Former aide, Erwin Santos: Lozada favored kin in gov’t contracts

[wolpak]

Halatang inililihis nila yun issue...the issue here is was there indeed corruption and does it lead all the way to Malacanang?....Lozada admitted that he had made mistakes but decided to come out with the truth about this fiasco...So Erwin's revelation is just a ploy to divert public outrage from the ZTE to this news article...Lozada stated that he wanted to save his soul and that is what made him decide to do the right thing....This administration is claiming all the credit for the highest growth rate in 30 years but dama ba ng lahat ito?....piling pili lamang ang nakadama nito just what Neri told in the meeting last Dec. 7....so Malacanang should hear this unrest and let itself be investigated or GMA will not survive the final 2 plus years in office

well, kung talagang totohanan ni lozada to save his soul (ika nga) isauli nya lahat ng kinurakot nya. Yong mga lupain na pinamigay nya sa kanyang mga kamag anak. Yong sinasabi ni Erwin, totoo yon. Inamin naman ni Lozada ah. Di ba ilang contrata ba ang binigay nya sa kanyang kapatid. Akala kasi nya sarili nyang kompanya ang Phil Forest. Asus, pati asawa nakikinabang

[edilberto]

Even if GMA resigns her post as president, it won’t really solve the root cause of corruption in this country. I’m not saying that the Arroyo administration should go scott-free. They should also be held responsible for any wrongdoing that they have committed, especially with the defunct ZTE-NBN deal. But we should also consider the possibility of putting a mechanism in place in strengthening the various institutions (such as the Ombudsman, DOJ, COA and the likes) that are tasked to curb corruption, both at the national and local level. Ousting a person, like GMA, won’t really bring about geniune change, but if we have a reformed and independent institutions, justice can be applied to anyone regardless of political affiliation, religious belief and background. Even if we install Jun Lozada as president but without strengthening our institutions that are suppose to safeguard our democratic rights, the same mistakes and errors may be committed by Jun Lozada (of course, knowing his corruption cases din sa Philforest and the strong nepotism). Sadly, Philippine politics has a very strong patron-client orientation.