ADDRESS :   No.10 Dominador Lim Street, BF Homes Executive Village-Inner Circle

OFFICE:  Sandiganbayan

TELEPHONE:  951-4518

DATE OF BIRTH: March 27, 1952

PLACE OF BIRTH :  Laoag City, Ilocos Norte

PRESENT POSITION:   Associate Justice, Sandiganbayan

MARRIED TO:   Fernanda "Audrey" Lampas

OCCUPATION:   Assistant Solicitor General, Office of the Solicitor General

CHILDREN: Dorothy L. Peralta, John Christopher L. Peralta, Timothy John L. Peralta, John Isaac L. Peralta

PARENTS: Elviro Lazo Peralta, Manila CFIJudge (Retired); Catalina Madarang Peralta , Public School Teacher (Retired)

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

DEGREESCHOOLYEAR

Bachelor of Laws   University of Sto. Tomas  1979

Bachelor of Science San Juan de Letran 1974

EXAMINATIONS PASSED:

Bar Examination (November 1979) 

Admitted to the Bar ( 1980)

WORK EXPERIENCE:

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

1.Production Analyst

Cosmos Bottling Corporation 

(1974-1975)

2.Operations Supervisor 

Wisdom Management, Inc. 

(1975-1979)

3.Assistant Personnel Manager 

Cosmos Bottling Corporation 

4.Senior Assistant Personnel Manager 

Cosmos Bottling Corporation 

(1982-1986)

5.General Manager

Ace Agro-Development Corporation 

(1982-1986)

6.Legal Consultant

Metro Manila Commission 

(1981-1982)

7.Barangay Councilman 

Barangay Fairview 

8.Former Member, Task Force, which investigated the tax fraud, cases against Mrs. Imelda R. Marcos and family.

9.Former member, Joint Legal Action Group of the Department of National Defense, Department of Justice & Department of Interior and Local Government

10.Former member, Task Force on Tax Deficiency 

City of Manila

11.Third Assistant City Fiscal 

Laoag City, Ilocos Norte 

(1987-1988)

12.Detailed Assistant City Fiscal 

City of Manila

13.Trial Prosecutor

Branch 49, RTC Manila, Special Criminal Court 

(May 1988-September 1994)

14.Assistant City Fiscal or Prosecutor I 

City of Manila

15.Fourth Assistant City Fiscal or Prosecutor II 

City of Manila

16.Third Assistant City Fiscal or Prosecutor II 

City of Manila

17.Second Assistant City Fiscal of Prosecutor III 

City of Manila

18.Assistant Chief, Investigation Division 

Office of the City Prosecutor

(1994)

19.Presiding J udge, Regional Trial Court

Branch 95, Quezon City, Metro Manila 

Special Criminal Court tasked to hear and try heinous crimes 

(September 1994- June 2002)

19.Presiding J udge, Special Criminal Court on Drug Cases 

Branch 95, Quezon City, Metro Manila

21.Second Vice Executive Judge

Regional Trial Court, Quezon City, Metro Manila 

(September 1, 2000 to July 30, 2001)

22.Associate Justice, Sandiganbayan 

July 2002 to Present

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE:

1. Guest Faculty member

U .S. T . Faculty of Medicine and Surgery 

Post-Graduate Course in Legal Medicine & Medical Jurisprudence

2.Member Planning Committee, Institute on Criminal Law,

Remedial Law and Trial Technique - U .P . Law Center, Institute of Judicial Administration ( 1999-Present)

3. Member, Review Committee of the Benchbook for Judges on the Computation and Graduation of Penalties, U.P. Institute of Judicial Administration

(2001)

4.Professor, Reviewer and Lecturer in Criminal Law 

a. U .P . Law Center

b. University of Sto. Tomas

c. Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila

d. Cosmopolitan Review Center

e. National Bar Review Center

f. University of Pangasinan

g. University of San Carlos-Cebu City I 

h. Silliman University-Dumaguete City

i.University of San Jose Recoletos-Bacolod City 

J. Northwestern College

5.Lecturer, UP Law Center, Institute of Judicial Administration and Integrated Bar of the Philippines in their Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Programs

6.Member, Corps of Professors, Department of Criminal Law, Philippine Judicial Academy, Supreme Court

AWARDS/COMMENDATIONS/ ACHIEVEMENTS:

1.FIRST AWARDEE AS OUTSTANDING PUBLIC PROSECUTOR of Manila for the year 1990-1991, awarded by the city of Manila on June 21, 1991.

2.FIRST AWARDEE AS MOST OUTSTANDING PUBLIC PROSECUTOR of the City of Manila, awarded by Hon. Justice Secretary Franklin M. Drilon on June 9, 1994 during the 6th National Convention of the National Prosecutors League of Philippines held in Baguio City

3.FINALIST in the Search for Outstanding Public Prosecutor in the Awards for Judicial Excellence for 1991

4.FINALIST in the Search for Outstanding Public Prosecutor in the Awards forJudicial Excellence for 1992

5.NOMINEE in the Search for Outstanding Public Prosecutor in the Awards for Judicial Excellence for 1993

6.NOMINEE in the Search for Outstanding RTC Judge in the Awards for Judicial Excellence for 1995

7.COMMENDED by the Acting Secretary of Justice for the successful Prosecution of the September 1990 case of the Bank of the Philippine Islands for Robbery with Multiple Homicide

8.COMMENDED by Mr. Xavier P. Loinaz, President of BPI and former President of the Banker's Association for the first successful Prosecution of a robbery of an armored car of a bank

9.As a Trial Prosecutor of a Special Criminal Court, caused the conviction of more than sixty (60) accused, who were meted the penalty of reclusion perpetua or life imprisonment for the crime of:

a. Qualified Piracy

b. Murder

c. Violation of the Dangerous Drugs Law 

d. Robbery with Homicide

e. Rape

f. Qualified Illegal Possession of Firearms 

g. Illegal Detention

h. Arson

10.CITED and COMMENDED by the Honorable Outstanding Judge (1993) Romeo J. Callejo (Branch 49, RTC, Manila), now Justice of the Supreme Court, in many of his decisions

11.CITED in recent Supreme Court decisions involving cases he prosecuted as Public Prosecutor in Manila

12.As Presiding Judge of a Special Criminal Court, tried and convicted several accused in which the penalty imposable is either death or reclusion perpetua

13.AWARDED a Plaque of Recognition by the University of Sto. Tomas Law Foundation, Inc. in 1994

14.AWARDED as Outstanding Citizen of Laoag City, Ilocos Norte in the field of government service/judiciary on February 5, 1998

15.AWARDED a Plaque of Commendation by the Integrated Bar of the Philippines - Quezon City Chapter 0? February 11,1999 for speedy and scholarly disposition of criminal cases entitled People of the Philippines vs. PO3 Ferdinand Fallorina, Crim. Case No. q-98-79122

16.CITED and commended in the column of Atty. Raul J. Palabrica entitled "You and the Law" in the Philippine Daily Inquirer - January 25, 1999 issue

17.AWARDED the 1999 Annual Pillars of the Criminal of the Justice System Award given on August 28, 1999 on the occasion of the Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption First Founding Anniversary in Kalayaan Hall, Malacanang Palace, Manila

18.AWARDED a Certificate of Appreciation as a Resource Person in the "Introduction to Trial Technique" at the Malcolm Theater of the University of the Philippines, College of Law, Diliman, Quezon City conducted by the UP Law Center Institute of Judicial Administration on November 6, 1999

19.AWARDED Certificates of Appreciation as Reactor "Institute on Criminal Law" on July 25-29, 2000 and on July 25-28, 2001 by the UP Law Center Institute of Judicial Administration

20.SPECIAL CENTENNIAL AWARD given by the Integrated Bar of the Philippines and the Supreme Court of the Philippines with the support of the Foundation for Judicial System during the Awards Night of the Supreme Court Search for Centennial Judges and Court Employees held on June 6, 2001.

21.PRESIDENTIAL SERVICE CIT ATION given by the President of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines on December 7, 2000

22.PLAQUE OF RECOGNITION given by the Intelligence Group of the Philippine National Police on July 16, 2001

23.AWARDED the 2000-2001 Pillars of the Criminal Justice System given by the Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption on the occasion of their 3rd Founding Anniversary on August 17, 2001

24.JUDICIAL EXCELLENCE AWARDEE 2002 (Avanceña Award for Outstanding RTC Judge) - IBP and Supreme Court

MEMBERSHIP/OFFICER IN ORGANIZATIONS:

1.Member, Integrated Bar of the Philippines

2.Member, Philippine Holy Names Society

3.Member, Faculty Association of the University of Sto. Tomas

4.Member, Gamma Delta Epsilon Fraternity, University of Sto. Tomas, Faculty of Civil Law

5.Director, Prosecutor's League of Manila (1989-1990)

6.Vice President, Prosecutors’ League of Manila (1993-1994)

7.Director, National Capital Region, National Prosecutors' League of the Philippines ( 1994)

8.Member, Philippine Judges ' Association ( 1994- Present)

9.Member, Guillotine Club ( 1 995-Present)

10.First Vice-President, Quezon City Regional Trial Court Judges' Association (1996-2000)

11.Adviser/Director, Quezon City Regional Trial Court Judges Association 

(2000-Present)

12.Member, Board of Trustees, University Law Alumni Foundation 

(2000-Present)

13.Vice-President and Member Board of Directors, Inner Circle Homeowners Association, BF Homes Executive Village, Las Piñas, Metro Manila – 

January 2001 to July 2001

CONFERENCES/SEMINARSATTENDED:

1.SECOND NAPROSS NATIONAL CONVENTION - Seminar conducted by the Department of Justice in coordination with the National Prosecutors' League of the Philippines held on March 1988 at the National Bureau of Investigation, Manila.

2.FOURTH NAPROSS NATIONAL CONVENTION - Seminar conducted by the Department of Justice in coordination with the National Prosecutors' League of the Philippines held on February 6-8, 1992 at the Philippine International Convention Center, Manila.

3.FIFTH NAPROSS NATIONAL CONVENTION - Seminar conducted by the Department of Justice in coordination with the National Prosecutors' League of the Philippines held on June 1993 in Cebu City.

4.XVth WORLD LAW CONFERENCE - October 24 to 29, 1993, Manila.

5.SIXTH NAPROSS NATIONAL CONVENTION- Seminar conducted by the Department of Justice in coordination with the National Prosecutors' League of the Philippines held on June 1994 in Baguio City.

6.MID-TERM CONVENTION/SYMPOSIUM - Workshop for Regional Trial Court and Sharia Judges conducted by the Philippine Judges Association by the authority of the Supreme Court of the Philippines and with the assistance of the University of the Philippines held on October 6 to 8, 1994 in Quezon City.

7.JUDICIAL ORIENTATION SEMINAR PROGRAM FOR TRIAL JUDGES - Seminar conducted by the Supreme Court pursuant to Administrative Circular No.6 dated October 11, 1988 held on November 15 to 18, 1994.

8.NATIONAL CONVENTION/ELECTION FOR REGIONAL TRIAL COURT AND SHARI'A DISTRICT COURT JUDGES - Seminar conducted by the Philippine Judges' Association by the authority of the Supreme Court of the Philippines and with the assistance of the University of the Philippines held on May 25 to 27, 1995 at the Manila Hotel, Manila, Philippines.

9.SEMINAR-WORKSHOP ON COURT MANAGEMENT AND COURT DELAY - Seminar conducted by the Supreme Court of the Philippines and the University of the Philippines held on September 16, 1995.

10.PHILIPPINE JUDGES ASSOCIATION NATIONAL CONVENTION FOR REGIONAL TRIAL COURT AND. SHARI' A DISTRICT COURT JUDGES - Seminar conducted by the Philippine Judges' Association of the Philippines held on June 20 to 22, 1996 at the EDSA Plaza Hotel in Mandaluyong City.

11.PHILIPPINE JUDGES ASSOCIATION NATIONAL CONVENTION FOR REGIONAL TRIAL COURTANDSHARI' ADISTRICT JUDGES - Seminar on the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure for Judges of the Regional Trial Courts and Shari'a District Courts conducted by the Philippine Judges Association of the Philippines by the authority of the Supreme Court of the Philippines and with the cooperation of the Philippine Judicial Academy and UP - Instituteof Judicial Administration held on May 29 to 31, 1997 at Club Filipino in San Juan, Metro Manila. 

12.JUDICIAL CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR COURT TAX APPEALS AND REGIONAL TRIAL COURT JUDGES ­Seminar conducted auspices of the Supreme Court of the Philippines-, the Philippine Judicial Academy & the UP-Institute of Judicial Administration held on July 14 to 17, 1998 at the Ridge Convention Center in Tagaytay City. 

13.PHILIPPINE JUDGES ASSOCIATION NATIONAL CONVENTION - Seminar was held at Century Park Sheraton Manila on October 22 to 28, 1998.

14.THE THIRD NATIONAL CONVENTION AND SEMINAR OF THE PHILIPPINE JUDGES ASSOCIATION {PHILJA 84 C/S R 3'990} ­Conducted by the Supreme Court, the Philippine Judicial Academy, and the U.P. Institute of Judicial Administration on June 10 to 11, 1999, at the Century Park Hotel, Manila in conjunction with the Convention of the Philippine Judges Association held on June 10 to 12,1999.

15.TRAINING ON THE BENCHBOOK FOR JUDGES sponsored by the Supreme Court of the Philippines, PHILJA and International Development Law Institute, March 19 to 20,2001.

16.CONVENTION AND SEMINAR of the Philippine Judges Association, July 19 to 21, 2001.

17.SENIOR SEMINAR ON FINANCIAL UNDERPINNINGS OF TERRORISM sponsored by the U.S. State Department in Washington, D.C., U.S.A., on August 6 to 9, 2001.

18.REGIONAL SEMINAR FOR JUDGES, CLERKS OF COURT, BRANCH CLERKS OF COURT, LEGAL RESEARCHERS AND SHERIFFS of the Regional Trial Courts and First-Level Courts of the National Capital Judicial Regional (3rd Batch), conducted by the Philippine Judicial Academy {PHILJA 261 RS (13-3)'o2}, on March 13 to 15, 2002 at the International Center (Angelo King), Manila.