The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) has invited the five senior associate justices of the Supreme Court (SC) to apply for the Chief Justice post that would be vacated on November 6 with the compulsory retirement of Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo. In a message to journalists, SC Spokesperson...
The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) has opened the application or nomination to the post of Supreme Court (SC) Chief Justice, who is also head of the country’s judiciary, with the compulsory retirement at age 70 of Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo on Nov. 6, 2026. The deadline for the...
President Marcos has reappointed retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Jose Mendoza to the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC), Malacañang confirmed Saturday, Oct. 18. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro confirmed the reappointment via text message. Mendoza, whose...
The next Ombudsman should be chosen based on integrity, intelligence and insight—three qualities vital in detecting corruption at its earliest stages, Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano said. Speaking with reporters after the August 28 interview of the first batch of Ombudsman applicants, whose screening...
Malacañang announced the appointment of Jose V. Mejia, a law practitioner and law professor, as member representing the private sector of the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. Newly-appointed Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) member takes his oath before...
President Duterte has appointed Court Administrator Jose Midas Marquez as the new Supreme Court (SC) associate justice, Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea told Palace reporters on Tuesday, Nov. 16. (Jose Midas Marquez/Office of the Court Administrator) Marquez, who is the High Court’s...
