DevelopingWorld · Manila, Philippines

5 Supreme Court justices vie to become next chief justice

First reported 2026-10-17 03:50 UTC · Updated 2026-10-17 06:00 UTC · 2 independent sources

MANILA, Philippines—The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) will start interviewing candidates for the position of chief justice on Oct. 22 (Thursday). The interviews will begin the two most senior incumbent Supreme Court (SC) justices – Senior Associate Justice Marvic Leonen and Associate Justice…

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  1. 2026-10-17 03:50 UTCRappler · rappler.com ↗
  2. 2026-10-17 05:00 UTCInquirer · newsinfo.inquirer.net ↗

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