MANILA, Philippines — The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) has shortlisted nine nominees for the position of Supreme Court (SC) associate justice left vacant by the appointment of Samuel Martires as ombudsman last July. In deliberations yesterday, the JBC selected eight Court of Appeals (CA) magistrates and an SC official from among 13 applicants. Dimaampao and Garcia topped the shortlist after getting six votes from the JBC members, followed by Barrios, Brussels and Carandang with five votes each. Marquez denied the allegation and clarified that he only spoke to the sheriffs’ confederation in September or five months after the group decided to withdraw the disbarment case against Carpio in April. Hernando served as DOJ prosecutor for five years, before being appointed judge of Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 93.

Source: Philippine Star October 01, 2018 15:56 UTC