Romulo Neri should REALLY stand on her own and RESIGN

For protecting her president, Romulo Neri now faces a humiliating graft charge before the Office of the Ombusman. Humiliating in the sense that Neri now has to explain her visits to the ZTE-NBN offices, her golf sorties with the First Gentleman and ex-Con, err, ex-COMELEC chair Benjamin Abalos and her meeting with Mrs. Arroyo at the Palace. For a former professor known for having a clean and honest mien and with a spotless record of service to the country, this graft charge is most humiliating indeed for Romulo Neri.

Worst, the palace announced that Neri is on his own. Neri has six months to answer the graft charges and during that time, all benefits for her are suspended. That is the reward for her not spilling the beans on her beloved president.

Some say that the most honorable thing for Neri to do now is resign her post as SSS president. Come to think of it, this graft charge gave Neri a reason to resign and save herself from another humiliation---that of being charged as the one who nearly bankrupted the SSS. The agency right now suffers from extreme financial difficulties.

Neri said that he's most surprised why he's now being charged with graft when all these things are "circumstantial" at best. Neri contends he was the one who actually refused the offer and now, he's being cruficied or possibly sacrificed in order to protect the hides of those who really masterminded the whole caper.

But, that's the thing. The administration wants this thing done and over with without really putting great legal pressure on their own sacrificial lamb who happens to be Neri.

Circumstantial evidence is weaker compared with direct or documentary evidence. So, expect Abalos and Neri to come out of this whole charade unscathed. They'll not be jailed. They'll just sacrifice their reputations.