STATEMENT OF SEN. AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL, JR.

Reaction to Testimony of Witness Leo San Miguel

It is obvious that that Leo San Miguel was holding back a lot of things that he had previously told Sen. Panfilo Lacson.

Sen. Lacson and San Miguel had met previous to his testimony. Shortly before the appearance of San Miguel, it was bruited about that a witness would tell us how the money was transferred from ZTE to the so-called gang of four and how the money got funneled to some other people in high positions in government.

But when San Miguel appeared at the hearing, he kept back. And that is why I could see the frustration on the face of Sen. Lacson during the time he was testifying. It was obvious he spilled the beans privately to Sen. Lacson but would not speak publicly, which is unfortunate.