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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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Martires, Ramirez, Sandoval in JBC shortlist for next Ombudsman; Bello disqualified

By Moira Encina Eagle News Service The Judicial and Bar Council has come up with its shortlist of nominees to replace Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales, whose term is set to expire on July 26. Included in the shortlist were  Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Martires, retired Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Edilberto Sandoval, and private law practitioner  Felito Ramirez. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III was disqualified. Only recently, Kilusang Pagbabago National Movement for Change secretary-general Monalie Dizon filed a graft […]

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Court Administrator Marquez in SC en banc’s shortlist of nominees for Associate Justice post

By Moira Encina Eagle News Service Supreme Court Administrator Jose Midas Marquez is in the High Court en banc’s shortlist of nominees to replace  Associate Justice Presbitero Velasco Jr., who will retire in August. Marquez garnered the second-most number of votes from the SC magistrates, who exercised their power to vote for their nominees after a respite from such an exercise when Maria Lourdes Sereno was. Chief Justice and ex-officio chairperson of the Judicial and […]

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Twelve vying for Sandiganbayan, Court of Appeals posts

(Eagle News) — The Judicial and Bar Council has released the shortlist for those aspiring for seats in the Sandiganbayan and Court of Appeals. Those vying for the post vacated by  Sandiganbayan Associate Justice Roland Jurado are Philip A. Aguinaldo; Maryann E. Corpus-Manalac; Danilo S. Cruz; Bayani H. Jacinto and Rosanna Fe A. Romero-Maglaya. Jurado opted to retire on Feb. 1, 2017.   Vying for the post of Court of Appeals Associate Justice Francisco Acosta […]

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