I am disappointed with the SC for the decision of the Supreme Court affirming its earlier decision placing the conversation between former NEDA Secretary Neri and Mrs. Arroyo under the protective mantle of executive privilege and exempting Neri from answering further queries from the Senate. For a Supreme Court that has been at the forefront of human rights protection and legal innovations, the decision is truly surprising, the public interest involved was proven to have far outweighed the privilege. It is hard to accept that the nine (9) members of the SC who affirmed the decision failed to see it. The decision sends the message that transparency and accountability can be easily swept aside. With that SC decision, I’m afraid Mrs. Arroyo may even appoint Jocjoc Bolante to a Cabinet post even before he gets deported back here. Goodbye transparency and accountability!