ACTRESS NERI NAIG ARRESTED IN PASAY

ACTRESS and businesswoman Neri Naig was arrested by members of the Southern Police District (SPD) in Pasay City for alleged estafa and violation of the Securities Regulation Code.

Neri, the 41-year-old wife of Parokya ni Edgar lead frontman Chito Miranda, was served a warrant of arrest for 14 counts of violations of Securities Regulation Code Section 28 on November 23 at a convention center in the city. 

The warrant of arrest was issued by acting Presiding Judge Gina Bibat Palamos of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 111, Pasay City on September 18, 2024, and October 16, 2024, with bail set at P126,000 for each of the 14 counts; and estafa under Article 315 Paragraph 2(a) in relation to PD 1689 (syndicated estafa) issued by acting Presiding Judge Ronald August L. Tan of RTC Branch 112, Pasay City issued on September 17, 2024, with no bail recommended.

“A manhunt operation led by personnel of Sub-Station 10 Pasay City Police in coordination with Warrant and Subpoena Section, resulted in the arrest of alias Erin, a 41-year-old actress and businesswoman, at a basement convention center located in a mall in Pasay City on Saturday (November 23) at 2:50 PM,” said the SPD.

The actress is listed as Rank 7 (Station Level) for November 2024.

Police said the arrest warrant stemmed from complaints filed by two  complainants from Cavite and Batangas who invested a total of P1,500,000 on a company on which the actress served as an endorser. 

Meanwhile, Chito, in a Facebook post, defended his wife and expressed hope thay the issue would be resolved soon.’

“Never nanloko si Neri, at never s’ya nanlamang sa kapwa. Never siyang kumuha or nanghingi ng pera kahit kanino man. Alam ng lahat ‘yan. Tulong lang s’ya nang tulong hangga’t kaya nya. Minsan kahit ‘di na nakakabuti sa kanya,” Chito said. 

He said his wife was just an endorser whose face was used to attract investors but eventually was  the one charged by the victims.