Former DOJ secretary Nani Perez posted bail in Batangas City day before the arrest warrant was served

Miami
April 29, 2008
Story 2: Former DOJ secretary Nani Perez posted bail in Batangas City day before the arrest warrant was served

Former Department of Justice Secretary Hernando Perez posted bail at Batangas City Regional Trial Court Monday afternoon, between 4pm to 5 pm or day before the Sandiganbayan Sheriffs and Policemen served the warrant of arrest against him.

Perez posted bail amounting to Php 308,000 at Batangas City Regional Trial Court at the sala of Batangas City RTC Executive Judge Ruben Galvez for all his four cases at the Sandiganbayan. His wife, Rosario Perez is the one who went to the Batangas City RTC to post bail.

The former secretary is facing four different charges at the Sandiganbayan; violation of Section 3-B of Anti-graft and Corrupt Practices Act or RA 3019 (Sec. 3. Corrupt practices of public officers); robbery; falsification of public documents; and violation of Sec. 7 (Statement of assets and liabilities) of RA 3019 in relation to Section 8 (Statements and Disclosure) of RA 6713. All these cases are under different Division of the Sandiganbayan from 1st to 4th respectively.

His wife, Rosario Perez is his co accused in Section 3-B of Anti-graft and Corrupt Practices Act also posted bail in Batangas City RTC. His business partner Ramon Arceo, his co-accused in robbery case had filed bail at the Sandiganbayan since Monday afternoon.

The policemen and Sandiganbayan Sheriffs searched for Nani and Rosario Perez on their residence Tuesday morning in Old Balara, Quezon City but did not see any of them. They only learned that the couple posted bail Tuesday afternoon at around 4:30 pm, upon receiving the bail money.