Corruption scandal may spark unrest
After his ouster from the House Speakership, former Pangasinan Rep. Jose de Venecia is expected to divulge more corruption in government, a normal reaction from anybody who has kept mum on sensitive issues that he felt could hurt the Arroyo Administration. Not anymore. After a long silence, he is prepared this time to unleash all these illegal transactions in government, especially those that involved the First Couple. De Venecia's determination to expose anomalous transactions in government was sparked by the coming into light of Rodolfo Lozada, president of Philippine Forest Corporation and technical consultant on the NBN-ZTE broadband project, allegations that former Commission on Elections chair Benjamin Abalos, along with the First Gentleman, had masterminded the overpricing of the ZTE broadband deal. One of the bombshells that exploded during a privilege speech was the rigging of election results in 2004, which he said took place inside the Batasang Pambansa compound in Quezo