Ched Chairman Romulo Neri failed to show up during a meeting initiated by a Boholano group, composed of former priests and seminarians in Manila last Sunday.

"Security reason" was cited why Neri could not attend the meeting. But there was no elaboration on said reason.

The meeting pushed through with Rev. Fr. Joseph Biliran, hosting the meeting at his parish convent in Novaliches last Sunday night.

Earlier, it was reported by a highly placed source that Neri could have wanted to "talk or confide" with a group to whom he will be comfortable with considering the burden on him after he has been the subject of a nationwide clamor to "tell the truth."

The meeting wanted to reveal a "truth" against Lozada.

A highly placed source from the group said that Neri himself can not say negative things about Lozada for some personal reasons which the source declined to reveal to the Chronicle.

The Chronicle learned later after the Sunday night meeting that the gathering of former priests was set up to gather facts regarding some questionable dealings done by Lozada.

Until presstime, the group has not issued official statements coming out of their meeting which was supposed to have Sec. Neri.