THERE has to be at least one of them telling the truth. While JDV III claims that Neri told him about his conversation with the President regarding the so-called offer of Chairman Abalos in order to have the NBN project approved, Neri counters with a completely opposite stance, saying that what JDV III claims is completely untrue. So now, it is left to us: who is telling the truth?
Better yet, what is the truth? This question seems to always escape the minds of many whistleblowers as well as witnesses, left and right. It is like a neverending cycle of a thesis and an antithesis. Whistle blowers tend to claim that they are the ones telling the truth. Does that mean that those people who are supposedly guilty of the accusation are kings and queens of denial?
One can see how easy it is to just say what you want to say and when you want to say it. In any case, the only way for the Senate to make its hearings of the NBN scandal worth one’s time and effort is if the people who are involved in the procedings (i.e. witnesses, whistleblowers, interrogators) truly have one thing in mind: to tell the truth by first stating what is really the truth!
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October 28th, 2007 at 1:25 pm
Who’s telling the truth? I have more reasons now to doubt JDVIII. He was credible when he revealed the bribery attempt of Abalos. He was credbile when he disclosed GMA’s reaction to Neri’s admission to her about the bribe offer. He confirmed all this in his two senate hearing appearances and he said that’s all there is to say. On the last one, however, suddenly he tried to embellish his disclosures by adding this time that GMA asked Neri why he did not accept the bribe and that Mike Arroyo was to receive 70 million dollar bribe. Consider the fact that in his earlier revelations, JDV III was careful not to drag GMA into the mess by repeatedly addressing her “my president”. As regards Mike he simply quoted him saying “back off”. Now Joey is singing a different tune by directly implicating GMA and MA to the bribe. What’s the game is he playing? He was credible the first time but adding something more now which he could have disclosed before puts his credibility on the line and his motives under question. It’s pretty obvious the father is orchestrating the whole show and using the son for his purpose. The JDV-GMA relationship is showing cracks. This can be a political fight GMA does not need because it could be fatal for her. And if it does, well and good so the VP can take over.
October 27th, 2007 at 10:41 pm
Who is telling the truth? In my view, JDV III is more truthful than Neri. Neri wanted to tell the truth but is being prevented from doing so! Neri is under duress and cannot tell what he knew about the fact while JDV III has no encumbrances to devulge everything he knew about the fact! So, who would then be telling the truth? Most likely, JDV III! Or was he merely inventing something to cover up his own misdemeanor?
Fact: Neri was offered P200 million bribe by Abalos. Neri told JDV III and the president about this fact which the president later ACKNOWLEDGED to be the case. She knew that was against the law and yet DID NOTHING! Instead, she pushed for the approval of the deal! WHY?
JVD III was also offered a similar $10 million bribe to back off the deal by the SAME PERSON!
Was the husband of the president envolved in the controversy? Most likely. In fact, the amount of $70 million was mentioned! That was so real to be dismissed merely as figment of a fertile imagination! He was figured out on similar money scandals before. Can he be different this time?
Incident at WACK-Wack was dismissed as an “accidental encounter”. To a person who wanted to deny culpability, that would be the appropriate defense but there were other people present on the scene!
What is even more strange was for a person to tell another to “back off” from the deal acknowledging the fact that he doesn’t even knew who he was! A cheap denial?
Spinning the facts in order for the lie to triumph over the truth has become the predominant activity of people involved in scandalous transactions. Some even become habitual practitioners and became experts! We can see them running our daily lives.
However, it is up to the people to discern the truth from out of the lies. The task is not so easy - judging from the products of our confused minds the kind of characters we have elected to run the machinery of the State and our lives. It has become a “do-it-yourself” existence.
October 27th, 2007 at 8:36 pm
To: ncmarla
I believe that JDV and Neri are telling the truth. I also believe that both of them are lying. I am telling the truth, and nothing but the truth. Therefore I am lying.
October 27th, 2007 at 3:55 pm
i think i can trust neri more than jdv3. first, jdv3 has no business dealing w/ govt w/ his father sitting as speaker. 2nd, he had the chance to tell everything the first time he testified, but he chose to reveal some more the next time, prompting us to ask ourselves if those facts are concocted, manufactured, or heresay. 3rd, neri has a reputation of being a straight guy, a technocrat, no-nonsense guy(ask AIM, since he was a prof.there)
i want to give neri the benefit of the doubt more than jdv3…perhaps neri invoked the executive privilege for reasons only he knows, maybe to save our country and let us enjoy relative peace? personally i hate to see an edsa 4 scenario. people are tired of going out into the streets.
October 27th, 2007 at 2:45 pm
pare pareho lang sinungaling ang mga iyan…….
biggest liar of them all, jdv III, kung sa kanya kaya napunta ang contrata, magsasalita pa siya…….
inuulol lang nila tayong taong bayan sa kanilang kasinungalingan, mahiya naman kayo……..