PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. has appointed new members of the Court of Appeals (CA) and Court of Tax Appeals (CTA), according to the presidential palace. READ
Selma Palacio-Alaras and Wilhelmina Jorge-Wagan had been named associate justices of the appellate court, acting Press Secretary Cheloy Velicaria-Garafil said in a statement on Thursday.
Ms. Alaras and Ms. Wagan served at the Makati City Regional Trial Court’s Branch 62 and Pasay City RTC’s Branch 111, respectively, as presiding judges before their appointment. Ms. Wagan, meanwhile, found Manuel P. Mejorada guilty of libel charges filed against him by former Senator Franklin M. Drilon.
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