MANILA, Philippines—The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee on Tuesday sought the impeachment of President Macapagal-Arroyo and prosecution of 10 others, including First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo, in connection with the botched $329 million national broadband network deal with ZTE Corp. of China.

“The President has lots to answer for,” said Sen. Richard Gordon at a press conference in the Senate, reading from a 127-committee report circulated for signing by senators during Tuesday’s session.

Gordon said Ms Arroyo did not stop the contract even after she was informed of the bribery.

“The Ombudsman is wrong in merely dismissing the case against the President on the mere pretext of a presidential immunity from suit. The Ombudsman must make a finding and forward it to the House of Representatives,” said Gordon.

Besides the First Couple, the committee also sought the prosecution for graft in the Sandiganbayan of the following individuals earlier linked to the scandal: Former Comelec chair Benjamin Abalos, former House Speaker Jose de Venecia and son businessman Joel de Venecia III, Transportation Secretary Leandro Mendoza, Deputy Executive Secretary Manuel Gaite, Transportation Assistant Secretaries Elmer Soneja and Lorenzo Formoso, Rodolfo Noel Lozada, former National Economic Development Authority Romulo Neri and Environment Secretary Lito Atienza.

The Senate blue ribbon committee released the report more than two years after its investigation into the controversial deal.

“It is not for the Ombudsman to make a ruling as to immunity but for the House to decide what to do once it receives the transmittal. Neither was it for the Ombudsman to say that there is no more impeachment process to be had because of the one-year bar,’ the report said.

“The President has lots to answer for. Unfortunately, makikita nyo yung litany of errors ng President (you can see the litany of errors of the President). Apparently, she wasn’t able to crack the whip on her people. Obviously, there were people who were lobbying to get a slice of the action from this deal,” Gordon said.

Gordon said the President was unable to control her own men as they fought over kickbacks

“She kept her silence in the midst of the corruption--acquiescing and condoning the deed. The facts pointing to her may not be total but the stink is perceived to have reached her office,” he said in a separate statement.