| Witness Dante Madriaga, left, confronts with documents Leo San Miguel, right, the so-called surprise witness in the Senate corruption hearing that implicated President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's husband, at the continuing Senate probe Tuesday in Manila. (AP Photo) |
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MANILA -- The surprise witness of Senator Panfilo Lacson denied any personal knowledge on the reported kickbacks and advances in the anomalous US$329 million national broadband network (NBN) deal with China's ZTE Corp.
Leo San Miguel, an electronics and communications engineer, was expected to support the earlier testimonies of Dante Madriaga, a former ZTE consultant, on alleged kickbacks given to the First Couple and other government officials to ensure the approval of the NBN contract.
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