Neri Naig. Picture: Instagram/@mrsnerimiranda
Neri Naig stated she nonetheless couldn’t consider that she grew to become one of many “most needed” people within the nation, describing her latest ordeal as a “nightmare” she would always remember.
Weeks after the syndicated estafa and securities violation circumstances in opposition to her have been dismissed, Naig spoke up on the matter for the primary time by way of her Instagram web page on Friday, March 21.
The circumstances stemmed from the alleged funding rip-off involving the skincare firm Dermacare, which Naig endorsed prior.
“Hindi ko talaga inakala na mapapasama ako sa Most Wished sa Pilipinas. Tinawag akong magnanakaw, manloloko, at scammer,” she started. “By no means naman akong nagtago… I’ve at all times been seen, hindi lang sa social media.”
“I do know a lot of you’re ready for me to inform my aspect of the story. When the time is correct, I’ll,” she continued. “O kung kailangan pa bang ikwento ang lahat—mula sa pagdakip sa akin, sa kahihiyan, sa pagkakadetain, at sa agarang paglipat sa BJMP, kung saan dali-dali akong pinasuot ng yellow uniform.”
Naig was referring to when she was arrested in November 2024 and was detained for expenses of estafa. She was launched Dec. 4.
“However for now, let me simply say this: It was a nightmare. Isang pagsubok at bangungot na hindi ko kailanman malilimutan,” she stated.
Naig underscored that she selected to remain silent amid the “labels, ridicule and judgment” to stop herself from saying issues she doesn’t imply. “I refuse to let anger or harm outline me.”
“Some celebrated my lowest level, ginawa pa akong content material para pagkakitaan. They judged me, questioned me, and discredited my exhausting work,” she lamented.
“However there have been those that stood by me, defended me, and lifted me up with out asking for something in return—I see you, I recognize you, and I hope at some point, I can do the identical for you,” she harassed.
She then expressed her gratitude to those that prolonged their prayers and well-wishes for her and her household, declaring that “goodness nonetheless exists on the planet.”
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Naig additionally devoted an open letter to her husband, Parokya ni Edgar frontman Chito Miranda, whom she regards because the “hero” of her life.
“It was a rollercoaster of feelings, at sobrang kapit ko sayo dahil bagsak na bagsak ako. Pero yung pagmamahal mo, ‘yun ang nagbigay sa akin ng pag-asa,” she stated. “Hindi ka sumuko at umuwi hanggat hindi mo ako kasamang umuwi sa mga bata.”
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“Life strikes ahead, and so will we,” she added. “Hindi man ako naging Wais sa sitwasyong ito, pero kailanman, by no means ako nanloko, nanlamang, or nagnakaw sa kahit sino.”
Naig concluded her publish: “Your Most Wished Wais na Misis, Neri Miranda.”