Twenty more trial court judges have been appointed by President Duterte.
Their appointment papers were received last Thursday, Feb. 17, by Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo.
Appointed judges were Janalyn B. Gainza Tang, regional trial court (RTC) Branch 11, Balayan, Batangas; Maria Concepcion M. Serrano Altea, RTC Branch 12 Lipa City; Pamela T. Chavez Izon, RTC Branch 13, Lipa City; Maricel M. Magpantay Ng, RTC Branch 58, Lucena City; Donald S. Uy, RTC Branch 64, Mauban, Quezon; Mohammad Aquil A. Tamano, RTC Branch 77, San Mateo, Rizal;
Michelle L. Hortiz Abarintos, municipal circuit trial court (MCTC), Malvar-Balete, Batangas; Beverly Elvy B. De Mesa, municipal trial court (MTC), Nasugbu, Batangas; Bernadette V. Tagalag Viniegra, municipal trial court in cities (MTCC) Branch 2, Cavite City; Liza De Leon Victa, MTCC Branch 1, Dasmarinas, Cavite; Jaclyn C. Vicente, MTCC, General Trias, Cavite; Kamille Joyce E. Carranza Ditangan, MTC, Carmona, Cavite;
Wendy S. Reyes, MTC, General Mariano Alvarez, Cavite; Anna Teresa G. Tetangco Go, MTC, Los Banos, Laguna; Marlon De Las Nieves Anore, MTCC Branch 2, San Pedro City, Laguna; Christopher A. Batacan, MTC, Pagbilao, Quezon; Aileen G. Abad Callao, MTCC Branch 3, Antipolo City, Rizal; Jennifer L. Bautista Aguinas, MTC, San Mateo, Rizal; Marcia Monina L. Eraldo Arnuco, MCTC, Odiongan-Ferrol, Romblon; and Samira Nimfa B. Tansingco, MCTC, San Agustin-Sta Maria, Romblon.
Early this February, the President also appointed 21 trial court judges for various posts in Luzon.
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.