Batangas is a province blessed with breathtaking panoramic sights, rich grazing lands and beautiful shorelines. It is also blessed with hardworking and brave people; men and women who have contributed immensely in shaping up the history of the country, among them the sublime paralytic Mabini, the great nationalist Claro Mayo Recto, the Agoncillos and the Laurels.

At the rate he is going, Secretary Perez, concurrent Secretary of Justice, three-time Congressman, and former Deputy Speaker of the House may yet join the roster.

"NANI", as he is fondly called, finished his elementary, secondary and pre-law education at the University of Batangas. He then transferred to the Ateneo de Manila from where he took his Bachelor of Laws and Masters in Business Administration all the while as a consistent scholar.

As a public servant, Sec. Perez is a cut above the rest. He epitomizes the alternative politician: prudent, unwavering yet soft-spoken and calm. He was consistently adjudged one of the Ten Outstanding Congressmen for nine straight years by the Asia Research System, The Privilege Hour, the Unified Movement Media, Congresspost, Pillars of the New Republic and the Metropolitan Disseminators of Information Association.

He is also a law professor, Senior Law Partner of the Balgos and Perez Law Offices, radio commentator and writer. He has authored books on the Insurance Code, the Insolvency Law, the Negotiable Instruments Law and other commercial law subjects.