MANILA, Philippines – Former presidential chief of staff Mike Defensor has slapped perjury charges against whistle-blower Rodolfo “Jun” Lozada Jr. at the Manila City Prosecutor’s Office for his reportedly conflicting testimonies at the Senate and the Court of Appeals.
Read Full StoryMANILA, Philippines -- Former presidential chief of staff Mike Defensor filed perjury charges Thursday against Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr., key witness in the inquiry into the scandal-tainted national broadband network (NBN) deal, for allegedly conflicting testimonies before the Senate and Court of Appeals.
Read Full StoryMANILA, Philippines -- Star witness Rodolfo Lozada Jr. finally appeared before the Office of the Ombudsman Wednesday and affirmed his testimony on alleged irregularities in the $329-million National Broadband Network deal with ZTE Corp. of China.
Read Full StoryMANILA, Philippines -- The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee has cut its food subsidy for National Broadband Network-ZTE witness Dante Madriaga who rang up between P26,000 and P40,000 in food bills at the Senate lounge for the last four months.
Read Full StoryMANILA, Philippines -- Citing parliamentary immunity, Senator Maria Ana Consuelo “Jamby” Madrigal has moved to dismiss the falsification charges filed against her by lawyer Jesus Santos.
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