Duterte appoints 23 judges in Central Luzon
Credit to Author: JOMAR CANLAS, TMT| Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 03:51:42 +0000
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has appointed 23 new judges in Central Luzon and transmitted the appointments to the Supreme Court (SC) and the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC).
The appointments are contained in a transmittal letter from Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea to the Office of Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin.
These new judges will be assigned as trial court judges under the Regional Trial Courts of Pampanga, Zambales, Bulacan, Bataan and Nueva Ecija.
The new appointees for the judiciary are the following:
1) Tobias, Ludovino Joseph Augusto L. Jr – 4th MTC, Bagac-Morong, Bataan, Judge
2) Salaria, Juliet Sangalang) – 2nd MTC, Orani-Samal, Bataan, Judge
3) Oamil, Ana Florence Cuntapay – MTC in Cities, Balanga City, Bataan, Judge
4) Hernando, Cherry Chiara L. – MTC, Calumpit, Bulacan, Judge
5) Almonte, Bienvenido B. Jr. – MTC, Pandi, Bulacan, Judge
6) Cañete-Elefante, Mary Kwen – MTC, Obando, Bulacan, Judge
7) Lorenzo, Edmond B. – MTC, Sta. Maria, Bulacan, Judge
8) Bartolome, Ryan Philipp L. – MTC in Cities, Branch 1, San Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan, Judge
9) Balagtas-Alzate, Ninethz L.T. – MTC, Aliaga, Nueva Ecija, Judge
10) Encinares, Chertl Gamalinda – MTC, Bongabon, Nueva Ecija, Judge
11) De Guzman, Leah A. – MTC, General Tinio, Nueva Ecija, Judge
12) Ayungo, Theodorick K. – MTC, Nampicuan, Nueva Ecija, Judge
13) Gumpal, Dante Gil D. – MTC, San Leonardo, Nueva Ecija, Judge
14) Apacible, Jennifer Grospe – MTC, Talavera, Nueva Ecija, Judge
15) Largo, Nelson V. – MTC in Cities, Branch 3, Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija, Judge
16) De Jesus, Cheryl Anna Tungpalan – MTC, Branch 1, Guagua, Pampanga, Judge
17) Esman, Persel G. – MTC, Branch 2, Guagua, Pampanga, Judge
18) Maulion-Jocson, Mischelle R. – MTC, Lubao, Pampanga, Judge
19) Alfonso, Marvic C. – MTC, Porac, Pampanga, Judge
20) Ferrer-Alejandre, Maria Zenaida V. – MTC, Sta. Rita, Pampanga, Judge
21) Reyes, Robert Christopher F. – MTC in Cities, Branch 1, Angeles City, Pampanga, Judge
22) Pichay, Chona Guiao – MCTC, Macabebe-Masantol, Pampanga, Judge
23) Sagun, Denise A. – MTC, San Narciso, Zambales, Judge.
The appointees were shortlisted by the JBC, which is constitutionally mandated to screen and vet nominees for vacant posts in the judiciary and the Offices of the Ombudsman and Deputy Ombudsman.
It is headed by Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio, with Sen. Richard Gordon and Oriental Mindoro Rep. Salvador Leachon and Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra as ex-officio members.
Retired Supreme Court Justice Jose Catral-Mendoza heads the
Executive Committee; Milagros Fernan-Cayosa from the Integrated Bar of the Philippines, Retired Judge Toribio Ilao, private sector; and newly appointed reitred Supreme Court Justice Noel Tijam, representing the Academe, are the other regular members of the JBC.
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