Strike While the Iron is Hot on NBN-ZTE Probe

Senator Panfilo M. Lacson today said the Senate hearings on the botched $329.5-million National Broadband Network (NBN) project can – and should – continue despite the absence of the chairman of the primary committee tasked to investigate the alleged anomalous deal.

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ZTE Deal Too Big, Reeking to Remain Swept Under the Rug

The $329.5-million deal with China’s ZTE Corp. for a national broadband network deal is too big and reeks too much for Malacanang to sweep it under the rug with a “suspension” order and a series of gag orders on its officials.

 

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Lacson at Senate hearing on ZTE Mess

As video cameras continued to roll, Sen. Panfilo M. Lacson poses a question to engineer Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr., a key witness in the $329.48-million ZTE broadband deal scandal, during the Senate hearing on the matter last Feb. 26.

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Lacson to Palace, Senate Allies: Get Your Acts Together on ZTE Deal

Malacañang and its allies in the Senate should first get their acts together.

Sen. Panfilo M. Lacson extended the unsolicited advice Thursday as he noted the conflicting statements on the matter by two pro-administration senators and no less than President Arroyo.

“No less than Mrs. Arroyo said the government must comply with the contract, as part of ‘abiding by the rule of law.’ Yet two of her allies in the Senate say there is no contract yet. Which is which? Malacañang and its allies are betraying each other,” Lacson said.

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Statement on the Suspension of the $330-M ZTE Deal

It would have given us more comfort if the government suspended the project to review its viability and cost-effectiveness. The next question is, for how long will it remain suspended?

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A Challenge to the Graduates

Good morning.

Lubos gid ang akon kalipay nga maimbitahan liwat diri sa Iloilo, tungod ang mga Lacson halin sa Molo. Una sa tanan, palakpakan natin ang aton mga ginhikanan nga yari dri subong. Without our parents, we will not be where we are now.

I salute all of you for your accomplishments and I congratulate everyone who has supported and made this moment possible for all of you.

The world that you enter today is quite different from decades past.

You live in a time when knowledge is doubling every five years or so.

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