DAVAO CITY (September 1) — Supreme Court Chief Justice Teresita Leonardo-de Castro took her oath before President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Friday, August 31, 2018 in Malacañang. During the ceremony, the Chief Justice was accompanied by her family at the Rizal Hall of Malacañang Palace. Duterte appointed de Castro on August 25 after the high […]
Chief Justice Leonora Leonardo-de Castro
Teresita Leonardo-de Castro is the new Chief Justice
DAVAO CITY (August 25) — President Rodrigo Duterte has chosen Teresita Leonardo de Castro as the new Chief Justice. De Castro, 69, will lead the post vacated by ousted chief justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. But she will serve the post for only more than a month. She will retire on October 8 upon reaching the […]