This was the "Hello Garci" tapes, purportedly of a female (GMA) asking the commissioner to rig the elections in her favor. An earlier move by members of the congressional minority to impeach GMA failed, with her majority coalition blocking this initiative. NBN-ZTE deal a telenovelaThis corruption scandal is about the anomalous $329 million construction contract awarded to the Chinese telecommunications company ZTE for the proposed government national broadband network (NBN). Joey de Venecia was president of Amsterdam Holdings, the company that lost its bid to ZTE for the NBN project. She faced plunder charges but fled the country in 2011.

Source: Manila Times February 06, 2024 22:03 UTC