BY: Joel P. Mapiles
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO --- Former members of the Biyaya a Luluguran at Sisikapan (Balas) Boys have posted their respective bails at the Regional Trial Court Branch 46 with regard the libel cases filed against them by outgoing Gov. Eddie Panlilio and provincial administrator Vivian Dabu.
This developed as the said court approved the motion of the respondents – former capitol chief-of-staff Archimedes "Archie" Reyes, former social services officer Roperlee Syquia, heads of Balas boys Alex Pineda, Eduard De Leon, Christopher Ramil Ocampo and Filologo Rodriguez -- to reduce bail from P10,000 each to P5,000 or from P900,000 to P450,000 for all the former Balas Boys.
Earlier, the respondents said they would consult their lawyers if they could file a motion for reinvestigation, lamenting that they were not accorded due process by not being properly informed about the charges filed.
They claimed to have not received any summons or subpoena at their respective houses.
It can be recalled that prior to the posting of bail Branch 46 issued a warrant of arrest against the respondents.
The respondents said they have not officially received any information charge sheets or any summons in their respective houses. They said they were surprised with the reported issuance of their warrants of arrest.
Reyes said he only knew about the libel charges against them in the newspapers.
But in a report, city Prosecutor Felizardo Montero has sent summons to the accused, commanding and requiring them under the law to submit to his office counter-affidavits and similar documents and to appear before his office together with their witnesses.
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