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Seven CA justices shortlisted for Chief Justice post

(Eagle News) — The Judicial and Bar Council has shortlisted seven Court of Appeals justices for the position of Supreme Court Chief Justice. Included in the shortlist were Justices Manuel Mejorada Barrios, Apolinario Dado Bruselas, Edgardo Lao Delos Santos, Japar Babay Dimaampao, Ramon Del Rosario Garcia, Amy Carillo Lazaro-Javier and Rosmari Declaro Carandang. All of them garnered six votes, except for Carandang, who got five. Based on the Constitution, President Rodrigo Duterte will choose from the […]

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Sereno tells SC her public statements were warranted; I was responding to “vigorous assaults on (my) integrity,” she says

(Eagle News) — Maria Lourdes Sereno on Friday, June 15, said she should not be blamed for issuing public statements after the quo warranto petition and impeachment complaint were filed against her. In a statement issued by her legal team, Sereno, whose appointment as Chief Justice was nullified by the Supreme Court after it granted the quo warranto petition in May, said she was, after all, only responding to “vigorous assaults on her integrity.” According […]

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Six CA justices, law school associate dean, in short list for SC vacancy

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Six justices of the Court of Appeals and a law school associate dean were included in the short list as possible replacements for Supreme Court Associate Justice Bienvenido L. Reyes, who will retire on July 6. The short list was released by the Judicial and Bar Council. Those in the shortlist are the following: 1.CA Presiding Justice Andres Reyes Jr. 2.CA Associate Justice Rosemari D. Carandang 3.CA Associate Justice […]

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