The BARMM administration building in Cotabato City (Photo courtesy of Bangsamoro Information Office - BARMM) COTABATO CITY - The 80-member Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BTA-BARMM) has commended the appointment of former appellate court Justice Japar Dimaampao to the Supreme Court (SC). In a resolution released Thursday, the BTA members had expressed their "heartfelt thanks and profound gratitude" to President Rodrigo Duterte for appointing Dimaampao, who became the second Moro SC justice after the appointment of retired justice Abdulwahid Bidin in 1987. Dimaampao, 57, who is highly regarded for his expertise in taxation and commercial law, is a native of Lanao del Sur province. He is also a renowned Muslim jurist, illustrious author, and a strong advocate for the creation of a Sharia appellate court. Dimaampao has been a Court of Appeals justice for 17 years before his promotion to the high tribunal. "Throug
Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo
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Gesmundo will serve as the country’s 27th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, taking the place of Diosdado Peralta who retired early last month. He first secured a seat in the High Tribunal as Associate Justice in August 2017.
“The Palace confirms the President has signed the appointment of former Associate Justice Alexander Gesmundo as new Chief Justice of Supreme Court,” Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said in Filipino during a televised press briefing Monday.
Roque noted Gesmundo was not new in the judiciary, citing his years of service as Associate Justice in the Supreme Court as well as Associate Justice in the Sandiganbayan.
Duterte named Alexander Gesmundo as 27th Chief Justice Panelo By VIRGIL LOPEZ, GMA News
Published April 2, 2021 1:49pm President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Alexander Gesmundo as Chief Justice, a Malacañang official said Friday. “Yes,” Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo said in a text message when asked to confirm Gesmundo’s appointment. Panelo added that Gesmundo was Duterte’s “personal choice” to succeed Diosdado Peralta, who left the judiciary on March 27, one year ahead of his compulsory retirement. Duterte’s spokesperson Harry Roque neither confirmed nor denied Gesmundo s appointment. “As a matter of SOP (standard operating procedure), judicial appointments are confirmed by my office only after they have been received by the Supreme Court. Given the long holiday, the earliest a judicial appointment can be received by the Court would be this Monday (April 5),” Roque said.
Nothing wrong with rules on search warrant, judges should act based on examination – applicants for Chief Justice
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, March 12) Two magistrates gunning for the Chief Justice post believe the country has sufficient rules on the issuance of search warrants, a topic that became controversial recently following the deaths of nine activists in search operations that had the go signal of local courts.
No less than Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta raised the issue during the online public interview held by the Judicial and Bar Council, which screens applicants for the judiciary. Peralta, who is retiring this month, noted that his question was purely for academic discussion and not meant to prejudge any case.
Chilling effect refers to that pause in the writer as he composes his words, says Alfredo Molo III, counsel for the petitioners. It is the hesitation inside the mind of the speaker because of a vague and overbroad law. He doesn’t know whether the next word he will say will be criminal or in this case, mark him as a terrorist.