I'm just imagining what those die-hard Lozada fans are thinking right now. was Lozada really helping us know the truth? or he has his own selfish agenda? the latter is getting more evident these past few days...
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No malice, Mr. Lozada?
Early last month, when he held that dawn press conference and took the stand for the first time at the Senate, Jun Lozada struck at the core of every Filipino who loved his country.
Unkempt and in tears, he appeared sincere and credible as he narrated what he claimed to know about the botched national broadband network deal.
Suddenly, everybody stopped to listen. He sounded different from the witnesses that came before him. This was an educated, God-fearing, considerably respectable man. After all, he was president of a corporation.
All throughout his first statements, Lozada was careful to say that he did not have malice toward anyone. He was coy at how senators, especially those who want to run for president in two years, patronized him and called him a hero.
Even his admission of his sins—barangay league as he termed them—endeared him to the public and further bolstered his credibility.
But in the last few days, Lozada has become heady with his newfound popularity.
He tells his stories piecemeal, as if to make sure he won’t lose momentum and his listeners’ interest. He now does the rounds of schools and churches and waves frantically like a movie star. The self-described probinsyanong Intsik is now a celebrity. His fans are shrieking.
In last Friday’s interfaith rally, the Champion of Transparency had no qualms being on the same stage as a convicted plunderer. He addressed the crowd and uttered statements that all but negated his cautious words only a few weeks before. No malice, Mr. Lozada?
Now he purports to know how to tell the “right” newspapers from the “wrong” ones, resenting those who do not blindly join his fans club.
With his testimony, Mr. Lozada has told stories of high-level corruption. The public should now take its misty eyes off him and use the legal system to prosecute and punish those who have shamelessly robbed the national coffers.
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