THURSDAY |FEBRUARY 14, 2008| PHILIPPINES

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Full-court press on Lozada
NBI seizes papers in PhilForest
in case build-up vs NBN witness

BY EVANGELINE DE VERA

AGENTS of the National Bureau of Investigation Tuesday night "raided" the Philippine Forest Corp. office of ZTE witness Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr. in Taguig and seized some documents in what was seen as harassment on the former PhilForest president and chief executive officer.

But the agency yesterday said there was no raid, adding its agents were involved in a "turnover" of documents from Lozada’s office in connection with ZTE probe-related activities being undertaken by the Department of Justice.

Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez, in a memorandum to NBI Director Nestor Mantaring, inquired about the veracity of reports that the NBI conducted the raid and seized some documents.

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Ermita to DOJ: Leave
probe to Ombudsman

BY JOCELYN MONTEMAYOR

EXECUTIVE Secretary Eduardo Ermita yesterday called on the Department of Justice to leave the investigation on the anomalies in the NBN-ZTE broadband deal to the Office of the Ombudsman.

Ermita said the Ombudsman is a more credible investigation body because it is "a separate and independent body" from the Executive branch.

President Arroyo has ordered the DOJ to investigate revelations of ZTE star witness Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr. of alleged irregularities in the broadband deal.

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Religious call on Valeroso
to surface, tell all

THE Association of Major Religious Superiors in the Philippines yesterday called on SPO4 Rodolfo Valeroso to come out and testify on the "abduction" of ZTE star witness Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr. last Feb. 5.

Sr. Estrella Castalone, AMRSP executive secretary, said Valeroso will be able to tell "what really happened on that day when we were supposed to meet Jun at the airport."

Castalone said they are hoping that Valeroso will cooperate in revealing the truth.

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