CJ Search: Duterte’s appointees address killings, war on drugs, and church-state divide The Judicial and Bar Council interviewed nominees for chief justice on March 13. The public interviews also covered the existence of so-called ‘search warrant factories,’ the judiciary’s backlog of cases, and the high court’s restrictions on the release of magistrates' wealth statements. BY CARMELA FONBUENA AND STANLEY BUENAFE GAJETE March 14, 2021 | 11:00:00 PM The Judicial and Bar Council’s (JBC) public interviews of the nominees for chief justice on Friday, March 13, provided a rare opportunity for two appointees of President Rodrigo Duterte to weigh in on several issues hounding the administration.