President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. has appointed two associate justices of the Court of Appeals (CA) and one associate justice of the Court of Tax Appeal (CTA).
This was announced by the Supreme Court (SC) in a Twitter post on Thursday, Oct. 19.
According to SC, Marcos appointed Wihelmina Jorge-Wagan and Selma Palacio Alaras as CA associate justices last Oct. 11.
Wagan and Alaras were among the 13 shortlisted candidates by the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC). The list was submitted to Marcos last July 8.
The two newly appointed associate justices replaced former CA associate justices Gabriel Ingles and Edgardo Camello who both retired earlier this year.
NEW APPOINTMENTS: Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo administers the oath of office of the newly-appointed Justices (from left) Court of Appeals Associate Justices Selma Palacio Alaras & Wilhelmina B. Jorge-Wagan, and Court of Tax Appeals Associate Justice Corazon G. Ferrer-Flores pic.twitter.com/GwCfw2pg23
— Philippine Supreme Court Public Information Office (@SCPh_PIO) October 19, 2022
Meanwhile, Marcos named Corazon Ferrer-Flores as CTA associate justice. She replaced former CTA associate justice Juanito Castaneda who retired last July.
The appointment papers of the three new justice officials were also posted by the SC.
In a statement on Thursday, the Office of the Press Secretary (OPS) confirmed that the three new appointees had been sworn in office.
The oathtaking was administered by Supreme Court Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo.
"The Palace and the entire nation wish them well," the OPS said.
