Retired SC Justice Arturo D. Brion named PhilJA Chancellor The Supreme Court (SC) has appointed retired Associate Justice Arturo D. Brion as chancellor of the Philippine Judicial Academy (PhilJA), the SC’s education arm. Brion, who contributes a column for the Manila Bulletin, will succee
Published May 5, 2021, 12:27 AM
Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo became the 27
th head of the country’s Judiciary after being appointed by President Duterte last April 5. He is expected to serve until midnight of Nov. 6, 2026, his 70
th birthday.
Gesmundo assumed the post at the time the country is still reeling from the devastating effects of the dreaded coronavirus disease.
The country has high expectations and hopes in Chief Justice Gesmundo’s leadership given his sterling record of 36 years in the public service. A stickler for the rules, he is expected to steer the Judiciary to attain tremendous success in the people’s quest for justice, equality, due process, and respect for human rights.
Published April 30, 2021, 11:01 AM
DOJ Undersecretary Emmeline Aglipay-Villar
The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Supreme Court (SC) are set to sign an agreement for closer coordination to address effectively cases involving trafficking in persons (TIP).
DOJ Undersecretary Emmeline Aglipay-Villar, the undersecretary-in-charge of the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT), disclosed the signing of the agreement during the final dialogue of the United States-Philippines Child Protection Compact (CPC) Partnership held virtually last Thursday, April 29. “To spur further commitment among the key pillars of the criminal justice system in crafting and utilizing better tools and innovative interventions to human trafficking, the IACAT, in partnership with the Supreme Court Office of the Court Administrator (SC-OCA) has been conducting Focus Group Discussions (FGD) since 2017 to increase awareness among judges, court personnel, and prosecutors on the importance of victim-
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February 25, 2021 | 6:22 pm
By Jemy Gatdula
Recently came across a tweet purportedly from the account of a popular Metro museum. It alleged (citing a decades old book) that in pre-colonial Philippines: “Virginity was not a value and children were treated the same way. Unwed mothers were not shamed. Husband and wife were equal, with divorce being practiced.” Ostensibly, the point was to depict the “empowered” position of women, that is until the Spanish (i.e., Catholicism) came and ruined it all. Unfortunately, all that is simply misleading.
And irresponsible. Because if there’s any institution that should be encouraged nowadays to truly “empower” women, that would be marriage.