Twenty-one trial court judges have been appointed by President Duterte to various judicial posts in Luzon, the Supreme Court (SC) announced today, Feb. 8.
Their appointment papers were received by Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo last Monday, Feb. 7, from Executive Secretary Salvador C. Medialdea.
Appointed were:
Elenita N. E. Macatangay Alviar, regional trial court (RTC) Branch 121, Meycauyan City, Bulacan; Lyn L. Llamansares Gonzalez, RTC Branch 120, San Jose del Monte, Bulacan; January Mari P. Garcia, RTC Branch 25, Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija; Rosita L. Dela Fuente Torres, RTC Branch 31, Guimba, Nueva Ecija; Virgin Rose Sharon P. Guillermo Encomienda, RTC Branch 32, Guimba, Nueva Ecija;
Elmira S. Cruz Caisido, RTC Branch 68, Camiling, Tarlac; Christina C. Barroga, municipal trial court (MTC), Bocaue, Bulacan; Gail B. Avila, MTC, Guiguinto, Bulacan; Alvin C. Lobo, MTC, San Miguel, Bulacan; Emmanuel Benedict C. Evangelista, MTC, San Rafael, Bulacan; Gladys Pinky T. Machacon, municipal trial court in cities (MTCC) Branch 2, San Jose del Monte, Bulacan;
Carlo Emmanuel D. Ong, municipal trial court (MTC), Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija; Peter Kate C. Maningas, MTC, Guimba, Nueva Ecija; Norma R. Gonzales Ramos, MTCC, Gapan City, Nueva Ecija; Hermielita M. Meneses, municipal circuit trial court (MCTC), Sto. Tomas-Minalin, Pampanga; Alvin A. Bautista, MTC, Magalang, Pampanga;
Esmeralda M. Valerio Morada, MTCC Branch 2, Angeles City, Pampanga; Francis Victor S. Soriao, MTCC Branch 3, Angeles City, Pampanga; Zulieca L. Tamayo De Vera, MCTC, Sta. Ignacia-Mayantoc-San Clemente-San Jose, Tarlac; Karina Kristy D. Guballa, MTC, Panique, Tarlac, and Eric Voltaire A. Pablo, MTCC Branch 2, Tarlac City, Tarlac.
Last January, the President appointed five associate justices of the Court of Appeals.
Appointed were Associate Justices Ana Marie Train Mas, Maximo M. De Leon, Jacinto Gavino Fajardo Jr., Jennifer Joy Chua Ong, and Michael P. Ong.
Mas, De Leon, and Fajardo were former RTC judges, while Chua Ong and Ong were executives at the Office of the President.