President Rodrigo Roa Duterte administers the oath to newly appointed Supreme Court Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta during a ceremony at the Malacañan Palace on October 24, 2019. ALFRED FRIAS/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO MANILA – Three senior magistrates of the Supreme Court (SC) have submitted documentary requirements to be considered for the Chief Justice post after Diosdado Peralta retires this month. Department of Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, a member of the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) which screens and recommends nominees to the President, said that as of the February 26 deadline, “only three associate justices of the Supreme Court submitted the documentary requirements in support of their nomination for the Chief Justice post.”