Press Release
October 1, 2007

STATEMENT OF SENATOR ROXAS ON
CHAIRMAN ABALOS' RESIGNATION

"With the resignation of Chairman Abalos, a chapter has just been closed but not the whole book. Justice must be pursued to its logical end in the ZTE affair.

"I call on President Arroyo to appoint an immediate replacement who can restore the people's faith in Philippine democracy.

"It is imperative that the President appoint a qualified and credible replacement immediately to oversee the upcoming elections and undertake long-delayed electoral reforms. This is a make-or-break opportunity for the national leadership to restore lost credibility in our elections.

"The stability of our institutions is at stake and time is of the essence. The President must snap the nation out of festering despair and forestalling creeping destabilization."

"In this regard, I also call on the President to create a high-level commission composed of men and women of known probity and independence that will look into every facet of the ZTE deal. Let the chips fall where they may. It is time that the administration spares no sacred cows, and commits to the policy of transparency and accountability."

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