on january 30, 2008, the senate produced warrants of arrest to neri and rodolfo "jun" lozada, jr., former chief executive officer of the government-run philippine forest corporation and a consultant of the neda. neri then went into hiding while lozada skipped the senate hearing and went to hong kong. meanwhile, house speaker de venecia lost a motion of confidence vote on february 5, which unseated him as house speaker; his partymate at lakas-cmd, prospero nograles of davao city, succeeded him as speaker.