The Rat
I was at the Senate hearing all day, from 8 a.m. to 8:45 p.m.
I went there to see Romy Neri confirm that Abalos did offer him a bribe. He did. But that’s as far as he would go.
The little shit hid behind executive privilege all day, refusing to reveal any more than that he reported the bribe offer to Gloria.
I must admit I was too distracted, enjoying too immensely, the skewering of Abalos I did not catch on to Neri immediately.
It was Ping Lacson who finally exposed Neri.
Lacson realized that Neri was not going to budge from his executive privelege position so he offered Neri a way out. If he couldn’t talk because of executive privilege then maybe Bondoc could do it for him, considering that he was a source of many of Bondoc’s information.
So Lacson asked Jarius Bondoc how many times he talked to Neri and if he was willing to reveal what they talked about.
Jarius replied, ‘yes but I have to ask Neri’s permission first.”
Lacson then asked Neri if he would permit Jarius to reveal the contents of their conversations.
Neri replied, ‘I will not grant permission.’
That’s it, I told myself. Neri was sent to rat on Abalos. He didn’t go to the Senate to tell the truth. He went there to throw Abalos to the wolves.
Joey de Venecia is an old and dear friend. We talked when he took a short break from the hearing.
He told me, “Romy just lost all his credibility.”
I added, “And whatever respect I had for him.”
Joey mentioned that Romy was getting texts from Malacanan all day. And, as soon as Gloria’s plane in New York, she started texting.
“He’s been receiving texts from the little micromanager,” Joey told me. (Romy was seated beside Bondoc who was seated beside Joey.)
Earlier in the day, there was a general call to go to Neri’s house in Sta. Mesa Heights to protect him from threats to his life.
Linggoy Alcuaz, who was at the Senate hearing, left early to organize the vigil.
Leah Navarro told me she was going to the vigil and asked me if I was going.
This was a few hours before Neri showed his true colors.
Leah and I were also texting each other even though we were both at the Senate because we were seated in different areas.
She had text me the details of the vigil and asked me to pass it on. Linggoy also texted me, adding he acquired eight tents.
After Neri blew it, I texted Leah. “Cancel the fucking vigil. Let the little rat fend for himself.”
Leah replied immediately, “Cancelled.” and gave me the thumbs up sign.
I texted Linggoy, “Kalimutan mo na yan vigil. Bahala na yan putanginang yan sa buhay niya.”
Linggoy did not reply. Maybe he’s in a tent somewhere in Sta. Mesa protecting a rat.
I always thought that Abalos was the most despicable character in the ZTE saga. I was wrong. Neri the RAT is.
The worst character in any criminal enterprise is the gang member who rats, the one who acts as the pawn to protect the capo de tuti capo by sacrificing another loyal consigliori.
I thought Neri was an eagle. He is a rat with wings.
One of Neri’s high school classmates, who was at the hearing to lend moral support to Neri and had left as soon as Neri refused to allow Bondoc to speak, texted me from his car: “Puta, kung lalake ang in-offer ni Abalos kay Neri malamang kumagat pa.”
on September 26th, 2007 at 11:32 pm
I thought you were the one who sent the text to cancel the fucking vigil and I was right - even posted it in Ellen’s blog a while ago, hehehe!
on September 27th, 2007 at 12:03 am
My brother just texted me and said same thing: Neri is a lil piece of shit.
on September 27th, 2007 at 12:07 am
anna,
i was one of many who texted out of the vigil for a rat.
Leah had cancelled her groups participation before I texted her.
on September 27th, 2007 at 12:32 am
MB, MBW,
Hey, people ARE NOT holding vigil in Palale Street.
I’m told, Malabanan’s tankers are on their way to Neri’s house.
on September 27th, 2007 at 12:36 am
Tongue,
Heheheh! Kasama ba si Tom Alcantara?
on September 27th, 2007 at 12:43 am
MB, MBW,
Neri ordered soup.
on September 27th, 2007 at 12:57 am
Tt,
….and ran into Abalos on the way to the loo.
on September 27th, 2007 at 1:17 am
While in the loo, Abalos must have been irate and said to Neri: “Problem with you is everytime you see something like this, you want more!”
on September 27th, 2007 at 2:21 am
sana na snatch yong cellphone ni neri on his way to the senate or alam ng marami ang numero niya para pinadalhan ng pinadalhan ng messages para maubusan ng space yong messages galing palasyo
on September 27th, 2007 at 6:26 am
mr. buencamino, thanks for this entry. sana naman, padalhan niyo na lang si mr. neri nung nabibili sa adult’s toy shop. yun na lang pagtiyagaan niya because for a scum like him, you should at least consider that he is not very strong enough to use his arm.
right-handed ba yan o left handed?
on September 27th, 2007 at 7:16 am
All I can say about this Neri is, DISGUSTING! He should fuck off.
on September 27th, 2007 at 10:04 am
[...] From uniffors.com Anonymous Puta, kung lalake ang in-offer ni Abalos kay Neri malamang kumagat pa.” anna de brux My brother just texted me and said same thing: Neri is a lil piece of shit. hawaiianguy said, All I can say about this Neri is, DISGUSTING! He should fuck off. myrna said, mr. buencamino, thanks for this entry. sana naman, padalhan niyo na lang si mr. neri nung nabibili sa adult’s toy shop. yun na lang pagtiyagaan niya because for a scum like him, you should at least consider that he is not very strong enough to use his arm. right-handed ba yan o left handed? [...]
on September 27th, 2007 at 10:41 am
dork dork dork
he was a dork when he was our prof, he’s nothing but a spineless dork now.
on September 27th, 2007 at 3:21 pm
For Myrna’s query “right-handed ba yan o left handed?”
Pagod na pagod na ang bawat kamay nyan… sa pagusulat ng plagiarized papers. To media people, investigate what he did when he was with CPBO. Interview some UP profs, victims of Neri’s plagiarism. Plagiarized ang papers na ginawa nila noon because they produced papers with no real authors. The authors were ghosts so Neri and superiors in Congress could collect the honoraria.
Kaya kung pagod na ang both left and right hands, ang ginaganit niya ay ang kanyang dila.
on September 27th, 2007 at 3:22 pm
For Myrna,
Re query: “right-handed ba yan o left handed?”
Pagod na pagod na ang bawat kamay nyan… sa pagusulat ng plagiarized papers. To media people, investigate what he did when he was with CPBO. Interview some UP profs, victims of Neri’s plagiarism. Plagiarized ang papers na ginawa nila noon because they produced papers with no real authors. The authors were ghosts so Neri and superiors in Congress could collect the honoraria.
Kaya kung pagod na ang both left and right hands, ang ginaganit niya ay ang kanyang dila.
on September 27th, 2007 at 10:50 pm
This rat is a most clumsy rat!
on September 28th, 2007 at 12:36 am
Was at the hearing, too. Left in the afternoon because of the foul stench - I could smell Neri’s stench - it was obvious late morning that Abalos was going to be the fall guy. Neri showing up was the go signal from Malacanang to throw Abalos out the door. That is why I had my doubts about the 200 bribe Neri was talking about. Neri’s job was to take the public’s focus off FG & Gloria, & make Abalos the eye of the storm. Well, too bad for 4′9″ (4′11″ with heels), there were people who figured it out quicker than she thought.
What was evident in the Hearing was the role Neri plays in the Palace. He no need no adult toy. Neri es un maricon y un raton de Malacanan !
on September 28th, 2007 at 5:22 am
[...] The Ignatian Perspective defends cabinet secretary Romulo Neri who refused to divulge other details of his conversation with the president on the ZTE contract. But Uniffors described Neri as a rat. Miguel Paraz says the ZTE scandal revived the Philippine interconnectivity issue. Khanterbury Tales blogs about the death threats received by a columnist who wrote a blind item about a high-ranking election official involved in an anomalous deal. [...]
on September 28th, 2007 at 4:34 pm
What else is new? Pare-pareho lang sila! Neri doesn’t deserve my respect anymore. Magkano kaya binayad sa kanya ni …….?
on September 30th, 2007 at 4:47 am
but a true blue hard macho dic… but neri is a limp one without balls. he flocks with the same feather. too bad there are so many in the enchanted kingdom of mala. . . palace.
on October 4th, 2007 at 11:03 am
Chyt said…
Let me reproduce here my comment in Manila Bay Watch:
Sec. Neri was being encouraged by a journalist to tell the whole truth in the Senate. Neri said, “I’m not rich unlike Joey de Venecia who has a rich dad to fall back on.” The journalist said, “Neither am I rich.” Neri’s response: “Oh, but you are a journalist. You have the obligation to tell the truth.”
As in, hello??? And does the CHEd Secretary not owe fidelity to truth as well? Is this the head of the agency charged with the education of young people?
In the Senate, he probably told the truth, but he withheld a lot. In my book, that is as good as lying. And he is lying to the Filipino people.
When my children enter college, I do not want that man to be at the CHEd’s helm. Bad influence.
As you said, he is a coward. Of the worst mold. I do not understand French but I understand Iloko. So let me express my disgust in the language:
Awan bain na. Takrot!
01 October 2007 19:09
And hey, I think he squealed because the P200M was not delivered.
Ano iyan, Neri-galuhan ng hangin? Ayan tuloy. He sounded like a can filled with nothing but air.