13 make it to JBC shortlist for Bersamin’s associate justice postMANILA, Philippines — Thirteen nominees—nine of them justices of the Court of Appeals—are shortlisted for the post vacated by Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin when he was appointed as the country’s top judgeJustice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, ex-officio member of the Judicial and Bar Council, on Friday released a shortlist for the next magistrate in the high court. CA Associate Justices Edgardo De Los Santos and Amy Lazaro-Javier got six points each. Court of Tax Appeals Associate Justice Roman del Rosario and CA Associate Justices Japar Dimaampao and Ramon Garcia each received five points. The post of Bersamin was declared vacant after he was appointed as the chief justice on Nov. 28, 2018. He took over the top magistrate post after the retirement of former chief justice Teresita de Castro.

Source: Philippine Star February 15, 2019 10:07 UTC