WHY PRESIDENT WENT TO BOAO. Even as her husband was still recuperating from heart surgery in April 2007, the President left for Boao, China to witness the signing of the contract with ZTE Corp. because the company, represented by its disbursing officer Fan Yang, said her presence was required before they would release $30 million in advances to the so-called Greedy Group Plus Plus, which includes among others the President, her husband, and resigned poll chief Benjamin Abalos. This was the testimony of Dante Madriaga at the Senate hearing. Video taken by INQUIRER.net reporter Veronica Uy at the Senate in Pasay City, Philippines.
