Who doesn’t know Jun Lozada, the star witness on the NBN-ZTE Deal? In recent months we’ve seen him on TV as he revealed one of the biggest controversies in Philippine History. We also witnessed how Lozada’s revelations have divided the country into believers and non-believers.

As a mere observer of the whole charade, I could never make out what was true or not. My stance on whether Lozada was telling the truth was not clear partly because I didn’t know him very well for me to have the right to judge him. Then again, no one really knows who Jun Lozada really is. The Filipino people had placed him under scrutiny, judging him under the facts given to us by the media. But let’s face it, truthfulness on such matters is not the media’s main priority. There would always be bias on such controversial matters.

Is there any way for us, the concerned masses, to know the truth without relying on a biased-driven medium? How can we know Jun Lozada more so that we could decide on what to truly believe in?

The answer to the questions came rather unexpectedly, and it came in a form that is familiar to most of us: A blog.

Last Saturday, May 31, 2008, a small gathering of people convened at Kape Tasyo (Quezon City, Philippines) to witness the launch of the blog of NBN-ZTE Star Witness Jun Lozada. It isn’t just a blog about Jun Lozada per se, but a blog where he himself could write about his sentiments and thoughts.

A couple of days after launch, Lozada’s blog became an instant hit with comments continuously pouring in response to his articles. His first two articles, “Message to the Youth” and “First Postings” has attracted the attention of both pro and anti-Lozadans.

Blogs are a great way for a person to extend a message to a target audience. And the people who encouraged Jun Lozada to blog knew this. They knew how to put a very powerful medium into good use.

Now that Jun Lozada has his own blog, I can now finally listen to Jun Lozada without all the hype and partiality that comes along with media coverage. C’mon Mr. Lozada, let’s hear what you really have to say… We’re all ears.

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If you want to know more about Jun Lozada and his writeups, you could visit his blog which can be found at http://jlozada.com/.

Goodluck to Jun Lozada.

Happy blogging!