{"id":112989,"date":"2017-08-20T22:44:44","date_gmt":"2017-08-21T02:44:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=112989"},"modified":"2017-08-20T22:44:44","modified_gmt":"2017-08-21T02:44:44","slug":"jbc-releases-shortlist-of-candidates-for-sandiganbayan-ca-posts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/08\/20\/jbc-releases-shortlist-of-candidates-for-sandiganbayan-ca-posts\/","title":{"rendered":"JBC releases shortlist of candidates for Sandiganbayan, CA posts"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_112990\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-112990\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/480px-Judicial_and_Bar_Council_of_the_Philippines_JBC.svg_.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-112990\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/480px-Judicial_and_Bar_Council_of_the_Philippines_JBC.svg_.png\" alt=\"The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) released a shortlist of candidates for vacancies in the Sandiganbayan and Court of Appeals. (Photo By Judicial and Bar Council, Public Domain)\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/480px-Judicial_and_Bar_Council_of_the_Philippines_JBC.svg_.png 480w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/480px-Judicial_and_Bar_Council_of_the_Philippines_JBC.svg_-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/480px-Judicial_and_Bar_Council_of_the_Philippines_JBC.svg_-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-112990\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=60753957\">The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) released a shortlist of candidates for vacancies in the Sandiganbayan and Court of Appeals. (Photo By Judicial and Bar Council, Public Domain)<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>MANILA\u00a0&#8212; The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) released a\u00a0shortlist\u00a0of candidates for vacancies in the Sandiganbayan and Court of Appeals.<\/p>\n<p>There were nine candidates after President Rodrigo Duterte earlier promoted Sandiganbayan Associate Justice Samuel Martires and CA Associate Justice Noel Tijam to the Supreme Court (SC).<\/p>\n<p>JBC said five candidates namely Maryann E. Corpus-Manalac, Kevin Narce B. Vivero, Josephine Capio Caranz, Olivia B. Escubio-Samar and Rosanna Fe A. Romero-Maglaya will be vying for the\u00a0vacant Sandiganbayan Associate Justice post.<\/p>\n<p>Four candidates namely Walter S. Ong, Maria Celestina C. Cruz-Mangrobang, Angelene Mary W. Quimpo-Sale and Merianthe Pacita M. Zuraek will be vying for the vacant CA Associate Justice post.<\/p>\n<p>Martires and TIjam are Duterte&#8217;s first two appointees in SC. His third appointee in the high court is former\u00a0CA Presiding\u00a0Justice\u00a0Andres Reyes Jr.<\/p>\n<p>The fourth in the list of the President&#8217;s appointees in the high court is Sandiganbayan Associate\u00a0Justice\u00a0Alexander Gesmundo.<\/p>\n<p>The JBC is constitutionally mandated to screen and vet nominees to the President for vacant posts in the judiciary and the Offices of the Ombudsman and Deputy Ombudsman.<\/p>\n<p>The council is chaired by Chief\u00a0Justice\u00a0Maria Lourdes Aranal-Sereno, with ex-officio members,\u00a0Justice\u00a0Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II, along with the legislative branch namely Sen. Richard Gordon and Mindoro Oriental Rep. Reynaldo Umali, who shall have a term sharing seat in the JBC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA\u00a0&#8212; The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) released a\u00a0shortlist\u00a0of candidates for vacancies in the Sandiganbayan and Court of Appeals. 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