questions.
3. Senators Dick Gordon and Zubiri are clear voice of the administration, trying to defend the deal at all cost.
4. Secretary Leandro Mendoza, et al, do not know how to parry simple questions.
5. The GMA government is indeed, Corrupt,very corrupt.
Statement of Sen. Mar Roxas:
“Let’s move on” na naman! Is there no other exciting line that Broadband vocalist Gloria Arrovo can sing?! Iba namang kanta, please!
Boring nga, TDC.
CHI:my gut feel is NERI will tell the truth.Mahirap matakot pa ang takot na!He looked very nervous on tv.
BUT,he knows it will be his defining moment when he tells the truth.He has no other option as an Atenean!
I hope Solita will be in the gallery to give him moral support.
This is your time to shine, Mar Roxas.
Neri? I don’t pin my hopes on him. I think he is in the same mold as Gary Teves.
But miracles happen. I’d be happy to be proven wrong.
TDC,
If Neri tells the truth to the last details, that will answer my prayers and will make me very happy.
I’ll keep my fingers crossed!
Suspension is different from cancellation. The contract, whether they call it executive agreement or other terminology, was void from the very beginning. Bakit suspension lang? Kapag lumamig na ang scandal, they would just lift it tapos tuloy na naman ang ligaya at kurakot.
So far, I’m satisfied with what OUR young Senators are showing. Si Miguela Zubiri, umindak na lang s’ya sa tune ng The Broadband. Dawit siya sa ZTE dahil recipient s’ya ng $60M(?)for election spending!
CHI:SOME of the other songs of the BROADBAND vocalist(GMA)in Wack Wack
1) ” The truth is I am cute and short but I am above gossip.”
2)”But I want to be a good President. Help me be a good President.”
3) “My example is integrity.”
4)”The days of plunder are over.”
5)”I’m sorry,again and again and again and again!”
Statement of Rep. Roilo Golez:
The Senate:
I am grateful that the following were NOT elected Senators: Tito Sotto,Tessie Aquino,Chavit,Defensor,Pechay,etc.Can you imagine what they would be doing in defense of the ZTE deal.
I am grateful that Mar Roxas is showing a lot of guts and determination(I used to worry about his being “spineless” before).
I am grateful that Cayetano and Escudero are acting like true principled oppositionists NOW.
I am grateful that Pimentel and Lacson have consistenly been true oppostionists.
I am disappointed with Noynoy and Loren for not being prepared for the hearings and are interested only in primetime sounds bites and photo-ops.
I am aghast at the behaviour of Lolos Johnny and Joker and of course Lady miriam.
I am missing the presence Lito Lapid and Revilla.Puede naman magtanong sa Tagalog,ah!
Suspension. That presumes that something was existing. a fish is caught by its own mouth. So their own words belie the assertion na wala pang contrata.
An advance was made. The Chinese were supposed to provide services for which the Pinoys would pay. Bakit magbabayad ang dapat mangolecta? Maliwanag na bribe di ba?
Executive agreement daw. Kung ganoon, lalong may authority ang Senado para mag-inquire, because the Constitution says so. In Bayan v. Zamora, the Supreme Court held that:
“All treaties or international agreements entered into by the Philippines, regardless of subject matter, coverage, or particular designation or appellation, requires the concurrence of the Senate to be valid and effective.”
Note it says regardless of subject matter, coverage or appellation. Tawagin mang executive agreement yan, loan agreement, tang-uts, pacto de una deuda, etc, dadaan pa rin sa Senado.
Okay, suspended ang broadband deal. But mayroon daw loan to back it up. So let the Senate scrutinize the Pag-sang-ayon sa Pag-utang, or whatever appellation they give it.
Hindi puwedeng ma-cover ng executive privilege ito, dahil there is the Constitutional duty to submit to the Senate for concurrence.
Touché Glo. Let me see the brilliant counter-arguments of Sergio Apostol.
“3)China will investigate the ZTE bribery scandal.It has to clean its tarnished global image prior to the Olympics..massive toy recall, safety issues with its contaminated food products and now ZTE scandals in several countries.”
TDC,
Ok talaga ang mga banat mo.
Unless me magbago,tuloy pa din ang zte hearing on sked.
let us see if neri and abalos will be there.bayaan mo na si mendoza,walang silbi sagot nya,pdala na lanya ulit yung asec at abogado nya.
Yung error ni Andaya sa IRR,,bakit ngayon lang pinansinn ni chiz,tatlong taon na yung law at lampas apat na pinaplantsa.
baka dal lang nag pagkakataon.
Naalala ko ko Abaya Vs. Ebdane
na dati nabanggit ko na dito nung medyo bago pa lang sa SC na file nung pma class ng tatay ko.
Na kinwestyon din ang isang contrata ng mga instik sa catnduanes,kahit na dismiss ito,nagamit pa din ito ng abogado ni Mendoza,dahil nga siguro nadismiss.
pero,kung basahin ulit ito ng supreme court dahil ilang bwan pa lang ang desisyon nila,makikita nila na kahit iba ang paggawa ng tulay sa pag gawa ng broadband,ay tungkol sa contrata pa din ito at utang sa ibang bansa at kanino ito iaward.
Back to number 3.
African nations has been howling for months about china,wala naman nakinig,kaya dead ma lang yan,business as usual.pero I still like number 3,TDC!
Right you are, sir. Suspension means something was existing. Nothing is suspended if it did not exist. Kaya kahit ipa-cancel pa, lumalabas na nangyari na nga kaya kinansel. Whatever they do, no matter how they try to manipulate and cover up, the evidence is clear that a contract was entered into without the proper bidding. Just imagine had Joey did not come forward to expose this anomaly, sinong makakaalam?
Ellen mentioned Teves and likened him to Neri. Tama. Bakit tumahimik ang mag-amang Teves after all that noise exposing the Committee on Appointment for a fee (bribery). Nakaligtas na naman si Pichay and company.
Sabi ko sa isang loop, huwag nang tigilan ang pagpukpok sa mga gunggong. To make amends doon sa nawalan ng gana kay Cayetano, time siguro na ilabas na rin niya ang ebidensiya niya. Buti pa nga iyong anak ni Tengang Daga, lalong tumatapang habang nagte-testify ng alam niya kahit na sabihin pang sourgraping daw.
In other words, sige pa. Dagdagan pa ang pagpukpok kahit na sabihin pa ni Dorobo na suspended muna ang ZTE contract na ang ibig niyang sabihin ay suspend or cancel the investigation on this contract at the Senate. Ano siya masaya?
Wake up call na sana sa mga pilipinong tulog o nagtutulog-tulugan!!!
Re: I am missing the presence Lito Lapid and Revilla.Puede naman magtanong sa Tagalog,ah!
TDC,
Nakakatuwa ka. Kahit nga tagalog E wala namang laman ang sasabihin ang dalawang bugok na senadores ni Gloria.
In one of my visits in Pinas, I was aghast at the sight of a resthouse right on the spot of the beach where I used to frolic in my childhood.
Sabi ng caretaker, kay Lito Lapid ho ‘yan. Tanong ko, sinong Lito Lapid, iyong artista?! Oo daw. Napamura ako at inabangan ko si Tumbling, hindi raw schedule na bakasyon noong nandun ako.
Senatorial election, kandidato si Tumbling. Mabait daw si Lapid sabi ng mga taga-baryo, iboboto raw nila. Naala-ala ko ang sabi ng aking nasirang Lolo “kapag mabait ang isang tao, suriin ninyong mabuti kung bukal sa puso, kung hindi ay siguradong walang laman ang tuktok”.
Dahil kinuha niya ang aking ‘spot’ (galit ako talaga), I addressed my kababaryos in a letter containing the wise advice of my Lolo. Pinakalat ng big sis, talo si Lapid sa aming baryo! But his resthouse is still on my spot! Bwisit na Tumbling ‘yan!
May isa pang trick ang nakikita ko maliban sa pag-suspend kuno ng deal. If the case is filed in court, the Senate investigation and hearing would be suspended. While the case is pending in court, they cannot discuss and argue the case. Tatagal sa korte at mawawala na naman sa balita tulad ng marami sa nakaraan. Malacanang will make sure that the Judge and Justices who handle the case will be friendly to them.
At least, ngayon, hindi na puedeng magtakip ng ginagawang corruption itong Fatso. Wala na silang magagawang scapegoat gaya ni Bing Rodrigo before when the Fatso was told to stay in the US and wait until the air was clear. Palusot pa nga noon that Gloria Dorobo was married to the country, parodied from Elizabeth I, who was a virgin queen.
Now, the Fatso is being told to stay in Europe via Hong Kong until it’s safe for him to do so. Nakabili na daw ng bahay taguan doon. Is that so?
You guys mentioned Lapid and Revilla. One thing they very much share in common is womanizing. Kaya walang time iyan makihalo sa mga investigation at hearing.
Thanks ystakei for reminding us of Bing Rodrigo. I remember she was the primary witness in that Telecom scam by Mike Arroyo. Tulad ni Joey na very close sa mga Arroyo, si Bing classmate at best friend pa ni GMA. Such closeness made them more credible that any of the idiots sent by Malacanang to testify in the hearing.
atty36252 Says:
September 22nd, 2007 at 10:13 pm
Suspension. That presumes that something was existing. a fish is caught by its own mouth. So their own words belie the assertion na wala pang contrata.
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Gloria is trying to fool us, that power tripping bitch!
As I’m not of legal mind, so I appreciate your valuable inputs in layman’s terms that I understand.
Some of our senators and congressmen are tuned in here at Elleville most of the time (mga friends sila ni Ellen, sabit tayo, heheh!). I do hope they’d ask their staff to take note of those simple, direct and very helpful legal comments from you.
Keep on commenting, Atty. Thanks a lot.
Sinabi mo pa, Chi. Kaya anong sinasabi ni Luli/Dureen na walang depth ang arguments ng mga bloggers ni Ellen? Dito nga namumulot ngayon pati iyong mga media sa tingin ko e. pansin ko kasi ang mga ginagamit nilang terms, at mga balita parang mas una pa ang mga bloggers dito!!!
BTW, anong executive order ang sinasabi ni Bobo dela Yuca Gloria para i-freeze ang ongoing investigation ngayon dito sa ZTE scandal? Kagaguhan iyan. Just because they do not follow any existing rule of law there now, hindi dapat pinapayagan iyang pagbibigay niya ng mga executive order to save her own skin. Puro precedence ang ginagawa ng ungas. Hindi iyan dapat na pinapayagan!
Enough is enough. Dapat nang tapusin ang kababuyan ng husband and wife team Dorobo! Ituloy ang investigation ng ZTE scandal. Hindi puedeng maging mas mataas si Gloria Dorobo sa mga miyembro ng Legislative Branch of the government o kahit na doon sa Justice Department kahit na pa meron siyang nilagay doon na inutil.
Puede ba, patalsikin na ang bobong iyan! Nakakasawa na e.
The heat is on!
The appearance of Romulo Neri in the Senate’s ZTE investigation will add more fuel to a very controversial national broadband network. He should tell everything and pinned down all the people involved in this deal.
I hope when he swear, he must remember he is swearing in front of the Filipino people (at the same time globally through the ABS-CBN/The ANC Channel) and most of all to GOD!
Emilio, heroes are not born but made. Not many have the chance to become one. Neri could be it. It takes just one more Malacanang guy to tell the truth then presto…bagsak si Impakta. The question is, will Neri do it? If he collaborates what Joey said, then the ZTE case against Malacanang would be much stronger. Sana madama ni Neri ang ispiritu mula sa langit at sabihin niya ang nalalaman niya. If he and Joey do a good job, baka mahalal pa silang senador sa 2010.
Hahahahahaha! Let’s move on daw, e siya nga ang hindrance kaya na-stagnant lalo ang Pilipinas. Puede ba, sipain na! Now is the chance. Ipakulong na, ang linaw-linaw ng ginawang kapalpakan, bakit binibigyan pa ng right to invoke some self-saving EO ang criminal na iyan?
Iyan kasi ang hirap na pinayagang maglagay ng mga tuta nilang mag-asawa doon sa mga agencies especially responsible for sending crooks like them to the gallows! Pati pulis, military, court, Congress, Senate hawak sa leeg ng mga ungas! Unbelievable talaga!
sagot bsa sariling tanong tungkol ke chiz’s query about the IRR.
matagal na pala nyang alam, gusto lang nya paalala sa author ng law …I refer to part of the background of the case abaya vs.ebdane
“The petitioners also argue that the “Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of RA 9184, Otherwise Known as the Government Procurement Reform Act, Part A” (IRR-A) cited by the respondents is not applicable as these rules only govern domestically-funded procurement contracts. They aver that the implementing rules to govern foreign-funded procurement, as in the present case, have yet to be drafted and in fact, there are concurrent resolutions drafted by both houses of Congress for the Reconvening of the Joint Congressional Oversight Committee for the formulation of the IRR for foreign-funded procurements under RA 9184.”
I really don’t care whether she suspends this contract/agreement/deal/elephant/donkey thing… That suspension act is useless anyway. She’s posturing because the SC has already TROed the ZTE Broadband whatever.
This suspension act demands all the more that certain questions need to be answered:
1. Why didn’t Gloria, indeed, tell Benjamin Abalos to back off while they were golfing in China with executives of the ZTE?
2. Why didn’t she extend that barking order to Speaker de Venecia whose son Joey she knew was involved in some proposal to the DoTC?
3. Why didn’t she tell her husband not to dip his dirty little finger and get caught to boot, between Abalos and Joey de Venecia?
4. Why didn’t she order Mendoza to tell Abalos to bugger off? Why did she tell Neri not to accept the 200 million peso bribe but informed him the contract is a go?
5. Why did she allow the Chinese to bamboozle her men at DoTC, NEDA, Finance, Trade, Budget, etc into getting her to witness the signing of the deal in China?
6. Why did she allow her husband, suspected kingpin in the corruption deal to scurry off like a dog with its tail between its legs a day before the hearings started?
7. What was Mike Arroyo’s business in Europe that “sick” as he is, according to his own children, should rush to Europe to attend to his business?
As I’ve said before, it is difficult to believe that Gloria didn’t have an inside knowledge of the corruption ridden contract. No less than she herself, says Speaker de Venecia suggested to Abalos to pattern his ZTE offer on a no loan, no debt contract… Blimey!
What the heck was Abalos doing brokering, fixing a deal for the Chinese? He’s the election commission boss, for crying out loud! He absolutely had NO BUSINESS brokering for a Chinese deal with the DoTC? Absolutely no business unless it was monkey business!
Is that right Karl? “They aver that the implementing rules to govern foreign-funded procurement, as in the present case, have yet to be drafted and in fact,…?
No wonder, the AB ZTE FG folks involved were monkeying around with rules. Mendoza was completely incapable of saying whether it was a contract, an MoU or whatever!
Ang policy ni GMA: may utang ako sa inyo pero bumayad kayo muna sa akin.
..Asian Journal Setp. 21-27, Vol. 1 Issue I: ‘GMA to Attend UN General Assembly, Visit New York..NY Pres. Gloria Arroyo will be in New York for a two-day visit beginning Sept. 28 to meet U. S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice. Reports say that Arroyo will proceed to Texas, where Pres. George W. Bush will host an ASEAN gathering.
p.2 says that Arroyo on Forbes’ World’s 100 Most Powerful Women List.”
Are there 101 Powerful Women? Makapunta nga sa UN sa Biernes.
If Neri wants real protection, his only recourse it to say the truth – to muster his moral courage and to spill all. No ifs, no buts…
The people will protect him but if he remains a coward, he himself will be putting his personal security in jeopardy. As they say, dead men tell no tales.
From the testimony of Joey dV, it appears that the real broker is the Fat Guy and Abalos, greedy as this guy is, has acted as broker on behalf of the Fat Guy that BTW is and should be a violation of some law against moonlighting government officials. He cannot do another government job, albeit thought it may be.
Rose,
It’s about time Gloria and Bush meet at his ranch in Texas, they are both useless, lame ducks anyway! Bush disapproval rating is 58%, humahabol na s’ya kay Little One!
As to the Impakta’s being on a 100 MPW list, wala ng trumpet unlike when she was no. 4, kasi 101 na s’ya ngayon. heheheh!
Magdala ka ng maraming bugok na itlog pagpunta mo sa UN, better yet magsuot ka ng maskara ni Luli and aim the eggs on her face!
Rose,
Imelda was in that list, too, long, long time ago when Filipinos were throwing shit at them for stealing from the treasury with their cronies—thank Heavens, walang kamag-anak ng tatay ni Marcos!!! I remember her being listed as one of the richest in the world then.
In short, Rose, pag nalagay ang isang taga gobyerno ng Pilipinas sa list ng Forbes, you can bet your bottom dollar, nakaw ang assets niya!!!
Chi,
May ASEAN meet pala sa Texas, kaya hindi personal invitation iyan hindi gaya ng invitation kay Blair, Putin and Koizumi. Si Boba de la Yuca, kung hindi pa sigawan iyong emissary niya, hindi pa makakakuha ng invitation even for a 5 minute winking of an eye ni Dubya na may impeachment petition din galing sa mga amerikano. I should know. Pumirma rin kasi ako!!!
Trade Secretary Peter Favila invokes “privileged communication” for the suspension of ZTE scam. And so, in the Hello Garci political scam, the communication between Gloria Arroyo and Virgilio Garcillano is also considered as “privileged communication”. Gloria’s privileged communication is equivalent to scam, fraud, deceit and cover-up.
Diego, baka mamaya niyan sabihin nilang “privileged deal” ang ZTE.
Scam pa rin ang “privileged deal”.
If Neri wants real protection, his only recourse it to say the truth – to muster his moral courage and to spill all. No ifs, no buts…
The people will protect him but if he remains a coward, he himself will be putting his personal security in jeopardy. As they say, dead men tell no tales.
–adb
strongly agree.
You didn’t quite get me, Diego. They would say it’s their privilege to have that ZTE deal…he, he.
Sori, came late in the discussion. gabi kasi dito nang simulan ang thread na ito, hehehehe.
Sayang! dapat hindi sinuspend ni gloria para magkatuluyan na ang pagkabuking ni FG at Abalos at Mendoza. sabi pa nga ni ermita, the project is transparent, above board daw. eh di ipagpatuloy nila at tapusin na para matapos na rin sila lahat.
Beware, the word “suspend” doesn’t mean abandoning the project altogether. it may reincarnate in another form. gloria cannot afford to frustrate the chinese, after all “nagbigay na sila” (according to Joey).
just wondering hard what will truly happen about these twin deals (ZTE-NBN and Cyber Ed Proj). The more expensive and overpriced CEP is already covered by a loan agreement signed by Favila, while Mendoza tried to rush up the NBN with ZTE officials without the benefit of such financial agreement to consummate the final agreement between RP and China. Since a commitment was already secured, no less than Arrrovo pronouncing it, it would be amount ot loss of face if RP backs out now. Will the Chinese agree to this?
Paano nila nadengoy ang China Exim Bank? Matinik ang Malacanang o kasuntsaba ang mga Intsik.
Diego, if an honest to goodness full blown investigation is conducted, many Chinese government officials will be implicated. Sa China, they run the risk of being executed for graft and corruption. We don’t know how high up these Chinese officials are but based on the huge amount of dollars this ZTE came about, malalaking tao ang kasangkot. As you can see, China is now demanding that the deal must continue or it would affect the bilateral relationship. Kung hindi kasi matuloy, these Chinese officials would be held accountable for all the money they have already spent. Magaling ang mga Tsekwa sa ganyang negosyo. Why do you think the Chinese are the world’s best businessmen? Walang iba iyan sa mga Jews.
Favila has been trying to salvage the image of Gloria, and preserve RP-China relations. The damage created by this scandalous deal will be very hard to repair, with both countries trying to coverup or do something for their own crooks. China’s ZTE and whoever ranking govt official(s) is involved will never allow Abalos, FG et al. go off the hook without being “reimbursed” for their advance payments. (Kwidaw kayo sa Triad. Kaya ikaw Neli, kanta na pala lible ka sa kanila, hehehehe!)
Kumita kaya si Neri? Hindi ba siya naam-bunan for the boys? Kakanta nalang siya ng La Paloma para sa bayan.
Mr. Romulo (pa) Neri: Gusto mo bang maging bayani na kaya ni Jose Rizal, na Atenean din? So, tell the truth.. or gustong maging mayaman dahil sa ZTE na gaya ni Mike Arroyo na isang Atenean din? In his column Fr. James Reuter, SJ wrote about the importance of reality..which is now..What is reality to you..truth or money..as a true Atenean, it should be the truth?..fly high blue eagle fly and carry (TdC nakalimutan ko ang words..)
Para sa lahat – sa pagsimba natin sa araw na to, idagdag natin sa ating dasal na sana itong si Mr. Romulo Neri ay maliwanagan at magsabi ng totoo sa susunod na Senate hearing.
Luli is called by that name because she likes her father to steal ULI. Remove the letter “L” and it becomes ULI.
ZTE’s statement:
Di ba nga at ‘bumisita’ ang mga taga-ZTE kay Favila nitong nakaraang araw lang. Malamang na yung mga Instsik ang nagbigay ng go-signal na isuspinde ang ZTE Broadbandits deal dahil kapag uminit ng husto ang issue at maging international, malamang na tuluyang ma-scrutinzed ang mga deals ng ZTE sa iba. At lagot kung magkaroon din ng imbestigasyon ang gobyerno ng China kung mapahiya dahil dito. Sa ibang pojects na lang nila ‘ibabawi’ yung ‘naibayad’ na BRIBE MONEY. The Senate should continue the investigation!
Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano:
Ate Ellen,
As per ZTE’s papers kasi eh nakapaloob na dun sa presyo yung bribe money, I believe in the form of consultancy fees or something, kaya medyo kaya nilang palusutan. Pero kung hihimayin yung mga specifications eh lalabas na talagang overpriced lalo na kung iko-compare sa presyo ng ibang bidders. Duon magkakabukuhan. Mahalaga na makita ang nilalaman ng kontrata na pinirmahan na hangggang ngayon yata ay hindi pa inilalabas.
We may look at the deal in two ways: On the RP side, there was obviously an over pricing by 300%. On China’s side, the money or bribe could be explained as consultation fees. Puwedeng lusot ang mga Intsik pero hindi ang mga walanghiyang Pinoy na sina Abalos.
Ellen, ZTE is confident that their project is worth the money. As earlier blogged, China is rich, umuutang na nga ang US sa kanila. This ZTE project in “kulangot” lang sa kanila sa totoo lang. It looks to me more like a control issue than it is a money issue. If China will be able to bug all our government communications, the more they have the control over us. China is a world power now. US wants to have control in Asia as well. US is not really happy these days that the tiyanak is sleeping with China (akala ni tiyanak parang isa lang ito sa mga boy friends niya). I am pretty sure that China will court the tiyanak for this business and all other businesses. If it means restructuring the ZTE program so it will be worth the $ 329 million, China will do so. China will just eat up the bribe money they had given the tiyanak for the elections. They have so much dough now! Imagine growing more than 10% a year in their economy in more than a decade! If we do not look into these business contracts with China, one day we will be one of their provinces! We are too close to call!
The continued corruption that tiyanak and her gang had been engaged in since she stole her position is more of our local issue. The sad part is, with a song and dance, she was, is and will be able to wiggle her way out of this mess again! She and her gluton husband always grab the opportunity to stash more money from government projects. Erap is a saint compared to this duo! Bundat na bundat na talaga sila, sige pa rin ang kain nila!
The main contract was missing so it would be easy for China to add more “sahog” to the contract. Mapapahiya pa ngayon ang senado at ang supreme court. Magmumukhang tanga na lang sila at ang mukhang bida ay ang smooth operator na tiyanak at ang kanyang bundat na asawa. Watch as this scenario unfolds. Magaling sa kasinungalingan, pandaraya, at panglilinlang ang mga alipores ni tiyanak. They were selected well and trained well to do a mafialike operation!
I hope though that one of the involved kept a copy of the original contract para mabuking si tiyanak at ang hoodlum niyang asawa!
Re: ZTE’s statement:
Yeah, yeah, yeah… tell that to the Chinese Marines!
Marami ring mafia sa China ah. Ingat lang itong si tiyanak at ang alipores niya. Hindi kayang ipagtanggol ni supot asspweron ang donya sa mga kungfu experts!
You got a point, parasabayan. But is China willing to give up those money at the expense of their reputation? The Chinese value their image and reputation more than money. Gagawa ng paraan iyan na wala silang kasalanan at lahat ay ibibintang sa RP. Okay lang dahil hindi naman mga Pinoy ang nandaya kundi Malacanang. The heat continues…malalim itong ZTE. It’s worse than the jueteng pay-off blamed on Erap who was recently convicted of plunder. Another country, a more superior one, is involved this time. The US is closely watching on the side. Baka ngayon lang makaganti ang US sa China sa publicity.
Of course, iyan ang sasabihin ng ZTE. Pakialam ba nila sa gulong ginagawa ni Fatso na binulgar ni Joey dV basta sinabi ni Gloriang hindi naman cancel. Kung matuloy, tuwa ng Chinese government. Free for all espionage ang mangyayari. Remember, government communications sila ang maghahawak. Dahil lang sa malaking pabuya! Of course, magbabayad ang mga intsik! Alam naman nilang extension ng US ang Pilipinas sa Asia. Kaya siguro pinapabisto ng mga kano ang transaction na ito, not really for the sake of the Filipinos kundi delikado ang kano, et al sa transaction na ito.
Golly, hindi naman lousy businessmen ang mga intsik para magpaloko kay Fatso. May malaking motibo diyan na alarmado ang mga kano!
Abangan ang masalimuot na kabanata ng telenobelang ito!
Iyong pabuya na ibinigay ng ZTE is not actually bribe kundi customary gratuity na bagamat mabigat sa bulsa, OK na rin sa kanila. Kapalit noon ang special favor in forms of monopoly siguro mula rin sa Chinese government. Golly nga naman kung lahat ng communications center sa buong mundo umpisa sa Asia kontrolado nila. Wow, katapusan na siguro ng mundo!!! 😛
You think this is nothing but a simple-minded opinion. Bakit? Hindi naman kailangang maging genius para maintindihan at malaman ang pinaggagawang kawalanghiyaan ni Gloria Dorobo, Fatso, et al. Dapat kasuhan ang mga iyan ng treason. Ibinibenta na ang bansa nila, nakatuod pa rin ang mga pilipino!
Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano: This suspension may also be to cool the political atmosphere because other contracts are also coming into question, specifically the P25-billion Cyber Education project. The Senator did not provide the complete panorama of the borrowing frenzy, the ZTE and Cyber-Ed and North Rail projects in the lead of the $1.8 Billion agreement. The Philippines and China inked a $1.8-billion loan agreement to finance ambitious projects in the country, including the controversial $330-million National Broadband Network (NBN), which took place without fanfare on the sidelines of the ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) meeting held at the Shangri-La Hotel in Makati City. Trade Sec Favila represented the Philippine government together with Finance Secretary Margarito Teves and Transportation Secretary Leandro Mendoza in the signing with Chinese Minister of Commerce Bo Xilai.
For emphasis, I repeat: The truism that to conceal a lie it must be covered by another lie and in turn be covered by more lies, ad infinitum, is a perfect fit for the ZTE deal the signing of which was witnessed by none other than Ate Glue. Starting as an amusing comedy, it has become a bizarre farce and a blatant display that indicates a dangerous desperation. Let us see if Abalos can extricate himself from this entanglement as easily as he did with his chance meeting with the parents of Migz in a hotel where he dropped by to cure a headache by slurping soup. Just as titillating would be how Ate Glue could disavow the witness role in a sordid affair.
Sec Lapuz crows about transparency of the Cyber-Ed project and neglects an equally aspect, efficiency, given the prevailing poor image of China of producer of defective and hazardous goods such as deadly pet food, tainted foods and toothpaste, lead-painted toys.
Computerization of defective textbooks would mean disseminating the errors at cyber speed. That’s efficiency?
I was enticed to read an article I thought would be about Ate Glue. The headline: “Sic transit gloria mundi” (thus passes the glory of the world) was about Erap’s fall from grace. I (hoped) the ‘transit gloria’ would mean exit Gloria. In this regard, our wish for Ate Glue exiting in 2010, if not earlier, might come true. The administration’s flurry of proposing ambitiously large projects smacks of rats abandoning a sinking ship, including an ill-conceived nuclear plant without the slightest idea on provisions of safety and radiant waste disposal.
I agree with you ystakei on your observation. Huge funds are spent on intelligence gatherings and operations. Barya lang iyan sa China kung ikumpara sa ginagastos ng malalaking bansa sa kanilang oversea operations at espionage. Baka sila nga ang nagpabulgar sa isang dahilan na hindi natin alam. It could be an intelligence type of war between China and US with RP as the pawn. Ang masakit, mga tulisan sa Malacanang lang ang nakinabang sa pera o lagay.
Lets examine what we know about Romulo Neri and his involvement in this ZTE Deal.
(1) Romulo Neri, former National Economic and Development Authority director-general and Socio-Economic Planning secretary, revealed that he had been offered a Two Hundred Million Peso bribe for him to approve the ZTE deal. he turned down the offer and later told Mrs. Arroyo about it,
(2) The President, according to him, in turn told him to also refuse the bribe and approve the deal anyway. he believed at the time that the NBN project was “overpriced” and “disadvantageous” to the country.
(3) It was then he was demoted to chairman of the Commission on Higher Education.
(4)De Venecia’s son, Jose “Joey” De Venecia III, representing Amsterdam Holdings Inc. (AHI), a losing bidder for the NBN project, this week bared before the Senate probers that the deal had been overpriced by at least 300 percent. So, Neri is correct in what he says.
(5) He told the investigators that Commission on Elections Chairman Benjamin Abalos Sr. had acted as a “go-between” for the Philippine government and the Chinese firm and offered him $10 million to have his AHI back out from the bidding for the $329-million project.
(6) Also, the Speaker’s son said, Mrs. Arroyo’s husband was the “mystery man” calling the shots in the deal, in which at stake allegedly were bribes totalling almost $200 million to be split three-way among the “Little One,” the “Big One” and the hangers-on.
(7)Nobody could be sure what Romulo Neri would say at the Senate hearing other than if he told the truth the people involved that offered him a bribe would be known.
(8 Romulo Neri failed to attend the Senate hearing saying he was ill with flu and that he was prevented from leaving his house by men acting suspiciously outside.
(9) The whole of the cabinet members turned up at the Senate hearing to try to intimidate the Senators.
(10) The rush of cabinet members failed to intimidate the Sentors, failed to prove their case.
(11) Neri was still required to attend the Senate hearing on Wednesday,
(12 ) Joey” De Venecia III, has stated that “Romulo Neri has the missing piece of the jigsaw puzzle’ and asked that he tell the truth for the sake of the Filipino people and the country.
(13) The President’s suspension order came as recent as yesterday after a week of allegations in the media and before the Senate inquiry into supposed government incompetence, corruption and the involvement of her husband, businessman and lawyer Jose Miguel “Mike” Arroyo, in the deal.
(13) Suspension order is not the same as cancellation –
Its about time that Neri was given his chance to tell the truth with a transparent account of what he told about the bribe and who it was that offered it to him under oath at the Senate on Wednesday.
Is Jose “Joey” De Vencecia the only person man enough to tell the truth against this corrupt woman and her followers?
Pechanco,
I have based my observation on Japan’s own worry about China’s attempt to control the cyberspace in Asia, and eventually the world. We are wary, too, about the many rumored leakages to China via North Korea. With this sick deal with Gloria re the ZTE, it will surely be easier for China to spy on the US especially with no secrets being kept really secrets in the Philippines lalo na kung may nagpapataasan ng ihi diyan and/or nagpapalakas!
Golly, ang daling maglagay ng mga chips doon sa mga i-install ng ZTE na mga computers, etc. kung sakali. Walang makakabisto lalo na kung tanga naman ang mga in-charge. Golly, listening to this Mendoza for instance gave me the impression that this guy is nothing but a fake. Mahilig lang magpakulo pero walang ibubuga! Sa kasisinungaling pa, nagmukhang mokong!!! Yuck! Kunyari pa kasi itong mga dating sundalong ito na loyal sila sa kanilang presidente daw. Lalo lang silang nagumukhang bobo na inutil pa!
Sorry, I am not impressed. Umiinit lang ang ulo ko kasi wala akong tiyagang makinig sa mga inutil!
Watch this video interview with Mr. Gus Lagman regarding ZTE Project: Tama lahat ang kanyang sinasabi. The people should not stop clamoring for the truth about this misdeal and should clamor for Gloria’s Ouster! Sobra Na! Tama Na! Ibagsak Na!
http://www.gmanews.tv/video/11899/Webcast-Gus-Lagman-IT-Foundation-of-the-Philippines-on-the-ZTE-deal
Dapat lahat ng proyektong pinasok ng Gobyerno ni Gloria, lalo na yung mga may commitment na ay busisiing mabuti. Lahat kasi ng pwedeng pagkakitaan sa kickbacks ay talamak sa gobyernong ito, lalo na at patapos na ang termino ng pekeng pangulo. Kurakot to the MAX! Yan ang pinagkaka-abalahan nila ngayon!
The Chinese has a record of espionage right inside the US. Remember that Chinese engineer working at a US aerospace caught spying? Maraming mga Chinese spy agents sa US, Canada, and other countries. In Canada, I heard the Chinese spies are hunting down and scaring the Falon Gong group that’s banned in China. May pera sila kaya kayang mag-fund ng ganoong operations. Many US secrets are indeed in the hands of the Chinese. Alam ng mga Kano iyan. At kaya napikon ang mga Kano sa ZTE deal. Gulo ito. Iyan pa ang maging daaan para tuluyan nang mapatalsik si Impakta.
It was a Chinese who underscored the importance of Spies in every War.
I guess his name’s…. Sun Tzu.
Here is an interesting angle from the Newsbreak. JDV gets a lot of perks from the tiyanak because he bailed her out twice from being impeached. But JDV really wants something more, push for the Cha-cha so he can be a Prime Minister so now JDV sees this ZTE as an opportunity to have the tiyanak push anew for the Cha-cha. Does this make sense? Very interesting…
Luzviminda: Dapat lahat ng proyektong pinasok ng Gobyerno ni Gloria, lalo na yung mga may commitment na ay busisiing mabuti.
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That is what the biddings are for. Over here in the land of the rising sun (this is just for comparison), all public works or government projects are passed through biddings, and foreigners now can bid if the project is something that they can afford to do, but not when utmost secrecy is required, but preferences will still be local entrepreneurs as in the case of Joey dV for example on the presumption that there will be no fixing and no government official will be caught redhanded accepting bribes.
Frankly, I cannot understand the preference for foreigners in the Philippines especially from the US. Basta foreign kahit inferior as in most Chinese products, OK sa mga pilipino! On my part, I prefer our own domestic products here not that I am very patriotic but because they are quality.
Dito naman madaling mabisto kasi mismong mga employees of the agencies involved have what we call civic-consciousness. Walang takot magutom for principle’s sake, at saka dito pag nabisto, magpakamatay na lang for there is no chance to make amends as a matter of fact. It is a matter in fact of taking responsibility for one’s action, good or bad.
I actually like their hiring people who are actually socialistic in attitude as in the case of the employees of our ward office for instance. A lot many of them were young activists of the Zengakuren in the 60’s. Kaya balance. Walang sipsip doon sa kapareho nilang public servant even when they recognize seniority for seniority’s sake. Sana ganyan sa Pilipinas.
Iyan ang wala ang marami sa Pilipinas sa totoo lang, iyong dedication sa trabaho, not personal ambition. Sayang, hindi nade-develop because the environment is not conducive, more like it than what a lot many people here say that the Philippines cannot be like Japan, or the Filipinos like the Japanese.
Bakit ba ang Japan marami ring ginaya sa iba, like the police system here patterned after that of Scotland Yard way back during the time when Jack the Ripper horrified London, or Germany and even China, where we copied our writing.
What they develop there and nurture especially now with a criminal calling herself president is to circumvent the law or make things look legal even when they are definitely and absolutely illegal!!!
Very good chronology of events, WWNL!
Neonate,
“…given the prevailing poor image of China of producer of defective and hazardous goods such as deadly pet food, tainted foods and toothpaste, lead-painted toys.”
My Mom who’s rather of an advanced age told me really that she now refuses to buy toothpaste in Manila and so we, her children who are abroad are asked to supply her with foreign toothpaste because of that fear: tainted toothpaste or fake ones.
Natakot si glueria kay uncle sam, alam niyang ang nasa likod ni joey boy ay si uncle sam,,,, kaya lie low muna siya.. mag-iisip muna siya ng bagong pakulo,, at isa na dito yang martial law.. sa ganitong paraan mas madali niyang ikontrol ang mga kalaban,,, iyan e kung papayag ang kano, madaling sabihin yung suspension ng kontrata pero ang mahirap kung paano niya ipaliliwanag sa kano kung bakit pumasok ang gobyerno sa kontrata ng tsekwa lalo pa at may kinalaman sa komunikasyon…. At si joey ang siyang naging daan para makapag-isip ang administrasyon, kakampi ng administrasyon si tengang daga, kaya palalabasin nila na alang alang sa pagsunod sa konstitusyon ay hindi tinitingnan kung kakampi ka o kaaway, ginawa nilang sampol si joey…. Pagkatapos nito sila sila uli ang magkakasama,,, UTUIN MO ANG LELENG MONG PANOT,,,, bwahahahahahah
Kung tunay na presidente itong si tiyanak, noong binibigyan si Neri ng suhol, inalam na sana niya kung sino ang nanunuhol at tinanggal niya ito sa pwesto kaagad! Kaya pala tikom bibig siya eh si Abalaos pala. Hindi kaya ni tiyanak ipagkanulo ang nandaya para sa kanya sa mga eleksyon noong 2004 at kay Chubiri noong 2007. Nanahimik na lang si tiyanak. Kung pipiyok siya, magagalit naman si abalaos…
Your mother is right, Anna. Baka ma-allergy siya. My lips got swollen once when I used a Colgate toothpaste made in China!!! Baka meron lead.
Kay Sec. Neri – makunsensiya ka naman, magsabi ka na ng totoo pag humarap ka sa senado. Huwag mo ng idepensa ang isang rehimen na malapit ng bumagsak at mababagsakan ka pa.
Takbo na palayo sa GMA Regime
We-will-never-learn, you ask a very good question, “Is Jose “Joey” De Vencecia the only person man enough to tell the truth against this corrupt woman and her followers?”
Maybe Ms. Ellen can help me out on this one, if I remember correctly, there was supposed to be a Chinese-Filipino businessman also involved in this ZTE brouhaha. Who was this person ?
Anna,
You can append this to your 7-item list.
All her secretaries were saying that Gloria herself witnessed the signing of the supply contract in Boao, in April 21, or 25 days before the May 14 polls. In violation of the Election Code’s 45-day ban on signing contracts. With only one exemption: if the Comelec Chairman approves it. Either way, Gloria is screwed.
Lacson failed to pursue this angle due to time constraints but it is now clear, not only Mike Arroyo is in hot water, Gloria, no less, is in, too but deeper!
Gloria Arroyo:
Bakit hindi ang sarile mo ang isuspende mo at umalis ka dyan sa Malakanyang isama mo din ang iyong mga alipores. Ikaw ang dahilan kaya lalong nababaon sa hirap ang bayang Pilipinas. Buking ka na, hwag ka ng magpalusot. Kung wala pang Joey lumabas tiyak tuloy tuloy ang kasibaan ninyo sa pera. Inuuna ninyo kase ang kasibaan sa pera kung papano kayo kukurakot ng malaki sa kaban ng bayan. Malapit ka na, kung hindi ka pa aalis sa pwesto mo masmatindi pa ang darating na sakuna sa buhay ninyong pamilya na mga gahaman. May awa ang Diyos at bahala na ang Diyos sa inyo mga gahaman sa pera.
Ellen Says:
“Jarius Bondoc of the Philippine Star, who first exposed this anomalous deal, thinks it’s a “calculated move” to prevent Romy Neri from testifying on Tuesday.”
They did calculate this move like this:
From:
$75M = $50M(Big and Small One) + $20M (Abalos and Mendoza) + $5M(Neri)
To:
$75M = $20M(Big and Small One) + $20M (Abalos and Mendoza) + $15M(Neri) + S20M(JDV)
Babawi na lang sa Cyber-Ed!
Gloria is one big credit grabber, ain’t she? It was not her who suspended the contract, it was the Supreme Court.
Chabeli:
To your question, the most possible answer is either Lucio Tan or Al Yuchengo, who is in fact ambassador extraordinaire of Gloria Dorobo, and he is from Fookien! Yuchengco owns a bank and into these many deals in China and Japan, I am told.
hello fellow bloggers!!! just had the scariest bangungot in one of my siestas today… AFP Chief Gen. Esperon, sensing a split in Congress that might trigger the downfall of the Little President, (and more fearful of a Noli de Castro presidency)decides to take matters into his own hands… launches a coup, abolished Congress, suspended the Supreme Court. Scared???
# Sampot Says:
September 23rd, 2007 at 10:45 am
It was a Chinese who underscored the importance of Spies in every War.
I guess his name’s…. Sun Tzu.
…Kaya pala maraming mga Tzu-Tzu (sipsip).
Mrs. Arroyo is set to leave for the United States on Tuesday and will likely miss the testimony of Neri.
‘kala ko ba tapang ang Unano na ‘to.
And why the US?
A Filipino-Chinese businessman is involved in the ZTE deal and wants to testify. Hindi kaya si Lucio Tan na may maraming business sa China?
Pechanco, could be..or how about Donald Dee, the head of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce ?
Sampot, where in the US is Gloria going to go ?
Chabeli, I don’t think it’s Donald Dee ’cause this guy is very close to the Arroyos and Malacanang. Besides, Dee’s connection to China is not that strong. Lucio has huge interest in China. Lucio only befriended the Arroyos to protect his business interests after Erap’s ouster. Lucio is reported to be closer to Marcos and Erap. It was during the time of Marcos when Lucio began his success. One of his early investments in China was piggery. I’m also thinking about Henry Sy of SM. Sy’s business investment in China is also huge. But I still think it’s Lucio if only because his company legal counsel is Estelito Mendoza who is one of Erap’s lawyers. Maybe Lucio like the rest of the Taipans is looking forward to a new administration. Kaya ngayon pa lang naghahanda na siya.
Pechanco, what you say makes a lot of sense. Thanks a lot for your reply.
Salamat din Chabeli. We should remember that Tsinoy businessmen are segurista. In every election, they (I’m sure of Lucio) gives donations to both camps. Para sakaling sino man ang manalo ay malakas pa din sila. Make sense?
Most Chinese big business men are Taiwanese taipans not from mainland China. It’s a turf war between PRC and renegade province Formosa. What do you think? FG Miguel Arroyo claims his roots in mainland China. Gloria Arroyo has ‘sold’ our Inang Bayan to China in terms of sea, agro-land and mining exploration.
Mr. Guerrero, you’re referring to the Kuomintang party or group of Taiwan that’s solidly against Mainland China. But time has changed. They are not as active anymore. The new generation in Taiwan is friendlier to China proven by the fact that there are more tourists and businessmen from Taiwan now going to the mainland. Sa tutoo lang, without America’s help, isang araw lang ang atake sa Taiwan kuha na ng China. I agree that most big Tsinoy businessmen in the Philippines are from Taiwan or to be exact, from Fujian Province. But today, there are many from mainland China many of whom are of shady characters. Isa na diyan si Stanley Huwang from Macao na balita close sa Malacanang. Chinese drug and gambling lords from China are everywhere now in the Philippines.
Yuko,
May loopholes kasi ang batas natin. Sa ating batas kasi ay pag government-to-government contract ay pwedeng wala nang bidding, pero kailangan may executive agreement. Ito ang palaging palusot ni Gloria sa mga contracts na pinasok ng kanyang gobyerno sa China. Dito kasi kung walang pipiyok ay makakalusot ang kanilang mga kurakot in the form of kickbacks. At hindi lang si Gloria ang may parte. Lahat ng sumawsaw may prsiyento. Kaya kailangan busisiin at i-amend ng Congress at senate ang ganitong sistema. Modus Operandi na ang nangyayari. In aid of legislation ang imbestigasyon. At the same time ay mabuko ang mga ‘nakinabang!
Senator Lacson raised a very good point by asking Mendoza during the hearing kung anong iba ng executive agreement and contract. Hindi nakasagot si Mendoza.
Luz,
Iba iyong utang sa mga intsik (government-to-government deal) doon sa deal between ZTE, a private company in China, and NBN, a government agency in the Philippines. Pag pinalusot iyan without a bidding, iyan nang iyan ang palulusutin ni pandak. That’s why mainit kami doon sa balak ng pag-dispose ng hayup na ito sa mga patrimonies ng Pilipinas sa Japan.
Buti na lang may provision doon sa Reparations Treaty na puedeng mag-demanda ang mga pilipino laban sa anomalous disposal of these patrimonies, and thank God for volunteer lawyers over here who are willing to handle the case in Japanese courts free of charge!!!
Nilulutong makaw sa Pilipinas. Buti na lang may nag-aamuyong para sa mga volunteers dito sa Japan to protect those patrimonies. Pinag-i-interesan iyan ng mga Pidal. Hindi sila dapat makinabang. Dugo ng mga pilipino ang ibinuwis sa mga patrimonies na iyan. Kahit nga si Marcos hindi iyan pinag-interesan na pagkakuwartahan.
GMA is going to the US to attend the UN assembly opening. Palagi naman yan.
Bagay naman siyang pumunta sa UN kasi UNano siya.
Ellen said:
“GMA is going to the US to attend the UN assembly opening. Palagi naman yan”.
This evil woman Schizoglo shows she has more fromf than the largest Manila Mega Mall and should be ashamed to attend a UN assembly – all eyes will be concentrated on her, but only in trying to avoid her presence.
shows she has more FRONT than the largest Manila Maga Mall
Waste of public funds na naman ha? Di bale kung may kasamang free ticket and accommodations iyong invite ng UN. Pero this creep just wants to show herself off sa UN, no pansin naman. Parang iyong langgam na pagkaliit-liit na puedeng tapakan ng mga higante sa UN. Tapos reception sa SFO to meet the hubby there ba? Alam ko daming sipsip doon.
Mabuti nga na umattend siya para alam niya na next year ay isasalang ang Pilipinas na iimbestigahan sa mga human rights violations. Dapat ay maghanda ang mga concerned groups tulad ng Karapatan, at magkalap ng mga ebidensiya sa mga karahasan ng gobyerno ni Gloria. She, Esperon, Palparan and their hit-squads should be next in line after Saddam Hussein. Mag-ingat na rin yung mga pwedeng mag-witness tulad ng magkapatid na nakatakas sa mga mga nag-abduct na mga sundalo ni Palparan.
Makabalik pa kaya si glueria sa pinas pag nagpunta siya sa usa para sa un opening. ewan ko,, iba ang nakikita ko dito, pag nagpunta niya doon at pinanigan siya ng kano, malamang na makabalik siya,,, kung hindi , e malamang na doon na lang siya. Masyado ng malalim ang mga sigalot at mga katiwalian na kailangang mabigyan ng katarungan at kalutasan at maisasakatuparan lang ito kung mapapalitan ang mga nasa puwesto…. At pabor din naman ito sa amerika, dahil talaga namang gusto nila na hindi tayo makawala sa kanilang tanikala…. at lahat ay gagawin nila para lagi tayong humihingi ng tulong sa kanila… Kaya subaybayan natin ang mga susunod na kabanata sa buhay ni glueria.
“oooooppppsssss!
teka muna!
itabi muna natin ay kontrata. mainit pa sa mata nila. saka na uli natin ilabas kapag nakalingat sila.
teka, ‘yung pera. ako muna ang magtatago, para sigurado.”
‘yan ang narinig ng pakawala kong surot na pinag-usapan nina gloria at mga kakutsaba.
bribery sa supreme court? at lady justice pa! no wonder kasi alam ng bayan na sa taas mismo or to be clear in words sa malacanang mismo “bribery is the nameof the game’. alam naman natin lahat na nagpapayaman sa pagnanakaw sa kaban ng bayan si unelected president gloria arroyo kasabwat si super buwaya comelec chairman abalos.
alam ninyo, si judge pimentel na siyang may hawak ng kaso ni sen trillanes ay naghihintay lang ng highest bidder. at, tamang panahon. mga bidders diyan, huwag naman kasi kayo mag-umpisa sa 10 million pesos kasi payat yan sa kanya. alm naman ninyo kong gaano kagahaman si judge pimentel.
OR IN SHORT, LAYA SI SEN TRILLANES IS THE PRICE IS RIGHT FOR JUDGE PIMENTEL
sa paunang bayad sa ZTE malamang ang nagtatago ay si GLORIA ARROYO. and no mistake about that kasi dinala na ni mike arroyo sa abroad.