A graduate of Ateneo de Manila University, Caldona had served as a lawyer in the Sandiganbayan under the Office of Justice Sabino de Leon. Caldona became an RTC judge of Pangasinan prior to his appointment as judge of Makati RTC. The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) shortlisted in December 2016 five RTC judges, including Caldona, and an Ombudsman director for the position of Associate Justice of the Sandiganbayan that was vacated by Sandiganbayan Associate Justice Jose Hernandez, who retired on November 16, 2016. Also on the shortlist is Aparri, Cagayan RTC Judge Oscar Zaldivar and Bayani Jacinto, a director from the Office of the Ombudsman. There are now seven divisions of the Sandiganbayan, which is composed of a Presiding Justice and 20 Associate Justices.

Source: Manila Times May 23, 2017 10:18 UTC