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Boholanos
who are known to be passive even on national issues are starting
to move to join the nationwide haul of protest on the snowballing
revelations on massive corruption in government.
A
"Unity Forum" will be held Friday with well meaning
citizens to discuss the stand of the silent majority on the
recent exposè on alleged corruption revolving behind
the aborted ZTE-NBN broadband deal.
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Lawyer
Isabelo Sales Jr. of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines
(IBP Bohol chapter), lawyer Raul Barbarona, Vicente
Loquellano of the non-government organizations together
with former Gov. Rene Relampagos led the convenors group
during an initial meeting last Monday. The group decided
to meet on Friday to finalize a prayer rally for Boholanos
to dramatize their "call for truth."
The
group in asking for truth to come out is appealing to
Boholano Ched Chairman Romulo Neri to come out in the
open and reveal the whole truth on the multi-billion
anomaly in the aborted ZTE-NBN broadband deal.
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The
group will finalize the details of a prayer rally which will
be held on Sunday at Plaza Rizal, this city.
Meanwhile,
the "Mass for Truth" will kick off this Sunday,
5 p.m. at the centuries-old Baclayon Church with Msgr. Vicente
Nunag officiating. Other priests in the diocese have committed
to hold the "Mass for Truth" in their respective
parishes.
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