The Black & White Movement hails the moral courage of Rodolfo “Jun” Lozada, a great Filipino! Though exhausted, stressed and emotionally drained, Jun showed his strength of character as he told his explosive story. By facing his great fear, he found the heroism to defeat it at great risk to his personal safety and the wellbeing of his family. We have never doubted Jun’s resolve to keep telling the truth.
We condemn Jun’s abduction and his being forced to sign false statements by personnel allegedly sent by DENR Secretary Lito Atienza to protect the administration of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and her husband, First Gentleman Mike Arroyo from involvement in the ZTE-NBN Deal. Only a government with terrible secrets would stoop this low to cover its tracks. Only a government suffused with arrogance and comfortable with impunity would act so brazenly and without conscience.
This administration read Jun Lozada totally wrong. GMA’s henchmen thought they could silence him with threat and intimidation. That’s nincompoop thinking.
No one can claim that Jun’s statement was malicious, politically motivated or driven by partisan interests. It is clear that his only motivation has been to tell the truth.
We thank God for hearing our prayers offered at last night’s candle light vigil. We thank Bro. Armin Luistro, fsc, and the AMRSP for their dedication to the care and security of the Lozada family, most of all for the power of their prayers. We thank the media for keeping Jun alive via their constant interest and coverage.
Jun’s family should also be extolled for their unwavering belief and pride in their brother, husband and father.
We exhort the Senate, particularly the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, to resume the ZTE-NBN Deal hearings with dispatch. We are confident that Jun will stand firm under the great pressure that will be brought to bear on him. Jun Lozada is truly made of the right stuff.
Mabuhay ka, Jun Lozada! Isa kang tunay na bayaning Pilipino!
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February 8th, 2008 at 7:49 pm
We salute you Jun Lozada. What you have done is an act of heroism. May the almighty God bless you and the rst of your family.
February 8th, 2008 at 9:14 pm
The Filipinos believe…the Filipinos know that Jun Lozada Jr. is credible enough. This mentioned Filipino still has integrity. This Filipino is nationalistic. This human being, by and large, is an honest man.
I pray for his safety and the safety of his family. I pray that he and his love ones will be able to go through this ordeal in a timely manner.
Don’t we have any prayer rally planned yet? Isn’t anyone organizing a prayer rally along EDSA (hopefully the same multitude of students, employees, housewives, socialites, etc who showed up during Edsa Dos will participate). Are there calls for a huge prayer rally already?
February 8th, 2008 at 9:19 pm
Why would the ZTE people describe the NBN project, as ‘ala-northrail’ when they have nothing to do with it?
February 8th, 2008 at 11:01 pm
nice scripted performance from the dark forces led by Lacson. this opposition batch is the best anti-progress crusader. only by eliminating jinx like cayetano, escudero, estrada, and the like will we be able to move forward. let us help annihilate these “salots”!
February 9th, 2008 at 1:18 am
another filipino worth admiring
he stands to me as a inspiration that persons like this still REALLY exisisted
may filiponos realize that this current government is really pathetic..worst that the last one..i dont know why but everytime our gov’t really keeps getting worst..i hope that the next president would be someone like Mr.Francis escuderro i hope that we wont vote for someone stupid again my god filipnos now are like reklamo lng ng reklamo wala namang ginagawa and your asking bakit hindi umaasenso ang pilipinas
February 9th, 2008 at 10:24 am
Truly Credible……
I admire him for standing up and risking his family’s life just so that Filipino people can learn the truth behind ZTE….Anyone can see that this is an honest man, he may have done some wrongdoings in the past, pero sino ba naman ang malinis sa panahon ngayon?? corruption is deeply rooted in the philippine system and the soonest that we acknowledge it and somehow try to minimize it albeit slowly, that will be the day that this country will progress. And please, if you are a filipino, dont just say e lagi naman ganyan….make a stand and be firm with it, otherwise lalong walang mangyayari sa bansa natin, because if the filipino people dont care….then who else will???
February 9th, 2008 at 3:23 pm
I salute jun lozada. He may be persecuted for telling the truth but there has to be an end to this evil administration. GMA seems to be abundant with good luck because most of us prefer to be silent or worst, speak to glorify ourselves. But not Jun. I believe in his intention. Sana dumami pa kagaya mo.
February 9th, 2008 at 4:08 pm
To Jun Lozada,
Congratz! You’re such a brave man…
At sa iba pang mga may alam, sana wag kayong matakot na magsabi ng katotohanan!!
we pray for your safety
February 9th, 2008 at 6:42 pm
to jun lozada, i really admire what you did for the filipino people. keep up the good work for the country. we here in Mindanao are praying for your safety.
February 10th, 2008 at 1:40 pm
If Lozada really cared about the filipino people, why did he even suggest to trim down the $130M commission to $65M. Why not abandon altogether any built-in commission. He should have immediately backed-out when this issue came up. Hindi kaya kasama siya sa away ng kickback? Di ba ang squeeler usually yung nalugi sa partihan. He has to clear these issues to be called a hero!
February 10th, 2008 at 6:22 pm
Jun Lozada is no hero. He may be credible and an important whistle blower but I wouldn’t put him up in the ‘Heroes’ pedestal. He wasn’t being patriotic or something. Even his reason for telling the truth isn’t selfless enough (He wanted to save what’s left of HIS soul) like the REAL heroes in this world. It’s impressive that he was brave enough to speak up against this shady deal but to call him a hero is, well, bluntly speaking…too much.
February 11th, 2008 at 2:35 pm
nakakatawa at nakakaawa yung dalawang law enforcer na nandun ngayon sa ongoing senate hearing.nagmumukha silang bobo at basang sisiw.Si airport asst. head atutubo at supt.mascarinas di makaporma kay Sen.Biazon.trying hard sila mag english,malimali ang mga grammar at accidental comedian pa sila.nakakahiya sa mga foreign visitors biruin nyo immigration official nose-bleed sa english puro hi-palutang words puro palutang at pa impress. si supt.mascarinas gustong magshift ng career from policeman to call center agent.nagpapractice ng english nya sa senado.what kind of law enforcers we have?anu ba yan.
February 11th, 2008 at 8:13 pm
God Bless you!! youre not a saint but its never too late to do the right thing!!
February 11th, 2008 at 11:01 pm
we’re intelligent enough to know the inherent Philippine political problem. If we don’t believe Mr. Lozada it may be that he may appear less credible to us. Or that we may have been ignorant and that we have let ourselves be enslaved by our false consciousness.
February 13th, 2008 at 5:54 am
Jun Lozada is just a grafster who got caught. He has to sing because he was left with no choice. Accolades such as patriotic/brave/cousrageous or the use of the word saint to refer to him is grossly inappropriate. Those involved in proclaiming him as if he is a hero better be careful on what message they will be sending to our children. “Ok lang mag nakaw ka basta kung maipit ka kumanta ka lang.”
February 13th, 2008 at 11:03 pm
engr. jun lozada reminds me of ninoy, sana lang wag siyang i-eliminate.i admire him when he said its worth taking a risk for this country..those trapos in d senate should start thinking now, hindi na kyo iboboto sa ssunod, at sana nga wag ng iboto ung mga mtatanda dyan, obviously they’re covering up d truth..sayang c joker, bilib pa nmn ako sa kanya..noon un
February 13th, 2008 at 11:05 pm
go engr. jun lozada. ikaw ang tunay na bagong bayani..wag ng iboto ung mga trapos na halatang nakahalik sa pwet ni gma..tsk, sayang c joker, bilib pa nmn ako sa knya..noon un
February 14th, 2008 at 4:47 am
The whole resources of GMA Government and its battallion are destroying the credibility of one Filipino, Mr. Jun Lozada. Talaga palang garapalan na. Filipinos whose conscience are still not yet seared please rise up and help Mr. Lozada. Overseas Filipino Workers believe in you. We know that what you are doing is not your comfort zone.
I witnessed his testimonies, and to me no doubt his testimonies are credible.
God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.
February 14th, 2008 at 6:22 am
Mr. Lozada, You are my hero. You make us proud as Filipinos. You just don’t know how much Filipino-Americans appreciate your sacrifices. You are the kind of Filipinos that Philippines needs, not the kind of Pinoys that hides behind their authority and abuse the wealth of the Filipinos for their own use. My sympathy for the poor Filipinos. Ang mahirap sa atin ay lalong humihirap dahil sa mga panloloko ng mga corrupt na opisyal ng gobyerno. Tigilan nyo na ang mga pagnanakaw. Mahiya naman kayo. Buhay pa kayo sinusunog na ang kaluluwa ninyo sa impiyerno. Mabuhay ka Jun Lozada. God be with you and your family.
February 14th, 2008 at 9:03 am
I hail up Jun Lozada, I only pray for his safety. (If you are in Philippines) Telling the truth makes only two things surely happen, You end up 8 feet underground or the least behind bars, that’s why i forget to tell the truth many years ago.
February 14th, 2008 at 9:08 am
para kay Sunny Ignes ang turo nya sa children nya, kahit mahuli kayo wag na wag kayong kakanta.he he he he Okay! that kind of breed is in demand, no wonder they are rapidly growing.
February 14th, 2008 at 10:30 am
carlo, ang turo ko sa mga children ko ay honesty. pagnagnakaw sila kahit na anong excuse nila bakit nila ginawa yon or ano man ang gagawin nila after mahuli sila at the end of the day magnanakaw pa rin sila. ang lesson dito is dapat maging honest ka. nakakahiya naman sa mga taong naghahanapbuhay ng marangal kahit maliit ang kita sa pilipinas hindi man lang natin sila nabibigyan ng accolade sa kanilang prinsipyo. tapos ito isang taong mahaba ang history ng involvemnt sa mg shady dealings gagawin mong hero.pero ito ay opinion ko lang hindi naman kita mapigilan ko ang idolo mo magnanakaw diba?
February 14th, 2008 at 10:35 am
carlo,by the way wala akong problema sa testimony niya, napakaganda ng maaring mangyari dito dahil mukhang marami ang malalagas sa hanay ng mga tulisan dito, hihinga ng kaunti ang bansang pilipinas.
February 14th, 2008 at 11:23 am
Mang Jhun mabuhay po kayo sana po mabasa niyo ito, sana yung iba nyo pang kasama sa gobyerno ay masuka na rin sa pandidiri ng gobyernong arroyo at humarap sa tao at sabihin na ang kanila ring nalalamang baho dito. Salamat po uli Mang Jhun Lozada kasama po namin kayo sa aming mga dasal dito sa Novaliches
February 14th, 2008 at 3:09 pm
o come on sa mga tao jan na naninira kay Mr jun lozada. He represents evry one of us na Pinoy, walang pwedeng magsabi na khit minsan hindi tayo gumawa ng mali pero whats important is that alam natin kung kailan dapat sabihing tama na. I admire Mr. Lozada not because hero sya kundi dahil he is brave enough para sabihin na kahit sya e nagkamali. And he stands for the truth kahit alam nyang pader ang babanggain nya. I just feel sorry for Razon, Atienza, Defensor and company bilib na sana ako sa galing ninyo pero bakit pumayag kayong maging aso ng administrasyong bulok ang sistema.
February 14th, 2008 at 10:34 pm
Let us all Pinoy be grateful to this Chinoy who put his own neck for the love of our Country, di ba Sunny? Let us not expect to much, I think he has done enough in putting his own neck to expose this gross corruption, unlike this pure Pinoy (Neri) cought in the act na, todo support pa sa grafter ( your term )
February 14th, 2008 at 10:53 pm
Jun, I salute you. To those ungrateful others, What have you done to your country? If by being grateful to what Jun Lozada action, means I idolized magnanakaw as some stupid say, well as my tender age of 17 yrs old I can’t rationalized his reasoning
February 15th, 2008 at 6:25 am
carlo, first of all, my apologies, i did not realize that you are a minor. i am 2 and a half decades older than you. i have to admit that knowing you are 17, i cannot help but admire your conciousness of the social events in our country. what ever i posted here is just my opinion. i do believe you have your reasons for saluting Jun Lozada and i hope it is because of the good things he has done in the past few days and the days to come w/c will greatly benefit the filipino people. someday when you are older maybe we can have another healthy exchange of ideas. for now i will just have to say thank you and i hope you will continue this enthusiasm in the political events in our country. it is comforting to know that this early you are already doing a critique of what is right and wrong.maybe someday you become a leader yourself i have to assume that by then you will be making all the right decision.
February 15th, 2008 at 3:23 pm
I can smell something fishy between the relationship of Lozada and Senator Lacson. As I watch the Senate investigation on Lozada, it seems that Sen Lacson had prior connivance with he former on what to say. This can be seen in the lines of Lacson when he said in similar lines, I beleive in what you are saying because these are true. As if there is a conspiracy going on in order to spread controversy in this land and destabilize the present order. To arouse the anger of people who are uncritical and uninformed to march in the street and blame everything to the president. And after this poison scattered all throughout the metropolis, we will again install a very unable and power hungry leader. And we claim and install as leaders those appears to be victims but are themselves perpetrators and manipulators of of truth and agitators of uninformed masses. Worst is that, we even claim they are heroes yet they themselves claim that they are part and are “doers” of corruption and scandal. It remains to be proven and tested whether Lozada is a brave hero. Or is he a frightened slave under the manipulation of Lacson, or the sacrificial lamb in order to advance the political ambitions of the later.
February 15th, 2008 at 3:38 pm
“Only a government with terrible secrets would stoop this low to cover its tracks. Only a government suffused with arrogance and comfortable with impunity would act so brazenly and without conscience.”
This statement induces anger on the administration but it ignores the involvement of Lozada on his accusations and the horrors under the term of Lacson in his posts (both past and present). Takot daw ma-Dacer si Lozada kaya sumunod sya sa biases ni Lacson. Beware Lozada baka ma-Dacer ka talaga sa mga taong kinakapitan mo.
February 15th, 2008 at 8:40 pm
Sir Sunny, you don’t have to apologize, If there is, It will be me coz I believe i started it in the first place. I hope my apology granted. We are as what you say happen to have different opinion and point of view. Again Sir, sorry for antagonizing you. Good day sir…
February 15th, 2008 at 8:54 pm
Jun Lozada never say his clean & honest, I understand at some point of many interview on him, that he is even ready for the price he has to pay. The reason why I salute him is, I saw him as a modern day HESTAS, a sinner but Jesus promise him a paradise (figuratively speaking)To think he has a choice, only his conscience tells him otherwise.
February 16th, 2008 at 7:24 am
It’s funny that Sec. Atienza reasons he had done nothing wrong! and choose to stay. Well, Mr Sec Atienza it’s not a matter if you are guilty of something or not, the public trust doesn’t exist already and find you unreliable. Pls. have at least some self preservation and totally distant yourself from wrongdoers if you are not one of them. Believe me you will gain respect by doing that.
February 16th, 2008 at 3:52 pm
FOR OUR READERS - JUST WANT TO SHARE FOLLOWING INFO: FLASHREPORT TODAY - THE REASON THAT TONY ABAYA BROUGHT JUN LOZADA TO FELY AQUINO ARROYO WIFE OF SENATOR JOKER ARROYO WAS TO CONVINCE JUN LOZADA NOT TO GO TO THE SENATE TO TESTIFY: SI FELY A. ARROYO KASI THE LAWYER CONSULTANT OF RICKY RAZON! NOW THE PLOT THICKENS! WHAT A FAKE THAT JOKER IS! HE & HIS WIFE ARE INVOLVED PALA IN THE ZTE/NBN MESS ALSO WHICH IS WHY HE GOT MAD AT JUN LOZADA FOR MENTIONING HIS WIFE. ANYWAY, ONE BY ONE NABUBUKO SILA! SI JOKER PALA WHO ACTUALLY MESSED UP WITH HIS WIFE AND NOT LOZADA!!! DI BA???
February 16th, 2008 at 11:11 pm
Go JUN!! people are behind you!
February 16th, 2008 at 11:56 pm
I think Jun Lozada is consistent in all that he says, from the very start, I am glad there are still Filipinos left to divulge corruptions happening in government dealings, and brave enough to go head on with the biggies, which may cause his life and his family, although knowing all this truth means he is also a part of the scheme.It is still good to know how the system works.
February 17th, 2008 at 1:16 am
HELLO PEOPLE IF GUSTO NATIN NG PAGBABAGO SIMULAN NATIN SA ATING MGA SARILI AT MGA KANYA-KANYANG BAKURAN..TULAD LANG HALIMBAWA NG PAGTAPON NG BASURA SA TAMA..SA HINDI PAGBIGAY NG SUHOL PARA LANG MAPABILIS ANG MGA TRANSACTIONS MO SA GOBYERNO OR SA PRIVATE AGENCIES..SA HINDI PAGSUHOL SA MGA PULIS IF MAHULI KA SA TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS..ITO MALILIIT LANG NA MGA BAGAY PERO ITO ANG MAKAKTULONG SA ATIN..HINDI YUNG PALAGI NATING GINAGAWA NA IPABAGSAK ANG GOBYERNO, KASI WALA NAMAN TAYONG MAPALA DYAN KASI PAHABAAN LANG YAN SILA NG IHI, AMBISYON LANG NG POLITIKO MAKINABANG…LALO NGAYON MAG-2010 NA ELECTION TIME…TINGNAN MO NUNG PALAPIT NA ANG 2004 ELECTION DIBA DAMI DIN NAG-GRANDSTANDING TINGNAN MO KUNG SAAN SILA NGAYON?DIBA NASA SENATE, NASA CONGRESS, OR MATAAS POSITION SA GOBYERNO…TINGNAN NYO NGAYON NANAHIMIK SILA…TINGNAN MO SI FATHER REYES PALAGI NALANG TAKBO NG TAKBO HAYUN PATI KABARO BINANATAN….DAPAT DIN SILA MGA PARI GAWIN AT LINIS NILA ANG BAKURAN NILA AT MAGTURO NG MORAL VALUES…KAYA ANG PALAGING KAWAWA SI JUAN DELA CRUZ!!KAYA JUAN MAGBAGO KA DIN….
February 17th, 2008 at 1:22 am
Jun Lozada is not a Filipino hero..and please huwag niyo siya ihambing kay Ninoy dahil ibang-iba siya kay Sen. Ninoy Aquino…si Ninoy ang tunay na bayaning Filipino….nabitin lang si Jun sa hatiaan ng kickback nila……kaya huwag niyo siyang ihambing kay Ninoy…
February 17th, 2008 at 1:25 am
susunod niyan Joey de Venecia for Senator!!!!NAKAKASUKA……
February 17th, 2008 at 2:43 pm
Aba ang galing nyo din ano? tinuturing nyo na bayani ang isang yon ah… tsk tsk tsk kawawa naman tayong mga pinoy… pano nyo nasasabi na totoo and sinasabi nya? ni hindi natin alam kung anong tama at mali tapos sasabihin nyo na tama si lozada at mali si gloria? eh ano ba ang tama? ano ba ang mali? reklamo kayo ng reklamo hindi nyo tinitignan ang sitwasyon ng pilipinas… sino ba ang karapatdapat maging presidente? anong mangyayari sa pilipinas kung sakali mang mapatalsik si gloria? wala kayong mga utak eh… madali kayong malinlang, ang dali nyo maniwala… mga uto-uto kayu… alam nyo ba kung saan hahantung ang mga ganito? kayu na nga mismo ang nag elect kay gloria bilang presidente tapos kayu pa mag rereklamo? mga utak insecto naman kau! kasalanan ba ni gloria kung mahirap kayo? tingnan nyo nga ung mayayaman ni hindi sila nagrereklamo dahil alam nila walang kinalaman ang gobyerno sa kanilang pag ka yaman at sa kanilang problema… tsk mahiya naman tayo ng konti… sila na nga ang nagpapakahirap para ibangon ang bansang ito sila pa ang naging mali? take a closer look to what’s important…
February 17th, 2008 at 5:00 pm
Doesn’t anyone recall that AHI’s bid was $242M? Nakalimutan na yata ng taong bayan ang naunang balita bago lumabas si Lozada. Ngayon, iba na ang takbo ng istorya ni JDV III at Lozada….$132M daw ang costing at $130M naman daw kay Abalos. Why don’t the media pick up this story? Natatakot ba sila na maiinis ang uto-utong masa kasi ayaw nila itong marining. For once naman sana…media speak the truth and be objective.
February 17th, 2008 at 6:22 pm
Majority of Filipinos, the church and the senate believe Lozada and think he is the Hero the Philippines been waiting for…he is honest , credible, religious and he dislike corruption…He should run for presidency and Joey de venecia should be his vice president…Go Lozada for president 2010 and de venecia for vice president….Come on guys you should make them run your country.
LOZADA for president and Joey for vice…maybe this time the senate will be happy
February 17th, 2008 at 6:28 pm
we are looking for credible person with untarnished reputation..honest, dislikes corruption, religious and strongly backed by the senate and the bishops….
Vote for a change!!!
Lozada for President and Joey de venecia for vice president!!!!!
I am sure this time Lacson and Cayetano will shut their mouth
February 17th, 2008 at 9:15 pm
I love you Jun! I hate you Gloria! you are nothing but a second rate copy cat. That’s all!
February 18th, 2008 at 1:45 am
As a student movement, the SCAP is a fast growing organization of credible student leaders esteemed by the Church as an excellent movement making waves in serving the needs of the Filipino youth and students contributing to the transformation of society into a just and compassionate community”
A Call for Accountability and the Pursuit of Truth
February 2008 –We salute Rodolfo “Jun” Lozada Jr. for overcoming his personal fear of the consequences of revealing what he knows about the scandal-ridden National Broadband Network project. He claims that his life was threatened, that he was enticed with assurances of his personal safety and promises of other considerations, and that he was abducted by persons belonging to the state security apparatus. Mr. Lozada chose to walk away from the dark side”the lies and cover-up regarding the NBN project being peddled by persons connected to this Administration.
If he had been a lesser person, he could have continued to acquiesce and cower in the dark. But having come into the light, he has become a credible witness to the truth. Now that he is being unjustly maligned by government officials and by senators identified with the Administration in their continuing effort to suppress the truth, we express our support for Mr. Lozada and let him know, Hindi ka nag-iisa!
We call on DENR Secretary Joselito Atienza and CHED Chairman Romulo Neri to save themselves from further shame by resigning from their positions in government for their respective roles in the attempt to prevent Mr. Lozada from testifying on the ZTE deal at the Senate. Their protection at any cost of the interests of those in power renders them unworthy of the peoples trust. It is not a question of legal guilt; instead, it is a matter of good old-fashioned delicadeza and personal morality.
We support the Senate continued pursuit of the truth behind the NBN project. We must see to it that those who are revealed to have broken the law, no matter how high up, must be made to account for their transgressions. The long-term political stability and economic prosperity of our country will only be possible if we have leaders with integrity, and institutions that protect and uphold the public trust.
As a student, we play a vital role in our society; we should not allow the monsters in government retains on their positions, and it is sad to note that many of our government officials especially those in the higher positions are more preoccupied with appearing popular without doing the reforms, they usually raising their right hand and solemnly plead that they will protect our people’s rights and welfare while on their left hand they are creating policies in governance that trample upon these rights.
We cannot allow the pain and ruin of the Filipino. We cannot have a nation without a soul, governance without morality. We must unite! We must struggle for Truth! For Justice! For Meaningful and Fundamental Change!
For the Student Catholic Action of the Philippines - MSEUF,
JOE PETE R. BAUTISTA
SCAP President
MSEUF Unit
February 2008
February 18th, 2008 at 9:01 am
Joe,
excellent letter joe ( i’m assuming that you are Joe Peter R. Bautista) more power to you and SCAP.
February 18th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
In my own opinion, the alleged “commission” that Abalos was getting from the ZTE deal was not actually for him. A small cut, maybe. But I think it is for FG Mike Arroyo & PGMA. Gloria’s cohorts are the doing all these corruptions in her behalf.
Jun Lozada is a remarkably brave person who stood up for the truth. He risked his life in quest of what is true. I salute his courage and admire his sense of humor. He may be looking tired and exhausted but he could still manage to put a smile on my face with his witty yet humorous remarks from time to time. His narrations on the events that transpired are consistent. His credibility is no question to me.
Some of you doubt his credibility. He admitted to his mistakes on national tv. Is not that enough to admire the humility and modesty of the person? Yes, he may have faults and mistakes in the past but right now he is suffering for it.
Man by nature is greedy. Jun Lozada at first did not want to dip his finger on the current situation but the goodness in him prevailed. Well, at least he has a conscience!
Before you judge a person, ask yourself, if you are in his shoes, would you be able to do this? What he did may not be heroic to some of you but what it is enough for me to admire his courage.
Mabuhay ka Jun Lozada!
p.s. I think this mystery man Valeroso was probably the hired supposed-to-be-gun-man during the time Jun Lozada was abducted. Come to think of it.
February 18th, 2008 at 8:14 pm
jun lozada is an asshole… the best drama actor than benjamin abalos… hope he get killed!
February 18th, 2008 at 9:16 pm
bittorrent- It is not good wishing someone to get killed.
I guess there are always people as ruthless and heartless and as evil as you. I hope nothing like that befalls upon you or any of your family. Be careful what you wish for. It might get back at you!
February 18th, 2008 at 10:03 pm
mga kabayan!
salamat naman sa mga taong nagigising na sa tunay na nangyayari sa ating bansa. tama lang na kumilos tayo. ngunit sana kung sakaling matapos na at mapatunayan na ni ka jun lozada. pakiusap hindi lang ang istorya ni ka jun ang dapat tutukan. dahil madami pang mga anomalya sa gobyerno ang dapat balikan, dahil tayong mga pilipino ay kung alin ang bagong isyu dun na tayo. lingunin natin ang mga nakaraan, bka makalimutan natin. marami ng pera at buhay ang nawala. wag tayong magpadala sa ating emosyon. ang tunay na kawawa sa huli ay tayong mga mamamayang pilipino.
February 19th, 2008 at 12:32 am
to mariethecat, I seconded on what you say to bittorrent, (WISHING A PERSON GOT KILLED!) How horrible and dangerous breed. I just can’t help to wonder why they are so much offended to someone who wanted to right the wrong.
February 19th, 2008 at 2:23 am
to mariethecat, just a few reactions
on your question ..if i were in his shoes the answer is YES and maybe will do more. although i do not see me getting into a situation like this in the first place
on your line ..risking his life in quest for the truth - well this is almost nobility, i think this is reserved for people like Ninoy Aquino or the Sumilao Farmers - people who never were associated with impropriety did nothing but stick with thier principles of right and wrong, placed on the spot because of doing good from the beginning till place on the spot.
on the conscience issue - in my belief even the worst convicted criminal have a conscience, except for those with mental disorder
on credilbility - Jun Lozadas credibility on his knowledge of the ZTE is excellent if have no doubt he is telling the truth. everything else surrounding the issue ie the conspiracy theory/the role of all the other indiviudals dragged into the picture i have doubts because the big question here is WHAT’S IN IT FOR THEM to participate in such a manner they were alleged by Jun Lozada. After all you said yourself “human nature” we as human beings have unlimited wants..
I am not judging Jun Lozada as a person, I am simply trying to understand his actions, considering everything even before the ZTE deal maybe i can make a judgement in the future as to what he is all about.. too early to make a judgement
these are just thoughts in reaction to yours
February 19th, 2008 at 7:26 pm
It’s amazing that DOJ hails that the most anomalous gov’t deal as ZTE is considered by DOJ as the best gov’t deal they ever had.WWWWWOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWW. I want to lost hope! that my hope against hope, that this Country still has a chance but with this, it looks like it’s nothing but a dream.
February 20th, 2008 at 12:28 am
I think this country should be asking the bigger questions here. Regardless, of whether Jun Lozada is friend or foe, hero or villain, conspirator, or accomplice. One fact we can’t deny, is that he exposed yet another corruptive scheme of our amazing gov’t. Amazing coz the people in office have the stomach to take a blind eye & greedy pockets, on the deep turmoil our country has been experiencing ever since time immemorial.
We keep forgetting what history has taught us, and yet we are surrounded by it everyday. How many years were we enslaved by the Spaniards? How many years have the Americans been a part of our government’s decision making during the Marcos’ regime? To think we even needed their recognition for our OWN independence day! Don’t get me wrong, I love America, as a matter of fact, I’m 25% American, but I’m 100% loyal to my country the Philippines. And it’s a sad fact that our people have to find work elsewhere to support their families. We are servants in their countries, and when you come to think of it, we are still servants in our own. What people hold the business sectors in our country? Isn’t it the Chinese, or some other foreigner? Even for the small businesses, like the vendors et al. Who do they run to, to lend them money? The Indians! Why is that? Doesn’t it enrage you being a servant in your own country? And due to what? The highest forms of reptiles in our gov’t.
Sa totoo lang magmula ng maging tao ako, korupsyon na ang nakagisnan kong gobyerno. Nakakawindang na, grabe na talaga. Para bang normal na talaga ang korupsyun sa pang araw araw, na dapat nating tanggapin na may katumbas na pursyento na dapat ‘ilagay’ sa kung sinomang nakaupo na nangangasiwa sa proyekto o ng anumang ahensya ng gobyernong kelangan nating lapitan.
KAILAN BA MAGBABAGO ANG MGA LIDER NG BANSA NA HUMUHULMA SA GOBYERNONG NAG DEDESISYON SA PARAAN NG PAMUMUHAY NG BAWAT PILIPINO?
KAILAN MATITIGIL ANG KORUPSYON?
PAANO NA ANG SINASABI NI RIZAL NA ANG MGA BATA ANG KINABUKASAN NG ATING BANSA, ANO ANG MAGIGING KINABUKASAN NILA, KUNG GANITO ANG GOBYERNO NATIN NGAYON?
I think we’ve had too many Edsa Revolutions, to prove that we have time and again, put in position a corrupt govt. What do we need to change? The people running the gov’t, or the kind of gov’t itself?
It’s a sad fact that a half breed (no insult intended) Filipino in the person of Mr. Jun Lozada had the guts to stand up to those bulging corrupt officials. To be questioned, to be ridiculed, to be terrorized day after day, and undergo this agonizing reality. Again, if he’s a fake, so what? Isn’t what he’s claiming, not true? Whether you take a 20% or a 50% commission isn’t the bigger question here, it’s the fact that this gov’t did! Can one say, “Oh I just stabbed him once, I didn’t shoot him, he just died 20% not 50%!” A crime is a crime people. Let’s keep our eyes on the ball!
So the bigger, and probably biggest question here is, what do we DO after this? Put another corrupt gov’t in office? Isn’t it commonsense, if something hasn’t been working for what 40 years more or less, then it won’t ever work? Let’s do steps to change. Does it really matter if we give up our democracy for a freer life? (Or is this still a democratic country at all?) Free from oppression, Free from poverty, Free from ignorance, and most of all, Free from a corrupt gov’t. What is democracy anyhow, if our children are becoming dumber and their stomachs are empty?
It took one man to stand up to the Spaniards, and his life to start a revolution to gain our independence. How many men will it take to reclaim our True Nation’s Freedom? Would it take a Ninoy Aquino, a Clarissa Ocampo, or a Jun Lozada to open our wide shut eyes to the whole truth and nothing but the damning truth? And when we find the truth, what are we willing to do about it?
Those who are trying to demean the witness’ (JUN Lozada) are using the oldest trick of a defense lawyer, to put down a man’s character so he won’t deem credible. Aside from the dramatics of all of this fiasco’, let us keep a watchful eye on the FACTS please, not the MAN. If anything, Jun Lozada may be that vessel of liberation we haven’t experienced since Pres. Ramon Magsaysay. Or does our freedom come in percentages too?
February 20th, 2008 at 11:08 am
I don’t think lozada a hero…
I pity for him because he allows himself to be used by some groups and individuals with dark agenda - Senators who wants to be elected as a president or vice president in the coming election in 2010, civil society groups that want to return to power and priveleges after not succeeding to overthrow PGMA in her position in 2006, leftist who want to destroy the government and establish their own dictatorship
February 20th, 2008 at 12:43 pm
The saddest part here is that, we replaced Joseph Ejercito Estrada for a much more worse, most corrupt, most evil leader this country ever had. Estrada was stripped of his presidency because it was found out that he was receiving “suhol” or commission from the illegal game of jueteng. Eh ano naman ngayon? Pera naman ng gamblers yun eh. Wala naman porsiento ang gobyerno dun, kaya nga illegal. Some elders say the country had a better economy during the Marcos regime. I can’t react to that because I was not even born yet that time. I’d rather leave this country than see PGMA sit in power beyond 2010. This country is hopeless. Prices are high. People are dying everyday. Corruption is rampant. PGMA’s alliance of corrupt officials benefited or should I say, are still benefiting money from numerous overpriced projects. In millions! In Dollars pa! Kaya nga ni isa, ayaw magsalita. In short, they already sold themselves to the demon.
I see a spark of hope in what Lozada did. I hope it will continue to become a blinding light to people who turned to what Lozada calls, “the dark force”.
May the force be with you Jun!
February 21st, 2008 at 8:11 am
I have yet to see a hero in Jun Lozada’s person. When the dust settles and I see a more progressive Philippines, with disciplined citizens and no trapos, as a result of his acts, then I would form a new religion and worship him. If I see worse, I would look for a witch and have him cursed. I believe that to be considered a hero, one’s acts must bring about good positive results for his country.
February 21st, 2008 at 10:11 pm
I don’t know where Noli de Castro got the idea of running for President comes 2010! Walking and embracing the most corrupt and corruptors, a vice Pres. who has no backbone. Does anybody tell him why Gloria Macapagal Arroyo makes up to this day is because of him. That they prepare the evil rather than to install him as President during the “Hyatt Ten” that He is a vice pres not even qualified as barangay tanod. All he know is broadcasting in the AM Radio, or his white lady. That’s the only thing I ever heard of Noli De Castro, nothing I heared of during his tenure as Senator which according to him after he was elected as senator, He was ask if he will be the Senate President, he says ” I even dont know where to sit in the senate bldg. much more be Senate Pres No No. My God why he run for Senator? Then He run VP He won and been ask if He will be Foreign Affair Secretary, He was shock to the bone so HE WRESTLE TO BE in DSWD, Bec. he thaught it’s just giving relief goods to the depress areas. And now aiming for Pres. It’s absurd.
February 22nd, 2008 at 2:20 pm
So many great comments both for and vs. jun lozada. I have both, though. For Jun Lozada: It’s truly enlightening for us ordinary citizens to know what goes on in gov’t. dealings and you have spoken what was a secret amongst corrupt gov’t. officials. Congratulations for your honesty and candidness.Thank you for exposing the people who have long been enriching themselves with people’s money. May they be brought to justice before this administration’s term ends.I have been following all this brouhaha eversince you appeared in the senate and what I can say is that first, you never wanted to testify in the senate, right? So I do not really see you as a hero because if you were really for the truth, you should have done this the first time you knew about those kickbacks, and not after you feared for your life because of your alleged abduction. I am really fighting the urge to believe this was all staged by you and Sen. Lacson’s camp, but there are many unanswered WHY’s behind the scenes, like why Sen. Lacson was at the airport on the day of your arrival, and why you were already seeking protection amongst the La Sallian brothers as early as January if these were all spontaneous on your part. And Why your family was already at La Salle on the day of your supposed abduction, which was the day you arrived. There are a lot of missing links to your story. And whenever you appear in the Senate as well as all those interviews and talk shows, you have been speaking of things that were intimated to you by friends, which you have now shared with the world. I don’t think it’s right for you to put words in your friends mouths. Speak only of things which you have direct and first-hand knowledge of, otherwise these are merely hearsay. You have ‘destroyed’ so many people, and you say you have no motive except to speak of the truth? Speak of the truth you personally know of, but do not drag your friends into the mud. Somehow you have earned the attention of Filipinos who love a good story, sometimes smack of ‘chismis’ which is what it looks like in the Senate investigations. Goodluck to all of us hardworking Filipinos who are honest taxpayers and keep this country moving. Let the wheels of justice find the truth for us and not this circus that only seeks to jeopardize the positive gains we have achieved as a country.
February 22nd, 2008 at 5:14 pm
I don’t know the real sentiments of interesante girl. I thought at first she was like all of us- encouraged and not beaten, inspired for Lozada’s honesty and outraged for the rampant corruption in the govt.! She focused her doubt solely on Lozada. Her biased mind also spoke of “unanswered questions” why things happened the way they did. Hey girl, pls read the newspapers and listen well when the Senate hears again the case of ZTE. Look at the demeanors or misdemeanors of the pro govt. witnesses in contrast to that of Lozada’s. Are u blind or deaf? The opposition senators are doing us a favor. Like all Filipinos, they want to find out the culprits and punished them. Or would you rather identify yourself with the likes of Miriam Defensor, Bong Revilla and wishy-washy Enrile? We’ve been duped so long by the administration of GMA!!! Tama na, sobra na!
February 23rd, 2008 at 3:26 am
To Ninggol: I would appreciate if my comments were respected as I am not imposing it upon you nor anyone else. I just believe the questions I raised needed answers for Lozada to be more credible. He’s the whistle blower, therefore there must be no shred of doubt on his person nor his motives. Sorry but I do not share your belief that the opposition senators are doing us a favor. Excuse me, but they too have their motives for being so hot on this issue. I just chose to be more analytical and less emotional about the way I process the information I have heard, read and seen. There are many Filipinos who share my views, as I have seen in other forums. Let’s just pray that true reforms happen not just in gov’t. & society but also in the hearts of those in power so they may soon step away from the dark side.
February 23rd, 2008 at 4:55 am
interesante,
you go girl!!!
February 23rd, 2008 at 12:02 pm
Thanks Sunny, I believe we share the same views about this issue. :->
February 24th, 2008 at 10:36 pm
All comments is rights but siguro panahon na magkaisa tayo para itama yun mga maling gawain ng mga taong naka-upo sa gobyerno natin.Mahaba pa siguro ang lalakbayin natin para magkaroon tayo ng isang matino at maayos na pagpapalakad sa ating gobyerno natin ang tanging magagawa natin laging bantayan ang mga kilos ng mga taong naka-upo sa gobyerno natin dapat laging manaig na tayong mamamayan ang pinaka makapang-yarihan dahil sa buwis natin galing ang kanilang sueldo nakakalimutan na ng iba yan.tayong mamamayan ang puedeng magpabago sa mga taong talamak magnakaw sa Gobyerno.Salamat
February 25th, 2008 at 1:30 am
I know that the call for justice, transparent governance and truth is timely and perhaps urgent. If I may be saying this a decade ago in the days where I was more active, reactive and radical as I may describe myself, then perhaps I would rather be joining another EDSA Rally to suit my clamor for changes. But I am already old for another one unless the people would really call for it.
I know that is is really a troublesome political era for us but basically the question now is on the options and alternatives that we have so as to finally fix all these. We took the streets to unseat a government that is corrupt only to put up another one that is perhaps the same or more corrupt. It was a mistake we took out of democracy. We were rushing then that we took for granted how important it is to talk about having an alternative or a solution.
The clamor of the people is not about unseating the current government but it is about having a long-term solution or alternative to this unending cycle of bad governance because of having wrong choices and wrong moves. We need to be concrete and direct on what we want.
I am a taxpayer like all of you and so I speak. For my part, I am having a hard time deciding on joining the call to unseat GMA yet because I see no other option or replacement for her who is lesser evil if I were to use CHED Chairman’s description of her or a lesser bitch if we were to use Gov. Salcedo’s tag.
Right now, I am just observing and hoping that some of us can really direct us on the next steps and what course to take so we can have a resolution to all these issues. The meantime, I call on to all of us to be vigilant in the quest for truth, justice and freedom. LEt us all unite as one nation strong and courageous!
RYAN ERICSON CANLAS
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February 25th, 2008 at 11:09 pm
Some people don’t understand when they say “we want the truth, nothing but the truth”. Just like the mainstream issue in the
country today, the NBN Scandal. People should know that if they seek for the truth, then you should not be one sided. If you
believe that Jun Lozada is saying the truth, then therefore you have found the truth and the issue is closed for seeking for
the truth. Then we could hear people still saying that “we want the truth”. Does this mean that they still doubt on the side
that they believe in?
We should also understand that no government is perfect because no person is perfect. But this does not excuse those who
breaks the law. What law are we following? It is the law of man and specifically the law of the country. It is not the law of
the church or to any religions. If you kill someone are you breaking the law? Yes! If your thinking of killing somebody do
you break the law? No! But yes for the church, it is a sin.
So what is the purpose of the church? It is to guide an individual to what is right or wrong. But it does not mean that any
priests or bishops or cardinals and the like don’t get mistakes. You can point that to EDSA II, wherein some religious
individuals had unleashed there support for President Arroyo. Then, we can see today that some religious individuals have to
draw there support for the President. One clear example is the De La Salle Christian Brothers. So does this mean that
priests, bishops, and the like does not make mistakes?
So if we really want to find the truth we must not chose any sides but rather we should be neutral to events, understand on
what both sides says, and finally make our own judgment without a doubt to what side we think is true. So from there on, you
should stop saying that “we want the truth nothing, but the truth”.
February 26th, 2008 at 12:12 am
Anybody care to ask Jun Lozada why it took him so long to break his silence? Not that I doubt his credibility but I just can’t help but think about his motives. Another Chavit perhaps? Just asking…
February 26th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
We already know the truth! Jun Lozada expose it, GMA accepted it on National television that ZTE deal is questionable, then she went to China to personally grace the signing, so what more truth we are so eager to know? Does anybody been charge? Oh yes there are, namely Mrs Violet Lozada been charge for seeking her husband and Jun Lozada for exposing Gov’t corruption and naming the corruptors. YEHEY!!!
February 26th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
G. Jun kahangahanga ka!!!
Idol ka ng KAbataang PINOY!
dahil sa ginawa mo katapangan nagising ang mga Pilipino sa katotohanan…nagsilbi kang ilaw sa nga kabataang gustong malaman ang tungkulin sa bayan….
SAlamat sa’yo
February 26th, 2008 at 4:06 pm
I squarely believe that this regime is the most corrupt. During previous times the priest , the Bishop as well as the Archbishop were the one who leads the people who righteously condemn illegal and immoral. But now a days since the Bishop and Arcbishop were so silent or was it that their hands are deeply sticked into the pocket of Malacanang (alleged by their own priest) (Quote unquote) and for that reason they are waiting for the people to lead them and not them to lead the people. NAKAKAHIYA YATA YUN. THE CLOUT OF CORRUPTION HAS REACHED THEM SUCCESFULLY..THRU CASH DONATION DAW! NOT BRIBE…YUN NAMAN PALA…AMEN.
February 26th, 2008 at 6:57 pm
Im agree…”nice scripted performance from the dark forces led by Lacson. this opposition batch is the best anti-progress crusader. only by eliminating jinx like cayetano, escudero, estrada, and the like will we be able to move forward. let us help annihilate these “salots”!”
February 26th, 2008 at 7:44 pm
everybody should pray for the truth.. sana ang mga senador natin mas pagtuunan ng pansin ang mga problema ng bayan, ng mga kababayan natin. ang mga pera na nauubos sa mga tsimis na yan ay itulong na lang sa mga nangangailangan. grabe maraming problema sa ating bayan.. manood lang kayo ng abs cbn at lalo na sa gma news ..napakaraming pwedeng gawing para lalong umunland ang bansa hindi puro siraan sa bawat isa.. nobody’s perfect, everybody can make mistake, can be greedy.. i hope na magising na ang mga leaders ng ating bansa na unahin muna ang pagtutulungan hindi puro pulitika lamang.. ako din gusto ko ng katotohana pero sana mas mauna ang matulungan ang nangangailangan , at ang lahat ng pera na nauubos sa mga rally na yan ay itulong na lang.. hayy nakakasawa.. sana naman mas makita natin ang totoong problema ng bayan at hindi ang namumuno lang..Always be blessing to one another..GOD Bless our country.. God Bless Us all.
February 27th, 2008 at 6:29 am
Jun Lozada is nothing but a devious manipulator! He is using priests and nuns to save his skin. Looking at his face…make my skin shiver with terror because he looks a demon in disguise! He is the evil one and truly representing satan in every way. How can Filipinos be so naive to believe such a devious liar such as this Jun Lozada. I am sure when he was in office..he was as corrupt as anybody in the government. Why is it that this silly Filipinos are after President Arroyo? It was Abalos who created all these innuendos together with the son of De Venecia at nag-away-away sila sa kasakiman nila ng “kuarta”. ARE YOU ALL SO STUPID? Now if GMA resigns what do you think will happen? back to square na naman tayo at sasabihin na naman ninyo na hindi binoto ng tao yung successor ni Arroyo. Para tayong sirang plaka na paulit-ulit ang ginagawa when it comes to choosing our leader! WHY CAN THIS BRAINLESS PEOPLE NOT JUST WAIT TILL 2010? WHEN WE WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHOOSE OUR NEXT LEADER. OTHER NATIONALITIES VIEW US FILIPINOS AS A “FUNNY RACE” AND VERY NAIVE IN MANY WAYS. WE ARE ACTUALLY THE LAUGHING-STOCK OF THE WHOLE WORLD.
February 27th, 2008 at 6:52 pm
The taxes/VAT we are paying will probably be used in payment for these alleged “cash advances” GMA, FG, Abalos and their puppets got from the ZTE deal. So, who suffers in the end? Hindi ba tayong mga Pilipino? Oo nga, 2 years pa in power si GMA pero isipin mo na lang… 2 years pa yun eh. There will still be more discreet deals like this. Hundreds of millions in dollars. Tapos in the end, tayo din ang apektado. Mas marami pa kukurakutin ang administrasyon ni GMA Pagtyagaan na lang natin si Ka Noli. Haha! Tutal 2 years lang naman :p
February 27th, 2008 at 7:02 pm
Hoy Juan dela cruz ikaw cguro ang demonyo.. magkano kaya suhol sayo para magsabe na ganun? kakahiya ka. cguro kurakot ka din kagaya nila kase magkapareho kayo ng kulay nga mga kurakot na lider ng bansa natin. Siguro meron kang nakuhang cut dun sa cash advance hahahaha! kakahiya ka. ikaw nga ang demonyo!
February 27th, 2008 at 11:51 pm
As a Trinitian for ADJIT (Accountability, Democracy, Justice, Integrity and Truth), I commend the courage and appreciation for truth of this man, Jun Lozada. A forum for ADJIT was conducted in our university with his presence as the guest speaker. We would like to extend our outstretched support and help for him in his quest for TRUTH and GENUINE DEMOCRACY.
A true “Person for Others”.
February 28th, 2008 at 12:07 am
To you JUAN DELA CRUZ, I cannot blame you for being such a coward and a narrow-minded Filipino. But please, never do use JUAN DELA CRUZ as a name because as far as you will never know, it is a precious name which signifies the MANGGAGAWANG PINOY. The class of Filipinos that fights for truth and justice if undignified horribly by EVIL officials.
I do not care if you are a PRO or an ANTI. I just want you to know that even if your GLORIA ARROYO would remain in power, the Filipino people has the FULL RIGHT to know what is the TRUTH! If you are comfortable on just watching t.v. and unconciously & malignly robbed, I do not care. Just do not make us suffer from this impetus misery with YOU.
Do not call us silly because you are. And what if every human being in this world is laughing on us? Does it matter? They are not the ones who are affected. I AM. YOU ARE. WE ARE!
Do not let yourself be suffocated by your illogical misconceptions. Do think.
February 28th, 2008 at 4:11 am
Hoy..Kabayan and Impiger…kayo ay bulag? o baka naman natatakpan na yan mga mata ninyo ng “muta”. Alisin nga ninyo yang mga muta ninyo.I every right to express my opinion just as you! You are obsessed of TRUTH? Sino ba ang bansa sa mundo na walang bahid? Do you think the Philipines is a “UTOPIA”. If you think so, then, pakamatay na lang kayo at sa langit na lang kayo tumungo. No country in the world thrives or lives in truth. Kayong mga ulol lang na mga Pilipino ang naniniwala lang dito sa TRUTH. We vare living in the real world and not “fantasy world”. The achievements of GMA far outweighs the little shortcomings she makes as president of the Philippines. She is the best president of the Philippines as far as I am concerned. One of her most outstanding achievements is the dual citizenship of the Filipino people and this historical achievement covers all her shortcomings. I hope all of you who dislikes her go to hell and be chained by satan into deepest recesses of hell forever. SO BE IT.
February 28th, 2008 at 9:33 am
… were so tired of what was happening in our country.we have the doubt of whome we really give our trust? at my ver y young age I deci dedcided to react with this! sOBRA NA! graveh na!let us put all things in right way! GOD knows YOU JUN LOZADA .KEEP it for your fellowmen who suffers from this what we called CORRUPT gov’t. GOD IS WITH YOU!
February 28th, 2008 at 4:26 pm
Jun may be telling the truth, I don’t really know. But he is consistent and he never shares too much of his own opinions. I just really wonder how come someone as rich as he is, people are still sending him more money. Please stop doing that. He doesn’t need more. He probably has more than you have. Padala nyo dun sa mas nangangailangan. Kung kailangan nya ng pera, maibebenta nya ang bahay nya. Ililipat nya ng iskwela ang anak nya sa mas mura.
Nahihirapan din akong maniwala sa kanya dahil sa galing nyang magcostume. Sa dami ng tumutulong, hindi sya makakuha ng damit na sakto sa kanya? May tumutulong sa kanya mamili ng damit para magmukhang kaawawa kumpara sa iba. Sana mapansin din natin to.
Sa dami ng tumutulong sa kanya, sana nga, pagdating ng panahon, mapapatunayan nating totoo sya. Kung hindi, nasayang lang ang effort ng karamihan sa atin.
Gaya ng ibang nagcomment sa balitang to, wish ko rin na sana lahat tayo mas asikasuhin ang mga sarili nating buhay at kabuhayan para mas umayos ang bansa kesa sumigaw ng sumigaw sa kalsada sa pagbaba ng isang tao. Iangat na lang natin tayong lahat, kesa palaging magbagsak ng iba.
February 28th, 2008 at 8:15 pm
I agree with the comments of Juan de la Cruz. He is saying the truth about that impostor Jun Lozada. Mapera pala yang salot na yan katapos kunwari nag-aanyo ng mahirap..in short..he is “a wolf in sheeps clothing” like the rest of his comrades. I do not understand why all these stupid and gullible Filipinos are giving him so much importance and support, goodness! they are so naive of his real intentions. So we are back in square one again doing all these so called “people power” which was the vogue in most third world countries 20 years ago…we have not truly moved-on and we are once again in “time-warp”. Whilst other countries in the whole world had moved on, we in the Philippines are still stranded with the type of mentality we have. We were supposed to be aiming for a “First World” status..it looks like we are heading backwards to the likes of countries such as Bangladesh, Timor etc etc. If you want to find out the whole truth..well, below is the TRUTH about us Filipinos:
1) Most Filipinos are stupid and fools
Most Filipinos are smelly
2) Most Filipinos are money-faced
3) Most Filipinos are hypocrites
4) Most Filipinos are liars
5) Most Filipinos are corrupt
6) Most Filipinos are thieves
7) Most Filipinos are dirty
9) Most Filipinos are dumb
10)Most Filipinos are thick-faced
11)Most Filipinos are suckers
12)Most Filipinos are evil-doers
The TRUTH HURTS di ba? Well, we are all these.
February 28th, 2008 at 9:59 pm
Well, never speak against the VOX POPULI:
1)Most Filipinos are not stupid and fools
Most Filipinos are not smelly
2) Most Filipinos are not money-faced
3) Most Filipinos are not hypocrites
4) Most Filipinos are not liars
5) Most Filipinos are not corrupt
6) Most Filipinos are not thieves
7) Most Filipinos are not dirty
9) Most Filipinos are not dumb
10)Most Filipinos are not thick-faced
11)Most Filipinos are not suckers
12)Most Filipinos are not evil-doers
ANGEL DE DIOS and JUAN DELA CRUZ, for your information, the UTOPIA is just a vision or an idea, that is why it
can never be attained. I did not say that.
JUAN DELA CRUZ, you are blinded by your bended rationalizing. Why? Is TRUTH so painful in your vocabulary that being obsessed becomes synonimous to it? Why? Does truth lost its meaning to you that seeking for it would cost your whole life? I do not want to debate things with you. But if you are so irrational like ANGEL DE DIOS, I don’t know.
Is the DUAL CITIZENSHIP too outstanding for you? Are you crazy? Is this what you call “HISTORICAL”? —-Why? Is the NBN-ZTE DEAL not outstanding for you? Is the FERTILIZER SCAM not outstanding for you? Is HELLO GARCI not outstanding for you? Is “I AM SORRY” not OUTSTANDING for you”? Are you not SUPER overwhelmed with other secret negotiations of Gloria, that even a hundred project is not enough to fill in her other 5000 corrupt acts?
We are not blind? You are. You are blinded by your illogical reasonings which made your eyes succumbed with DUST. Be alive! Is this the evidence of your relentless hopelessness?
ANGEL DE DIOS, are you serious that moving-on is the reason that will LEAD us in a TIME WARP TO ANOTHER PEOPLE POWER? Well, your statement is not even philosophical.
People Power is in the Constitution and it is defined as the most powerful weapon against corrupt leaders. As long as there is a stupid, fool, money-faced, hypocrite, liar, corrupt, thief, dirty smelly, dumb, thick-faced sucker and evil-doing LEADER of this NATION, the Filipino people would NEVER, NEVER be exhausted in finding TRUTH and if in case it will need to go out on the streets and coagulate, why not?
JUN would always be the VOX POPULI.
“The TRUTH HURTS di ba? Well, we are all these.” You are wrong. Truly, so detestable.TRUTH really hurts. And , now that you know that you are what you mentioned which are TRUE to you, does TRUTH hurts?
JUAN, I am never an ill-wisher. Sorry. Hell is not a place, rather it is a state of life with the absence of God. Even if you are alive, you can experience hell.
February 29th, 2008 at 2:39 am
Angel de Dios.. “Aim for first world status?” Are you insane?! How could the country do that when we are buried in filth and corruption made by the leaders you exalt and worship? And in regards to the list you made up there- I do no agree with you. A lot of people won’t agree with you. Maybe it’s how you look at things in life. Maybe because you think highly of yourself that each time you look at “most filipinos” you belittle them. How proud of you to say such thing when in fact you have nothing to be proud of. Well maybe you are one of this “most Filipinos” you say.
Ikaw Juan dela Cruz, you speak as if you have done something good for the country. I reckon you haven’t even done something good in your neighborhood. Your evil president should step down. I do not care whoever her successor is. Because all I want right now is have her removed as President or she might be able to STEAL billion of dollars again. How can you be proud of Gloria Arroyo? She cheated her way to the Presidency…”Hello Garci” “I am sorry…” Right now I can count almost 10 scandals that shook her administration. Kulang na lang gawan sila ng scandal ni Nani Perez.
February 29th, 2008 at 4:47 pm
I beg to differ from the opinion of some of you. I do not and will never believe Jun Lozada. He has his own evil ways, much more evil than what he alleges against the persons he implicated during the Senate inquiry. Watching him testify, from the looks on his face, he is making fun of the chamber, the viewers, and the rest of the Filipino nation.
You may have believed him because of the spontaneity he showed while answering the questions. Of course he trained for that, either at the Ping Academy or by himself. He has to gain the people’s sympathy for him to be believable. Unfortunately, many were fooled.
Are Lozada’s statements proof enough of the guilt of the President? Absolutely NO. Chavit’s testimony against Erap were corroborated by evidence that is why many people believed him. But Lozada? For Pete’s sake, he’s crap.
Lozada’s two families may feel elated by the fame the man of their houses is getting from the public. Well I would not know of wife no. 1 is happy that there is family no. 2. Anyways, Lozada cannot be considered a credible witness much less a hero. I don’t know why even the supposedly intelligent people from the academe joined this kind of uncalled for action.
February 29th, 2008 at 8:15 pm
To KABAYAN and IMPIGER: (Mga Sira and Tuktok)
Honestly, you are talking a lot bulshit! You do not know what you are talking about. I bet the two of you who are hiding behind your aliases (cowards)..were “fired” by GMA from your posts, hence, your hatred of her. Well, I do not blame her for firing you because you are so stupid and your intellect is so “bankrupt” and “corrupt”. Just do me a favor..you dimwits…just fuck-off to hell where you belong. I bet the two of you will clamor for LOZADA to run for President of the Philippines! How lowly can you get. Stop exploiting the minds of our people especially the students who are being used as “pawns” so that your evil desire of totally ruining our country comes into fruition. Our country is doing so well then comes these “EVIL BASTARDS” to destroy all ther successes of the ARROYO administration just because of the influence of a third rate chinese company called the ZTE..the Board of Trustees of this company must really be laughing that an entire country country like the Philippines could suffer just because of them. Now, what kind of stupidity is this? I repeat again..just fuck-off to hell and just sink in your shit..OK!
February 29th, 2008 at 8:27 pm
Ito ay para kay Kabayan and Impiger:
Magta-tagalog na ako para mas masarap ipahiwatig ang nasa loob ko. Kayo at yung kaibigan ninyo na si LOZADA ay mga ugok at salot ng bansang Pilipinas. Si LOZADA..hero? Baka naloloko na yang isipan ninyo. Ano na ba ang nagawa niya sa Pilipinas?..wala..bokya! Ngayon akala mo kung sinong hari na pakaway-kaway pa sa madlang tao! SUYSMARYOSEP!!! napaka-arogante at ang sarap isubsub ang mukha niya sa sarili niyang tae, sana nga malunod siya sa tae niya at kayong dalawa na rin. Heto lang ang masasabi sa inyo…JUST SINK IN YOUR SHIT.
February 29th, 2008 at 8:38 pm
READING ALL YOUR COMMENTS I CAN’T HELP BUT CONFIRM THAT THESE ARE PRECISELY WHAT PUT US IN THIS QUAGMIRE OUR COUNTRY HAS FOUND ITSELF IN…TAKE TIME TO RE-READ ALL YOUR POSTED COMMENTS (ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO CONSIDER THEMSELVES EXPERTS). IF THE MASSES CANNOT EVEN HAVE DECENCY IN FORUMS LIKE THESE, HOW CAN WE EXPECT THOSE WHO HAVE POWER TO BE DECENT TOO? ALL THESE MUDSLINGING IN THIS FORUM ARE PRECISELY WHAT WE DEPLORE YET VILE WORDS ARE SPEWED IN HERE.
March 1st, 2008 at 1:02 am
TO ANGEL DE DIOS - Who got fired? LOL. I’m a businessman not a slave-employee of your evil president. Just by looking at your name gives me the creeps. It is extremely or shall I say exceedingly opposite of your personality (bad-mouthed, uneducated poor girl)…Oh yeah, Hell is already here in the Philippines because of your Evil President. When I say Hell, I meant suffering. Look at all the people dying everyday, people committing crimes because they do not have a reason to live knowing this country is hopeless. These people are robbed of their lives so your Evil president and her allies can stuff their pockets with billions of dollars. Sad but true. The thought of Jun Lozada running for President never came to me. That would be absurd. However, the idea of him running as President came from you, now that’s really absurd. I only see him as a brave and courageous Filipino who came out in the open and shed some light and truth to what is really happening in our country. You said, our country is doing well? lol. Look around you again. Go to squatter areas. Talk to people who committed crimes because of poverty. Remember there are millions of people who are unemployed. There are millions of homeless people. After doing such,come back here and tell me if our country is doing that well. Oh yeah, I am not exploiting the minds of the readers here or the students who happen to stumble on this page. They have their own thinking. They have their own judgment. I do not need to persuade them. I only write my opinion. And about the ZTE people laughing at our country? I do not give a damn. Who cares what they think? What is important is they the truth shall prevail about this scam. Your President is the worst President of all times, she is really EVIL (let me say it again!) and CORRUPT. By the way, how much were you paid to glorify Gloria? Have you sold half of your soul? What a pity.
TO JUAN DELA CRUZ - The word HERO does not only apply to people who die for their country.. How naive of you. Hindi nga ba, we even call our OFWs the modern heroes. When I say HERO that means he is somebody I admire. I admire Jun Lozada because of his courage and strong spirit and for the fact he is risking his life to let all the Filipino people know of this ZTE Scam. All of us has the right to know what is happening to our government.
Juan dela Cruz and Angel De dios share the same attitude. Listen to yourselves talk…lol… Napipikon na ata kayo eh… :p Para na kayong si Joker Arroyo
Both of you make this country look like a rotten place. I guess our country is really that FILTHY because both of you have immoral thoughts and offensive mouths.
March 1st, 2008 at 1:22 am
According to Pulse Asia, (71%) expressed disapproval for Arroyo’s performance and 76% distrust President Arroyo.
The number says it all.
March 1st, 2008 at 9:15 am
I hope that Filipinos will appreciate Lozada’s heroic deed. Its a pity that there are people in this country who doesn’t even know what is happening. They don’t even realize that this is HISTORY. That this could be the turning point for the Philippines, for our country.
For him to emphasize that he has been able to “think beyond his family” is a noble thing. This is the main transition that this country needs,the CHANGE that FILIPINOS in general should adapt.
I hope that our “Hacienderos” other political leaders would come to realize this very fact. That the PHILIPPINES IS NOT THEIRS (for themselves/their family) ALONE, BUT FOR THE CITIZEN OF THIS COUNTRY.
March 1st, 2008 at 7:16 pm
mariethecat,
did the survey mentioned anything about filipinos satisfaction over the pesos’ performance against the dollar?
March 3rd, 2008 at 9:11 am
He is not a HERO!!!
No hero BRINGS THE ECONOMY AND PUBLIC TRUST
OF HIS BELOVED COUNTRY DOWN!
PLEASE IF YOUR WITH ME SIGN THIS PETITION to TELL LOZADA TO PLEASE SHUT UP AND TO TELL THE MASSESS THAT PROGRESS TAKES TIME AND KICKING OUR PRESIDENT IS NOT HE ANSWER!
http://www.petitiononline.com/12345qwe/petition.html
sign this petition.
March 3rd, 2008 at 9:12 am
He is not a HERO!!!
No hero BRINGS THE ECONOMY AND PUBLIC TRUST
OF HIS BELOVED COUNTRY DOWN!
PLEASE IF YOUR WITH ME SIGN THIS PETITION to TELL LOZADA TO PLEASE SHUT UP AND TO TELL THE MASSESS THAT PROGRESS TAKES TIME AND KICKING OUR PRESIDENT IS NOT HE ANSWER!
http://www.petitiononline.com/12345qwe/petition.html
sign this petition.
March 3rd, 2008 at 7:37 pm
aZn!!pwede bah mag tagalog dito??di q kc kayo lahat ma reach..im not really interested about politics but then.. as a citizen of this country i guess kailangan ko ring mkialam khit minsan..ang masasabi ko lng..lhat tau pinagloloko lng ng mga tao na nasa matataas na posisyon..ang dami kayang mga pangyayari na kung iisipin lmng natin mabuti,..o susuriing mabuti ang bawat sitwasyon,we could ask ourselves,,.hindi kaya mga kagagawan ito ng mga taong nililito lmng ang ating isipan at ginagawa ang lahat ng paraan para mwala ang ating atensyon sa bwat scandal na ginagawa nila?? after this ZTE-NBN deal,.ano nmn kayang mga palabas ang gagawin nila para mawala na nman ang atensyon natin ukol dito>>??
at..Wait poh muna..do u want to have changes?? my goodness!! y dnt we change ourselves first?? tingnan nyo poh..bkit ang bastos2x ng mga dila nn.U?? hindi ako magtataka na walang nangyayari sa ating bansa kundi puro kaguluhan,,.dz s an effect of sobrang talino nyong pag iisip..pa english2x pa kau..d nyo nman ginagamit sa tamang pamamaraan ang mga katalinuhan nn.u..it’s so nakakahiya!! hindi poh bah kau pwedeng mag komento ng hindi isinasali ang mga salita na d kanais nais? if we wanted to have change in our way of living, y not start it now..and begin it sa mga sarili natin..
March 5th, 2008 at 5:13 am
To Kabayan…ha ha ha..so you are a businessman? Are you trading banana cue or shomay in Divisoria? Let me buy one from you. Well, hell is in the Philippines because of evil bastards like you who could’nt care less about the Philippines. You are blinded by your own selfish desires and vindictiveness. Bastos? Why don’t you look yourself in the mirror? And if you admire Lozada..does that make him a hero? Are you out of your mind? You obviously think a lot of yourself AND gets unreasonable to other people with a different view. Our constitution states..WE THE PEOPLE….this means ALL of us Filipinos and we all have different views, ideas, opinions and just because I admire GMA it does not mean to say that I was paid by her! How simplistic mind you have. YOU ARE JUST A FRUSTRATED, DIMWIT, GOOD FOR NOTHING HUMAN BEING.
March 5th, 2008 at 10:20 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEAVaXA8kBM
March 5th, 2008 at 11:40 am
he is a hero. . i love him very much. . we love you. . you are a truly hero. . mwahhugggzzz…
March 6th, 2008 at 1:43 am
what makes you people believe in all the crap he says anyway? and not all really do share your views about that faggot. blind followers.
March 6th, 2008 at 2:19 am
GMA is my QUEEN…Long may she reign over us! GMA is the best PRESIDENT ever since Marcos. Hip Hip Hip HURRAH for GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO. You are the best! MWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!
March 6th, 2008 at 11:21 pm
I think what’s important is ANG PAGNANAKAW SA KABAN NG BAYAN (in large scale) ay NABULGAR. AND WHATEVER kung ano man ang agenda ng mga nagbulgar o ng senador is irrelevant, ang mahalaga NABULGAR more importantly, wag naman nating kampihan ang mga magnanakaw sa kaban ng bayan, BY DOING SO IS ENCOURAGING THEM TO DO MORE.
oNE THING equally important, let us not repeat voting leaders bec he or she is popular, or a movie star,or mediamen ,eg (Noli de Castro) a spare w/c we can never put into use.WHY? We all know why.. it’s your fault! absolutely not me, bec. I’m not of voting age yet. NOLI de CASTRO!!!WHOAAA I don’t want to think about it. I hope I don’t wake up one day that Vilma Santos is a WHAT??? Vice Pres. HUH! HUH! HUH! WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.
March 7th, 2008 at 10:42 am
for those who believe jun lozada, a million thanks! we should not let this evil doing continue.. let’s all do our part as filipinos.let us not be defeated by these bad people. let us make a difference.. and let’s start it now..
as for those who call him liar, manipulator and stuff, i pity you.. you are blinded by lies and bad publicity of those who are in power.. after all you’re he ones whol will suffer the more! you don’t know what you believe in. you think that jun lozada is being used by these senators? duh? why would he let himself be used by these people?! he has his own mind, he can think very well for himself! he need not anybody to tell him what to do or what to say! he did it for all of the FILIPINOS! and we are all part of that filipinos that he’s fighting for! one more thing, let me ask you, what have you done for this country? did this country benefit for your exsistence? if you’ve done your part as filipinos, you can shout your lungs out and call him any name that you want! but if not, better shut up! and go to pluto take all your stupidity with that gloria macapagal-arroyo!!!
March 7th, 2008 at 6:30 pm
What are you thanking Jun Lozada..the evil pig! I just cannot stand this “people power” talk. In the Philippines everytime there is people power it is the innocent filipino that is victimised..and the perpetrators of people power are the ones benefitting at the expense of the “innocent” like the students, teachers and religious groups. Time and time again we have seen this happenning in EDSA1, EDSA2 and they want another EDSA3? sino ang lolokohin ninyo..yung lelang ninyo! Tingnan ninyo yung mga nakaupo noong EDSA1 and EDSA2..di ba sila sila rin. So, kawawa naman yung mga ordinary people, students, nuns, priests