NEITHER the covert devil of her deeds. Rose Beatrix Laviña 'Trixie' Cruz-Angeles had it coming: resign.

To some knowledgeable quarters, the appointment of former Supreme Court Justice Lucas Bersamin proved to be the last straw. It turned out Bersamin was one of the justices who concurred in the Supreme Court decision slapping a three-year suspension on Cruz-Angeles for violation of Rule 1.01 of the Code of Professional Responsibility. As records show, Trixie is said to have failed to deliver a commitment to act as counsel for one Cleo Donga-as, a former military officer, despite having received an advance payment of P350,000 as an acceptance fee. It is a matter of course that Bersamin, a straightforward do-gooder, would not condone being lumped this time with the law offender he once condemned. And so, Trixie had to go.