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On September 11, the Supreme Court of the Philippines promulgated a temporary restraining order (TRO) on the $329-million national broadband network (NBN) contract between the Philippine government and China 's ZTE based on separate certiorari suits filed by Iloilo Vice-Governor and former Representative Rolex Suplico and Joey de Venecia III.
Mar 11, 2021 · The Supreme Court cleared former president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo of graft and violation of the code of conduct in the botched $329-million National Broadband Network-ZTE deal (NBN-ZTE...
May 27, 2022 · The star witness in the inquiry into the controversial national broadband network (NBN) agreement between the Arroyo administration and China’s ZTE Corp. in 2007 said he was not sorry for ...
Aug 29, 2009 · It was two years ago when the First Couple was linked to the allegedly corruption-ridden NBN-ZTE project. The Arroyo couple was recently cleared of graft charges by the Office of the Ombudsman. The critics are crying foul. How did the controversy start? What were the allegations? Let’s look at what had happened. June 5, 2006:
Jan 12, 2018 · On April 21, 2007, the government signed with China’s ZTE Corp. the $329-million National Broadband Network (NBN) deal, which called for the installation of a telecommunications network linking government offices throughout the country.
Nov 12, 2021 · MANILA (UPDATE)— The Supreme Court has barred former government official Romulo Neri from holding public office after it found him guilty of grave misconduct for brokering the controversial NBN-ZTE deal in 2007.
Aug 24, 2016 · MANILA -- A former IT consultant who accused Philippine government officials of taking bribes from Chinese telecom company ZTE Corp. over a botched national broadband network project has been...
Mar 11, 2021 · MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court has affirmed the Sandiganbayan’s decision acquitting former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in graft cases in connection with the $329-million National Broadband Network deal (NBN) deal with Chinese telecom firm Zhong Xing Telecommunications Equipment International Investment Limited (ZTE).
Jun 2, 2022 · MANILA (2nd UPDATE) — Rodolfo “Jun” Lozada, the whistleblower in the Philippine government’s scandal-ridden broadband network deal with Chinese company ZTE Corp., surrendered to authorities on Thursday after the Supreme Court upheld his conviction in a graft case that also involved his brother.
Mar 11, 2021 · MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court upheld the Sandiganbayan’s dismissal of case against former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo over the allegedly anomalous National Broadband...
Jun 4, 2022 · Lozada is most known for being the whistleblower behind the botched $329-million (P17-billion) National Broadband Network (NBN) deal with Chinese telecommunications giant ZTE, from 2007.
Dec 29, 2011 · FORMER President Gloria Arroyo knew of the irregularities in the $339 million national broadband project to be undertaken by the Chinese ZTE Corp but she facilitated approval for her personal gain.
Nov 12, 2021 · MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court has barred former National Economic and Development Authority director general Romulo Neri from government service after it found him guilty of grave...
Romulo Neri, who was the director-general of the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) from 2006 to 2007, was found guilty of committing grave misconduct for brokering a shady transaction with Chinese firm ZTE for the National Broadband Network (NBN) project.
May 27, 2022 · Rodolfo “Jun” Lozada will soon land in prison after the Supreme Court upheld his conviction in a graft case that also involved his brother.
Apr 8, 2020 · The NBN–ZTE scandal. The government's deal in 2007 with the Zhongxing Telecommunications Equipment (ZTE) Company, a Chinese state-controlled firm, is another political controversy arising from a dubious big-item procurement – the NBN project.
Jul 11, 2016 · Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo filed a demurrer to evidence to the graft charges against her in connection with the anomalous National Broadband Network (NBN) contract with Chinese firm ZTE.
clearly lying. The NBN-ZTE scandal has elevated lying in full view of the public, even under oath, to the level of a competitive sport. Executive privilege The day before his testimony, Romulo Neri promised to drop a bomb so explosive that it could lead to another EDSA uprising. But when the question on the involvement of the President
Nov 17, 2021 · An unsolicited proposal submitted by China’s ZTE Corp. in September 2006 to install a national broadband network (NBN) linking government agencies nationwide quickly turned questionable for irregularities and claims of corruption.
Dec 30, 2011 · On Sept. 18, 2007, Jose de Venecia III, cofounder of Amsterdam Holdings Inc., which was bypassed in the project’s bidding, testified in the Senate blue ribbon committee that Jose Miguel Arroyo, the husband of the President, had intervened to get the ZTE deal approved, a charge the latter denied.
