Jun Lozada

Jun Lozada

Rodolfo Noel Imperial Lozada, Jr. or popularly known as Jun Lozada is the former president of the Philippine Forest Corporation, under the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, and the star witness of the ZTE scandal.

Lozada graduated from the University of Santo Tomas at Manila in 1984 with a degree in electronics and communications engineering.

Controversy

Mike Defensor, on July 4, 2008 filed a 6-page perjury lawsuit Friday versus Rodolfo Noel Lozada for "testifying under oath that he had paid Lozada P 50,000 to change his statement that he was not kidnapped at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) when he arrived from Hong Kong at the height of the Philippine National Broadband Network controversy (ZTE Zhong Xing Telecommunication Equipment Company Limited scandal)." [ [http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryID=124144 abs-cbnnews.com, Defensor files perjury raps vs Lozada] ]

The Philippine Court of Appeals dismissed Lozada's writ of amparo petition for lack of evidence on his claim that there were threats to his life and security. [ [http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20080918-161379/Lozada-to-go-to-SC-to-appeal-amparo-petition inquirer.net, Lozada to go to SC to appeal ‘amparo’ petition] ] On September 23, 2008, Lozada asked the Supreme Court of the Philippines to re-open and reconsider his case, thereby arguing for the protection of his siblings, Violeta and Arturo. [ [http://www.gmanews.tv/story/122286/Lozada-asks-High-Court-to-reopen-amparo-petition gmanews.tv, Lozada asks High Court to reopen amparo petition] ]

External links

* [http://www.jlozada.com Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr.'s Official Blog] – Official Blog
* [http://www.gmanews.tv/story/79596/Rodolfo-Noel-I--Lozada-Jr Rodolfo Noel I. Lozada, Jr.] – GMANews.TV
* [http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=108503 The Lozada testimony Part 1: On his abduction] – ABS-CBN Interactive
* [http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=108500 The Lozada testimony Part 2: On the ZTE-NBN deal]
* [http://www.ellentordesillas.com/?p=2081 ZTE witness ‘abducted” at the airport] –

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