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TIMELINE: The Fall of De Venecia Print E-mail
Tuesday, 05 February 2008
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July 23, 2007 Jose De Venecia wins an unprecedented fifth term as House Speaker after a tumultuous session. Kampi congressman Pablo Garcia, who earlier pushed for a speakership bid, is not even nominated.
Sept. 18, 2007 De Venecia’s son, Joey, identifies First Gentleman Mike Arroyo as the  “mystery man” in the national broadband network project. Joey claims Arroyo told him to “back off” from the project.
Sept. 22, 2007 President Arroyo suspends the national broadband network project.
Oct. 2, 2007 First Gentleman Mike Arroyo denies that he told Joey de Venecia to back off from the National Broadband Network deal.   President Arroyo, while on a state visit to China, cancels the NBN deal with ZTE Corp.
Oct. 10, 2007 Lawyer Ruel Pulido files an ethics complaint against De Venecia for violating Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act after he managed to obtain a legislative franchise from Congress in 1995 for a company represented by Joey in 1993.
Oct. 23, 2007 Joey de Venecia accuses three high-ranking government officials of plotting to kill him. He goes to the Makati police station to report that he had been receiving threats through text messages.
Oct. 25, 2007 Joey de Venecia tells  a Senate hearing that former elections commissioner Benjamin Abalos promised First Gentleman Mike Arroyo US$70 million as kickback from the National Broadband Network project.
Oct. 26, 2007 De Venecia confirms that there had been threats to his son’s life and his own.
Nov. 5, 2007 President Arroyo, former President Fidel Ramos and House Speaker Jose De Venecia meet with members of the Lakas party to solve rifts within the party before the reopening of the Congress after a recess.
Nov. 20, 2007 Joey de Venecia skips the Senate hearing on the NBN deal and says he had already said his piece.
Dec. 4, 2007 House ethics committee dismisses the Pulido complaint by a vote of 25-0.
Dec. 22, 2007 Ethics complaint filed by lawyer Ruel Pulido was junks with finality by the House Ethics Committee due to “lack of merit.”
Jan. 30,2008 House adjourns its session after Rep. Bienvenido Abante asks representatives to stop the move to unseat De Venecia.   Joey de Venecia skips the Senate hearing after learning that another witness, Rafael Lozada Jr., left for Hong Kong.

Jan. 31, 2008

Kampi president Luis Villafuerte claims that 134 congressmen signed a paper declaring  “loss of confidence” in De Venecia.

Feb. 2, 2008

Joey de Venecia says he would continue to attend the Senate hearing on the NBN deal.   Jose de Venecia said he is confident he would remain as speaker despite the decision of 14 congressmen from the LP-Drilon wing to support Prospero Nograles.

Feb. 4, 2008

In a privilege speech, De Venecia accuses members of the First Family of various wrongdoings. He accuses the First Gentleman of plotting his ouster as Speaker, the President’s sons of hoarding the pork barrel, the Palace of rigging the bidding for the Transmission Corporation, Arroyo supporter Enrique Razon of controlling the pork barrel and the release of the congressmen’s share on road users tax. He also says that "there were many attempts to tamper with the results of 2004 elections."
Feb. 5, 2008 De Venecia is unseated as the House Speaker. Voting 174-35 with 16 abstentions after a nine-hour session, members of the House of Representative elected De Venecia’s party mate Prospero Nograles as the new Speaker. Earlier that night, the House voted to declare the seat of the House Speaker vacant

Research by Jesus F. Llanto



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