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I. COMPOSITION OF THE JBC ----------------------------------------------------- 2
II. REGULAR ACTIVITIES ------------------------------------------------------------ 7
A. Inventory and Assessment of Vacancies ----------------------------------- 7
B. Publication and Dissemination of Announcements of
Opening of Vacancies -------------------------------------------------- 7
C. Processing of Applications --------------------------------------------------- 7
D. Preliminary Screening of Applications of Recommendations ---------- 8
E. Publication and Dissemination of Lists of Judicial Applicants --------- 9
F. Background Check ------------------------------------------------------------ 9
G. Conduct of Psychological/Psychiatric/Psychometric Tests -------------- 10
H. Essay-Writing Test ------------------------------------------------------------ 11
I. Conduct of Interviews -------------------------------------------------------- 11
J. Second Deliberation on Candidates ---------------------------------------- 12
K. Final Deliberation and Selection of Nominees ---------------------------- 12
III. STATISTICAL SUMMARIES ------------------------------------------------------- 13
A. First Preliminary Evaluation ------------------------------------------------- 13
Table 1 – Vacancies Deliberated Upon by the Executive Committee
During its First Preliminary Evaluations in 2013 ------------------- 13
B. Second Preliminary Evaluation --------------------------------------------- 22
Table 2 – Vacancies Deliberated Upon by the Council En Banc
During Second Preliminary Evaluation in 2013 -------------------- 22
C. Psychological and Psychiatric Evaluation and Personal/Public
Interviews ---------------------------------------------------------------- 23
Table 3 – Number of Candidates for Lower Courts Who Underwent
Psychological/Psychiatric Evaluation and Individual Interviews
Conducted in Manila --------------------------------------------------- 23
Table 4 – Number of Applicants for Lower Courts Who Submitted to
Psychological/Psychiatric Evaluations and Individual Interview
Conducted in the Provinces in 2013 ---------------------------------- 23
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Table 5 – Number of Aspirants for Appellate Courts, Office of the
Ombudsman, and Legal Education Board Who Underwent
Psychological/Psychiatric Evaluation and Individual Interview
in 2013-------------------------------------------------------------------- 24
D. Second Executive Committee Evaluation --------------------------------- 25
Table 6 – Vacancies Deliberated Upon by the Executive Committee
During its Third Preliminary Evaluations in 2013 ----------------- 25
E. Final Evaluation of Candidates and Selection of Nominees ------------ 30
Table 7 – Vacancies Which were Subject of Final Deliberation by
the Council En Banc in 2013 ------------------------------------------ 30
F. Appointments Released by the Office of the President ------------------ 35
Table 8 – Appointments Released to the JBC from January –
December 2013 ---------------------------------------------------------- 35
G. Sex-disaggregated Data ------------------------------------------------------ 36
Table 9 – Number/Percentage of Male and Female Applicants for,
and Appointees to, the Judiciary in 2013 ---------------------------- 36
Table 10. – Number/Percentage of Male and Female Applicants for,
and Appointees to, the Office of the Ombudsman ----------------- 36
Table 11. – Number/Percentage of Male and Female Applicants for,
and Appointees to, the Legal Education Board --------------------- 37
IV. SPECIAL PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES ----------------------------------------- 38
A. Process-mapping Workshops ------------------------------------------------ 38
B. Dialogues with Various Sectors on JBC Processes ----------------------- 39
C. Survey on JBC Policies and Reform Initiatives --------------------------- 40
D. Pilot-testing of the JBC Online Application System --------------------- 41
E. Survey on the Proposed Promotion Track and Point System ----------- 42
F. Photo Gallery ------------------------------------------------------------------ 43
1. JBC Organizational Development Workshop ------------------------- 44
2. JBC Small Group Workshop -------------------------------------------- 45
3. Public Interview of Candidates for the Position of Presiding
Justice of the Sandiganbayan ---------------------------------------- 56
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4. Public Interview of Candidates for Position of Overall Deputy
Ombudsman ----------------------------------------------------------- 47
5. JBC Dialogue in Cebu City ---------------------------------------------- 58
6. Psychological Evaluation and Individual Interview of Applicants
in Cebu City ----------------------------------------------------------- 59
7. Public Interview of Candidates for the Position of Associate
Justice of the Court of Appeals ------------------------------------- 50
8. JBC Dialogue in Davao City -------------------------------------------- 51
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Supreme Court of the Philippines
Judicial and Bar Council
Manila
of the
Judicial and Bar Council
for Year 2013
he lifeblood of every libertarian regime is found in the vitality of its
judicial system.”1 Corollarily, the quality of the justice system depends, to
a large extent, on the quality of the people administering it -- which, in turn, hinges on
the process of their selection or appointment.
To ensure merit selection of magistrates and other key officials in government,
the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) was created under the 1987 Philippine
Constitution. It has the principal mandate of recommending at least three nominees for
every vacant position of Member of the Supreme Court and other appellate courts,
judge of lower courts, Ombudsman, Deputy Ombudsman, Special Prosecutor, and
Chairperson and Regular Members of the Legal Education Board.
Year 2013 saw the continuing efforts of the Council to reengineer its selection
process. Thus, process-mapping workshops were undertaken. Comments or
suggestions regarding its policies and evaluative criteria were solicited from judges,
lawyers, and other stakeholders. At the same time, the JBC was able to complete the
processing of applications for 119 vacancies, including three (3) positions of Associate
Justice of the Court of Appeals; one position of Presiding Justice of the
Sandiganbayan; one position of Associate Justice of the Court of Tax Appeals; one
position of Overall Deputy Ombudsman; and three (3) positions of Regular Member of
the Legal Education Board representing the (a) Philippine Association of Law Schools
(PALS), (b) Philippine Association of Law Professors (PALP), and (c) Law Students’
Sector.
1 CRUZ, Isagani A., Political Law, 243 (1998).
“T
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COMPOSITION OF THE JBC
At the helm of the JBC in 2013 was the first woman Chief Justice in the
Philippines, Honorable Maria Lourdes P. A. Sereno.
Hon. MARIA LOURDES P. A. SERENO
Chief Justice, Supreme Court
24 August 2012 – present
JBC Ex Officio Chairperson
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Hon. LEILA M. DE LIMA
Secretary of Justice
1 July 2010 - present
Hon. AQUILINO L. PIMENTEL III *
Senator
23 July 2013 - present
Hon. NIEL C. TUPAS, JR. *
Congressman
29 July 2010 - present
Hon. FRANCIS G. ESCUDERO
Senator
24 November 2008 22 July 2013
Sitting in the JBC, together with the Chief Justice, were the following Ex Officio
and Regular Members:
* The Senate and the House of Representatives agreed that Senator Aquilino L. Pimentel III would
represent Congress in the JBC from 1 July to December 2013; and that should he be unavailable for
any scheduled meeting or activity, he would be represented by Congressman Niel C. Tupas, Jr.
JBC Ex Officio Members
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Hon. JOSE V. MEJIA
Professor of Law
28 April 2011 – 9 July 2014
Hon. REGINO C. HERMOSISIMA JR.
Retired Supreme Court Justice
(JBC Executive Committee Chairperson
[26 February 2007 – 9 July 2013])
24 November 1997 - 9 July 2001
10 September 2001 - 9 July 2005
4 October 2005 - 9 July 2009
10 July 2009 - 9 July 2013
Hon. MARIA MILAGROS N. FERNAN-CAYOSA
IBP Representative
2 May 2011 – 9 July 2015
Hon. AURORA SANTIAGO LAGMAN
Private Sector Representative
(JBC Executive Committee Chairperson [10 July
2013 to date])
8 October 2008 – 9 July 2012
9 July 2012 – 9 July 2016
JBC Regular Members
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Hon. RAUL B. VILLANUEVA
Deputy Court Administrator
1 October 2013 - present
Hon. ANTONIO T. CARPIO
Senior Associate Justice,
Supreme Court
5 October 2009 - 16 May 2010
10 September 2012 - 31 January 2014
Hon. PRESBITERO J.
VELASCO, JR.
Associate Justice, Supreme Court
10 September 2012 - present
JBC Consultants
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Atty. FLORDELIZ C. FARGAS
Chief, Office of Policy &
Development Research
15 November 2005 - present
Ms. URSULA EDITHA O. SAN PEDRO
Chief, Office of Administrative &
Financial Services
15 November 2005 - present
Atty. RICHARD O. PASCUAL
Chief, Office of the Recruitment,
Selection & Nomination
20 May 2010 - present
Atty. ENRIQUETA E. VIDAL
Clerk of Court
21 September 2010 – present
Assisting the Council in the performance of its mandate are the four permanent
offices headed by the following:
Atty. ANNALIZA S. TY-CAPACITE
JBC Executive Officer
15 November 2005 - present
JBC Ex Officio Secretary
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I. REGULAR ACTIVITIES
The principal mandate of the JBC is to nominate appointees for the positions of
Chief Justice and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court; Presiding Justice and
Associate Justices of the Court of Appeals, Sandiganbayan, and Court of Tax Appeals;
judges of first and second level courts; Ombudsman, Deputy Ombudsman, and Special
Prosecutor; and Chairperson and Regular Members of the Legal Education Board.
In line with its Vision and Mission, as well as its goal to build up and implement
systems or programs designed to enhance the quality of nominations for the Bench, the
Council undertakes the following regular activities:
A. Inventory and Assessment of Vacancies
The JBC regularly conducts an inventory of vacancies, with data on the dates the
vacancies occurred, caseload of the vacant courts, number of applicants for each
vacancy, previous actions, and status. This inventory serves as an assessment and
planning tool to keep track of the vacancies.
B. Publication and Dissemination of Announcements of Opening of
Vacancies.
To broaden the base of choices for judgeship positions, the JBC causes wide
dissemination of the announcements of the opening of vacancies through print,
broadcast, and electronic media. Specifically, it causes the publication of these
announcements in two newspapers of general circulation with a deadline set for the
filing of applications. It also asks the assistance of Executive Judges, the Integrated
Bar of the Philippines (IBP) and its Chapters, and publishers of local newspapers for
the dissemination of announcements or for their posting in at least three conspicuous
places in the locality where the position is stationed. Likewise, it posts the
announcements in the JBC Website and in the Supreme Court bulletin boards. Upon
the JBC’s request, the Supreme Court Public Information Office posts the
announcements in the Supreme Court Website; disseminates them through its twitter
account; and gives advisory to the media.
C. Processing of Applications
The JBC Secretariat reviews application documents and ensures the completion
by applicants of all the requirements. It prepares a profile for each applicant; a master-
list of applicants in alphabetical order and by geographic region, as well as
comprehensive applicant profile matrices showing the comparative qualifications of all
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applicants for every vacant position, the results of background check, synopsis of
oppositions, complaints, comments, and other relevant information.
D. Preliminary Screening of Applications or Recommendation
During the preliminary screening, the Council meets to determine who are viable
candidates for the vacancies and to weed out those who do not meet the minimum
constitutional and statutory qualifications, as well as the Council’s evaluative criteria.
1. First Preliminary Evaluation
The JBC Executive Committee (Execom) consisting of the JBC Regular
Members, as well the representatives of the Ex Officio Chairperson and Members and
of the OCA (assisted by the Executive Officer, ORSN Chief, and two staff members),
meets to determine whether the applicants possess the qualification requirements and
none of the disqualifications. It then comes up with a long list of applicants for
publication.
For the period January to November 2013, the Execom preliminary evaluated a
total of 4,443 applications for 247 positions, i.e., 193 for 3 vacancies in the Court of
Appeals; 11 for Presiding Justice of the Sandiganbayan; 6 for the position of Overall
Deputy Ombudsman; 9 for the position of Deputy Ombudsman for Mindanao; 6 for the
position of Legal Education Board (LEB) Member representing the Philippine
Association of Law Schools (PALS) and Philippine Association of Law Professors
(PALP); and 4,218 for 239 judgeship positions.
2. Second Preliminary Evaluation
The Council En Banc, which is comprised of the JBC Ex Officio Chairperson
and the Ex Officio and Regular Members (assisted by the JBC Ex Officio Secretary and
her staff and by the Executive Officer), deliberates on the long list of applicants who
survived the first preliminary screening.
In 2013, the Council En Banc had only one preliminary deliberation. It took up
54 applications for 9 judgeship positions.
To streamline the process, the preliminary deliberation by the Council En Banc
has been dispensed with. In its stead, the long list of applicants is submitted to the Ex
Officio Chairperson and Members for their comment or approval before its publication.
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E. Publication and Dissemination of Lists of Judicial Applicants
With the assent by the Ex Officio Chairperson and Members, the list of
considered applicants is published in two newspapers of general circulation, with an
invitation to the public to file a sworn complaint, written report, or opposition against
any of the applicants. Those who are eliminated from the list are apprised of such fact
and urged to apply for other vacancies.
In 2013, the JBC caused the publication of 37 announcements of vacancies,
names of applicants for various positions, and schedules of public interview.
Just like announcements of vacancies, copies of the list of applicants are
published in local newspapers (if available), disseminated, announced, or posted in at
least three conspicuous places in the locality where the position exists - - with the
assistance of Executive Judges, the IBP and its chapters, Supreme Court PIO, and
publishers of local newspapers. This list is similarly posted in the JBC website and in
the bulletin boards in the Supreme Court.
In case oppositions are filed, the JBC furnishes the applicants concerned with a
copy thereof for their comment if they so desire and, at its discretion, asks them to
comment thereon during the interview.
F. Background Check
1. Queries on Candidates’ Background or Cases
With the authorization or waiver contained in the applicants’ Personal Data
Sheets, a background check on the candidates in the long list is done with the
assistance of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). Requests for information like
pending or decided cases against candidates or any derogatory record are made also
from the following:
1. Office of the President; 6. Office of the Bar Confidant (OBC);
2. Department of Justice (DOJ); 7. Public Attorney’s Office (PAO);
3. Office of the Ombudsman; 8. Integrated Bar of the Philippines
(IBP); and 4. Civil Service Commission (CSC);
5. Office of the Court Administrator
(OCA);
9. Other appropriate agencies.
The information gathered from these sources are compiled and reflected in the
applicant’s profile matrices.
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2. Survey on Applicants
To obtain feedback or information from the public as to the reputation of
candidates for appellate courts and key offices in the Office of the Ombudsman and in
the Legal Education Board, questionnaires are sent to persons who have knowledge of
the qualifications or character of applicants. Answers to the questionnaires are held
with strict confidentiality and are tabulated and calculated based on a set criteria and
formula. The results of the survey are then submitted to the Council and serve as a
guide in the evaluation of candidates.
G. Conduct of Psychological/Psychiatric/Psychometric Tests
Apart from the submission of a
sworn medical certificate and the results
of an executive medical examination, the
JBC conducts clinical psychological and
psychiatric tests on applicants. The
Council considers the results of such tests
to ascertain whether the applicants are of
sound physical and mental health to
perform the sacred task of administering
justice.
In 2013, 381 applicants underwent
psychological/psychiatric evaluation administered by JBC psychologists and
psychiatrists in Manila and in the provinces.
Sometime in the last quarter of 2013, following a study and consultations, there
was a shift of orientation from clinical to industrial testing procedures, which
necessitated the acquisition of new sets of psychological tests, as well as training of the
JBC psychologists and psychometrician in the application of the said tests. With such
significant changes the psychologists came up with a different format of reporting the
psychological test results, highlighting each applicant’s strengths and limitations based
on the core qualities of independence, competence, integrity, and probity, which are
being sought for from applicants.
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H. Essay-Writing Test
A large part of the time of
magistrates and key officials in the
Office of the Ombudsman and the
Legal Education Board is devoted to
writing orders, decisions, memoranda
or correspondences. It is doubtless
necessary that applicants possess
good writing skill or ability.
An innovation, thus, introduced
by the Chief Justice in 2013 was the
essay-writing test required of
applicants before their interview. Such test is aimed at assessing whether applicants
can express themselves in a clear, concise grammatically-correct, and logical manner.
I. Conduct of Interviews
The Council conducts personal interviews to test their mastery of the law; probe
into their values and philosophies; and observe the candidates' personality demeanor,
and physical condition.
Also, conformably with Rule No. JBC-10 and with its commitment to improve
the transparency and public awareness of its proceedings, the Council conducts public
interviews of candidates for vacant judicial positions in appellate courts, the positions
of Ombudsman, Deputy Ombudsman, Special Prosecutor; and those in the Legal
Education Board. The schedules of the interview are announced in newspapers of
general circulation.
For the year 2013, the JBC conducted on various dates public interviews of 83
candidates, specifically 48 candidates for 3 vacancies in the Court of Appeals; 10
candidates for 1 position in the Sandiganbayan; 10 for 1 positions in the Office of the
Ombudsman; and 5 for 2 positions in the Legal Education Board.
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J. Second Execom Deliberation on Candidates
After the psychological and psychiatric evaluation and interview of candidates,
the Execom holds another meeting for purposes of re-evaluating the candidates. It
takes into account the applicants’ educational background; bar examination
performance; professional experience; work performance; awards and distinctions;
other accomplishments, such as authorship of law books and articles and leadership in
organizations; and the results of the background check, survey, psychological and
psychiatric evaluation, and interview.
During its second deliberations in 2013, the Execom tackled 2,223 applications
for 150 positions.
K. Final Evaluation and Selection of Nominees
The Council En Banc meets to deliberate on the list submitted by the Execom
for voting and comes up with a short-list of at least three nominees for each vacancy.
In 2013, it deliberated on 1,481 candidates for 119 positions. It thereafter submitted to
the Office of the President short-lists with 551 nominees for the said 119 positions,
together with pertinent documents concerning the nominees. Before transmittal of the
lists, the nominees were requested to signify their acceptance or non-acceptance of the
nomination. On the other hand, excluded candidates for lower courts were notified and
encouraged to apply for other vacancies.
Public Interview of candidates for the position of Ombudsman
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II. STATISTICAL SUMMARIES
A. First Preliminary Evaluation
As shown in Table 1, a total of 4,443 applications for 247 positions were
processed and deliberated upon by the Execom during its first preliminary evaluation
for the period January to November 2013, i.e., 193 for 3 vacancies in the Court of
Appeals; 11 for the position of Presiding Justice of the Sandiganbayan; 6 for the
position of Overall Deputy Ombudsman; 9 for the position of Deputy Ombudsman for
Mindanao; 6 for the 2 positions in the Legal Education Board (LEB) representing the
Philippine Association of Law Schools (PALS) and Philippine Association of Law
Professors (PALP); and 4,218 for 239 judgeship positions.
Table 1. Vacancies Deliberated Upon by the Execom During
its First Preliminary Evaluations in 2013
DATE OF
MEETING COURT/OFFICE WHERE VACANT POSITIONS EXIST
NO. OF
APPLICANTS
NO. OF
CONSIDERED
CANDIDATES
3 January 2013
RTC, Br. 43, Roxas, Mindoro Oriental (REGION IV)
MCTC, Looc-Alcantara-Sta. Fe-San Jose, Romblon (REGION IV)
MCTC, Padre Burgos-Agdangan, Quezon (REGION IV)
MCTC, San Narciso-Buenavista, Quezon(REGION IV) – for re-
opening
MTCC, Tabaco City, Albay (REGION V)
MTC, Jose Panganiban, Camarines Norte (REGION V)
MTC, Paracale, Camarines Norte (REGION V)
MTCC, Br. 1, Naga City, Camarines Norte (REGION V)
RTC, Br. 49, Cataingan, Masbate (REGION V)
MCTC, Matnog-Sta. Magdalena, Sorsogon (REGION V)
MCTC, Abra de Ilog-Palauan, Mindoro (REGION IV) – for re-
opening
MCTC, Cuyo-Agutaya-Magsaysay, Palawan (REGION IV) – for
re-opening
MCTC, Alabat-Quezon-Perez, Quezon (REGION IV) – for re-
opening
MCTC, San Francisco-San Andres, Quezon (REGION IV) – for re-
opening
MTC, Claveria, Masbate (REGION V) – for re-opening
MCTC, San Fernando-Batuan, Masbate (REGION V) – for re-
opening
MCTC, Panganiban-Viga-Bagamanoco, Catanduanes (REGION V)
– for re-opening
MCTC, Pandan-Caramoan, Catanduanes (REGION V) – for re-
opening
5
4
6
(3)
16
3
4
12
3
5
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3
4
5
-
16
3
4
11
3
5
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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DATE OF
MEETING COURT/OFFICE WHERE VACANT POSITIONS EXIST
NO. OF
APPLICANTS
NO. OF
CONSIDERED
CANDIDATES
MCTC, Imelda-San Vicente-San Lorenzo, Camarines Norte
(REGION V) – for re-opening
MCTC, Bato-San Miguel, Catanduanes (REGION V)
-
3 _____
61
-
3 _____
57
10 January 2013
RTC, Br. 79, Morong, Rizal (REGION IV)
MTC, Cardona, Rizal (REGION IV)
MTC, Tanay, Rizal (REGION IV)
MTC, Romblon, Romblon (REGION IV)
MCTC, Cajidiocan-Magdiwang-San Fernando, Romblon (REGION
IV) – for re-opening
41
29
36
3
(1)
_____
109
31
27
34
3
-
_____
95
31 January 2013 RTC, Br. 79, Morong, Rizal (REGION IV)* 2 2
14 February 2013
MCTC. Panganiban-Viga-Bagamanoc, Catanduanes (REGION V)
MCTC, Pandan-Caramoan, Catanduanes (REGION V)
MCTC, Bato-San Miguel, Catanduanes (REGION V)*
3
3
1
_____
7
3
3
1
_____
7
21 Feb
2 May METC, Br. 52, Caloocan City (NCJR) 48
57
44
50
21 Feb
2 May METC, Br. 64, Makati City (NCJR) 48
60
43
52
21 Feb
2 May METC, Br. 56, Malabon (NCJR) 34
33
32
29
21 Feb
2 May METC, Br. 4, 5, 6, 10, 15 and 19, Manila (NCJR) 68
74
64
65
422 379
28 Feb
6 Mar
25 Apr.
RTC, Br. 5, Baguio City, Benguet (REGION I) 9
16
3
7
10
2
28 Feb
6 Mar
25 Apr.
RTC, Br. 59, Baguio City, Benguet (REGION I)
24
25
1
18
17
1
28 Feb
6 Mar
25 Apr.
MCTC, Kapangan-Kibungan, Benguet (REGION I)
9
11
2
9
10
1
28 Feb
6 Mar MTC, Cabugao, Ilocos Sur (REGION I)
3
8
3
8
28 Feb
6 Mar MCTC, Santiago-San Esteban, Iloco Sur (REGION I)
3
11
3
11
28 Feb
6 Mar RTC, Br. 26, La Union (REGION I)
14
14
11
9
* Additional applicants
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DATE OF
MEETING COURT/OFFICE WHERE VACANT POSITIONS EXIST
NO. OF
APPLICANTS
NO. OF
CONSIDERED
CANDIDATES
25 Apr. 2 2
28 Feb
6 Mar
25 Apr.
RTC, Brs. 31 and 32, Agoo, La Union (REGION I)
15
14
3
11
10
2
28 Feb
6 Mar
25 Apr.
MTC, Caba, La Union (REGION I)
11
33
2
8
30
2
28 Feb
6 Mar
25 Apr.
MTC, Sto. Tomas, La Union (REGION I) (-4)
11
34
5
8
31
1
28 Feb
6 Mar MCTC, Bagulin-Burgos, La Union (REGION I)
10
26
7
24
28 Feb
6 Mar MCTC, Natonin-Paracelis, Mt. Province (REGION I)
4
4
4
4
28 Feb
6 Mar MCTC, Bauko-Sabangan, Mt. Province (REGION I)
4
9
4
8
28 Feb
6 Mar
25 Apr.
1st MCTC, Barlig-Sadanga, Mt. Province (REGION I)
3
5
1
3
4
1
28 Feb
6 Mar RTC, Br. 51, Tayug, Pangasinan (REGION I)
9
8
8
8
28 Feb
6 Mar
25 Apr.
RTC, Br. 69, Lingayen, Pangasinan (REGION I)
16
12
1
15
11
0
28 Feb
6 Mar
25 Apr.
MTC, Bayambang, Pangasinan (REGION I)
15
18
2
12
15
1
28 Feb
6 Mar
25 Apr.
MTC, Agno, Pangasinan (REGION I)
8
14
1
6
11
1
28 Feb
6 Mar MTC, Anda, Pangasinan (REGION I)
6
15
4
12
28 Feb
6 Mar MCTC, Luna-Pudtol-Calanasan, Apayao (REGION II)
5
3
5
3
28 Feb
6 Mar MCTC, Flora-Sta. Marcela, Apayao (REGION II)
5
4
5
4
28 Feb
6 Mar MCTC, Kabugao-Conner, Apayao (REGION II)
3
1
3
1
28 Feb
6 Mar RTC, Br. 8, Aparri, Cagayan (REGION II)
9
9
6
7
28 Feb
6 Mar
25 Apr.
RTC, Br. 12, Sanchez-Mira, Cagayan (REGION II)
10
14
1
6
11
0
28 Feb
6 Mar MTC, Brs. 1 and 3, Lal-lo, Cagayan (REGION II)
8
6
7
6
28 Feb
6 Mar
25 Apr.
8th
MCTC, Br. 1, Aparri-Calayan, Cagayan (REGION II)
9
5
1
8
5
1
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DATE OF
MEETING COURT/OFFICE WHERE VACANT POSITIONS EXIST
NO. OF
APPLICANTS
NO. OF
CONSIDERED
CANDIDATES
28 Feb
6 Mar
25 Apr.
8th
MCTC, Angadanan-San Guillermo, Isabela (REGION II)
5
6
2
5
6
2
28 Feb
6 Mar
25 Apr.
13th
MCTC, San Manuel-Aurora, Isabela (REGION II)
6
8
1
6
7
0
28 Feb
6 Mar
25 Apr.
MTC, Kapaya, Nueva Vizcaya (REGION II)
7
16
1
7
16
1
28 Feb
6 Mar
25 Apr.
MTC, Ambaguio, Nueva Vizcaya (REGION II)
4
12
1
7
12
1
28 Feb
6 Mar MTC, Cabarroguis, Quirino (REGION II)
11
14
11
14
28 Feb
6 Mar 2
nd MCTC, Maddela-Nagtipunan, Quirino (REGION II)
9
11
9
11
6 Mar 4th
MCTC, Maconacon-Divilican, Isabela (REGION II) 6 6
6 March 2013 MTC, Bucay, Abra (REGION I)
MTC, Lagangilang, Abra (REGION I)
MTC, Sto. Domingo, Ilocos Sur (REGION I)
2nd
MCTC, Tayum-Peñarrubia, Abra (REGION I)
MCTC, Pilar-Villaviciosa-San Isidro, Abra (REGION I) – deferred
5th
MCTC, Sal-lapan-Bucloc-Daguioaman, Abra (REGION I)
1st MCTC, Pidigan-San Quintin-Langidan, Abra (REGION I)
4th
MCTC, Manabo-Boliney-Tubo-Luba, Abra (REGION I)
MCTC, La Paz-Lagyan-Dangilas, ABRA (REGION I) – deferred
7th
MCTC, Dolores-San Juan, Abra (REGION I)
8th
MCTC, Licuan-Malibcong-Lacub-Tineg, Abra (REGION I)
2nd
MCTC, Pasuquin-Burgos, Ilocos Norte (REGION I)
3rd
MCTC, Sarrat-Vintar, Ilocos Norte (REGION I)
RTC, BR. 25, Tagudin, Ilocos Sur (REGION I)
7th
MCTC, Banayoyo-Lidlidda-San Emilio, Ilocos Sur (REGION I)
8th
MCTC, Galimuyod-Salcedo, Ilocos Sur (REGION I)
9th
MCTC, Gregorio Del Pilar-Sigay, Ilocos Sur (REGION I)
2nd
MCTC, San Vicente-San Ildefonso, Ilocos Sur (REGION I)
13th
MCTC, Alilem-Sugpon, Ilocos Sur (REGION I)
MTC, Itbayat, Batanes (REGION II)
MTC, Sabtang, Batanes (REGION II)
1st MCTC, Basco-Mahatao, Batanes (REGION II)
2nd
MCTC, Ivana-Uyugan, Batanes (REGION II)
4th
MCTC, Lagawe-Hingyon, Ifugao (REGION II)
3rd
MCTC, Pinukpuk-Rizal, Kalinga (REGION II)
6
7
12
7
(3)
3
7
4
(2)
3
3
6
7
8
9
10
5
8
7
3
3
5
3
11
5
_____
829
6
7
12
7
-
3
6
3
-
3
3
6
7
6
9
10
5
8
7
3
3
5
3
11
5
_____
725
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DATE OF
MEETING COURT/OFFICE WHERE VACANT POSITIONS EXIST
NO. OF
APPLICANTS
NO. OF
CONSIDERED
CANDIDATES
2 May 2013
METC, Br. 44, Pasay City
METC, Br. 71, Pasig City
METC, Brs. 34 & 41, Quezon City
RTC, Br. 60, Makati City – 1st batch
RTC, Brs. 21, 24 & 31, Manila – 1st batch
RTC, Brs. 95, 100, 103, 215 & 225, Quezon City – 1st batch
103
108
116
30
47
53
_____
457
90
88
103
13
21
28
_____
343
16 May 2013
MTC, Dingalan, Aurora (REGION III)
RTC, Br. 3, Balanga, Bataan (REGION III)
RTC, Brs. 6 & 7, Balanga, Bataan (REGION III)
RTC, Brs. 8, Mariveles, Bataan (REGION III)
RTC, Br. 10, Dinalupihan, Bataan (REGION III)
RTC, Brs. 7, 13, 19, 77 & 80, Malolos, Bulacan (REGION III)
RTC, Br. 82, Malolos, Bulacan (REGION III)
MTC, Baliuag, Bulacan (REGION III)
MTC, Hagonoy, Bulacan (REGION III)
MTC, San Ildefonso, Bulacan (REGION III)
RTC, Br. 33, Guimba, Nueva Ecija (REGION III)
MTCC, Br. 2, San Jose City Nueva Ecija (REGION III)
MTC, Zaragoza, Nueva Ecija (REGION III)
MTC, San Antonio, Nueva Ecija (REGION III)
MTC, Rizal, Nueva Ecija (REGION III)
MTC, Lupao, Nueva Ecija (REGION III)
MTC, Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija (REGION III)
MTC, Talugtog, Nueva Ecija (REGION III)
MCTC, Quezon-Licab, Nueva Ecija (REGION III)
MCTC, Laur-Gabaldon, Nueva Ecija (REGION III)
RTC, Br. 60, Angeles City, Pampanga (REGION III)
MTCC, Br. 4, San Fernando City, Pampanga (REGION III)
MTCC, Br. 1, Tarlac City, Tarlac (REGION III)
MCTC, Gerona-Ramos-Pura, Tarlac (REGION III)
MTC, Iba, Zambales (REGION III)
8
22
24
18
20
91
66
70
55
53
17
29
30
21
21
18
16
15
14
17
48
54
31
25
17
_____
800
7
19
21
15
17
69
53
59
46
45
16
25
26
18
19
16
14
13
12
15
42
45
23
21
11
_____
667
30 May 2013
SANDIGANBAYAN – Presiding Justice (vice Hon. Francisco H.
Villaruz) 11 10
9 July 2013
OMBUDSMAN – Overall Deputy Ombudsman (vice Hon. Orlando
C. Casimiro) 6 6
18 July 2013
RTC, Br. 41, Pinamalayan, Mindoro Oriental (REGION IV)
RTC, Br. 55, Lucena City, Quezon, (REGION IV)
MTCC, Br. 1, San Pablo City, Laguna (REGION IV)
6
19
49
6
17
40
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DATE OF
MEETING COURT/OFFICE WHERE VACANT POSITIONS EXIST
NO. OF
APPLICANTS
NO. OF
CONSIDERED
CANDIDATES
MTC, Victoria, Laguna (REGION IV)
MTC, Unisan (REGION IV)
MTC, Torrijos, Marinduque (REGION IV)
MTC, Socorro, Mindoro Oriental (REGION IV)
MTC, San Pascual, Batangas (REGION IV)
MTC, Sablayan, Mindoro Occidental (REGION IV)
MTC, Romblon, Romblon (REGION IV)
MTC, Mogpog, Marinduque (REGION IV)
MTC, Mataas-na-Kahoy, Batangas (REGION IV)
MTC, Macalelon, Quezon (REGION IV)
MTC, Lian, Batangas (REGION IV)
MTC, Guinayangan, Quezon (REGION IV)
MTC, General Luna, Quezon (REGION IV)
MTC, Gasan, Marinduque (REGION IV)
MTC, Binangonan, Rizal (REGION IV)
MTC, Balayan, Batangas (REGION IV)
MCTC, Siniloan-Famy, Laguna (REGION IV)
MCTC, San Narciso-Buenavista, Quezon (REGION IV)
MCTC, Pililla-Jala-Jala, Rizal (REGION IV)
MCTC, Magsaysay-Rizal-Calintaan, Mindoro Occidental (REGION
IV)
MCTC, Looc-Alcantara-Sta. Fe-San Jose, Mindoro Occidental
(REGION IV)
MCTC, Indang-Mendez-Nuñez, Cavite (REGION IV)
MCTC, Cajidiocan-Magdiwang-San Fernando, Romblon (REGION
IV) for re-opening
MCTC, Alabat-Quezon-Perez, Quezon (REGION IV)
MCTC, Abra de Ilog-Palauan, Mindoro Occidental (REGION IV)
MCTC, Lubang-Looc, Mindoro Occidental, (REGION IV)
MCTC, Cuyo-Agutaya-Magsaysay, Palawan (REGION IV)
MCTC, Bordeos-Jomalig-Patnanungan, Quezon (REGION IV)
MCTC, San Francisco-San Andres, Quezon
MCTC, Corcuera-Concepcion, Romblon (REGION IV)
40
10
6
10
50
4
4
7
54
11
49
8
8
4
56
50
31
4
38
4
5
40
(3)
4
3
(1)
(1)
(1)
(2)
(2)
_____
574
35
9
6
9
49
4
3
7
51
9
47
7
6
4
53
47
28
4
35
4
5
38
-
4
3
-
-
-
-
-
_____
530
29 August 2013
RTC, Br. 12 San Jose, Antique (REGION VI)
RTC, Br. 64, Bugasong, Antique (REGION VI)
RTC, Brs. 15 & 17, Roxas City, Capiz (REGION VI)
RTC, Br. 20, Mambusao, Capiz (REGION VI)
MTCC, Brs. 3 & 4, Roxas City (REGION VI)
RTC, Br. 25, Iloilo City, Iloilo (REGION VI)
RTC, Br. 38, Iloilo City, Iloilo (REGION VI)
RTC, Br. 46, Bacolod City, Negros Occidental (REGION VI)
RTC, Br. 58, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental (REGION VI)
6
5
14
7
17
7
14
5
11
3
3
7
5
15
6
9
3
6
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DATE OF
MEETING COURT/OFFICE WHERE VACANT POSITIONS EXIST
NO. OF
APPLICANTS
NO. OF
CONSIDERED
CANDIDATES
RTC, Br. 55, Himamaylan, Negros Occidental (REGION VI)
RTC, Br. 61, Kabangkalan, Negros Occidental (REGION VI)
RTC, Br. 63, La Carlota City, Negros Occidental (REGION VI)
MTCC, Talisay City, Negros Occidental (REGION VI)
MTC, Cauayan, Negros Occidental (REGION VI)
RTC, Br. 1, Tagbilaran City, Bohol (REGION VII)
RTC, Br. 48, Tagbilaran City, Bohol (REGION VII)
RTC, Br. 5, Cebu City, Cebu (REGION VII)
RTC, Br. 55, Mandaue City, Cebu (REGION VII)
MTCC, Br. 1, Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental (REGION VII)
MTCC, Br. 2, Tacloban City, Leyte (REGION VIII)
MCTC, Merida-Isabel, Leyte (REGION VIII)
RTC, Br. 23, Allen, Northern Samar (REGION VIII)
MTC, Palapag, Northern Samar (REGION VIII)
MCTC, San Jose-Biri, Northern Samar (REGION VIII)
MCTC, Pintuyan-San Ricardo, Southern Leyte (REGION VIII)
5
4
7
13
5
17
10
30
17
20
14
15
8
8
10
6
_____
275
4
3
5
10
3
12
7
23
14
18
13
14
5
7
9
6
_____
210
12 September 2013
RTC, Br. 10, San Jose, Antique (REGION VI) – for re-opening
RTC, Br. 65, Jordan, Guimaras (REGION VI)
RTC, Br. 33, Iloilo City, Iloilo (REGION VI)
RTC, Br. 24, Cebu City, Cebu (REGION VII)
MTCC, Br. 2, Cebu City, Cebu (REGION VII)
MTCC, Brs. 3 & 4, Cebu City, Cebu (REGION VII)
MTCC, Br. 8, Cebu City, Cebu (REGION VII)
MTCC, Borongan City, Eastern Samar (REGION VIII)
RTC, Br. 9, Tacloban City, Leyte (REGION VIII)
RTC, Br. 32, Calbayog City, Samar (REGION VIII)
RTC, Br. 26, San Juan, Southern Leyte (REGION VIII)
MTC, Palapag, Northern Samar (REGION VIII) – additional
applicant
MCTC, Merida-Isabel, Leyte (REGION VIII) – additional
applicant
(4)
9
14
22
25
32
36
13
13
10
11
1
1
_____
187
-
8
9
17
23
30
33
12
7
5
8
1
1
_____
154
18 October 2013
COURT OF APPEALS – Associate Justice
a. vice Hon. Rosalinda Asuncion-Vicente;
b. vice Hon. Pampio Abarintos; and
c. vice Hon. Angelita A. Gacutan
62
62
69
_____
193
48
48
57
_____
153
24 October 2013
LEB – Regular Member representing the Philippine Association of
Law School (PALS) (vice Hon. Eloy R. Bello, Jr.)
LEB – Regular Member Representing the Philippine Association of
Law Professor (PALP) (vice Hon. Venicio S. Flores)
3
3
3
3
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DATE OF
MEETING COURT/OFFICE WHERE VACANT POSITIONS EXIST
NO. OF
APPLICANTS
NO. OF
CONSIDERED
CANDIDATES
______________________________________________________
RTC, Branch 12, Ligao, Albay (REGION V)
MTCC, Branch 2, Legaspi City, Albay (REGION V)
MTC, Pio Duran, Albay (REGION V)
MTC, Rapu-Rapu, Albay (REGION V)
MCTC, Imelda-San Lorenzo-San Vicente, Camarines Norte
(REGION V)
MTC, Balatan, Camarines Sur (REGION V)
MTC, Garchitorena, Camarines Sur (REGION V)
MTC, San Andres, Catanduanes (REGION V)
MCTC, Baras-Gigmoto, Catanduanes (REGION V)
RTC, Br. 46, Masbate City, Masbate ()REGION V) – for re-
opening
MTC, Claveria, Masbate (REGION V)
MCTC, San Fernando-Batuan, Masbate (REGION V)
MCTC, San Jacinto-Monreal, Masbate (REGION V)
RTC, Branch 52, Sorsogon City, Sorsogon (REGION V)
19
23
17
13
5
12
9
11
7
(4)
5
5
5
11
_____
148
11
21
17
13
5
11
9
10
7
-
5
4
4
7
_____
130
12 November 2013
OMBUDSMAN – Deputy Ombudsman for Mindanao (vice Hon.
Humprey T. Monteroso)
______________________________________________________
RTC, Br. 4, Parang, Sulu (REGION IX) – for re-opening
RTC, Br. 26, Sapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi (REGION IX) – for re-opening
SDC, Bongao, Tawi-Tawi (REGION IX) – for re-opening
RTC, Brs. 6 & 8, Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte (REGION IX)
MTCC, Br. 2, Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte (REGION IX)
MTC, Sibuco, Zamboanga del Norte (REGION IX) – for re-
opening
MCTC, Siocon-Baliquian-Siraway, Zamboanga del Norte (REGION
IX) – for re-opening
MCTC, Olutanga-Mabuhay-Talusan, Zamboanga Sibugay
(REGION IX) – for re-opening
RTC, Br. 17, Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur (REGION IX) –
for re-opening
RTC, Br. 30, Aurora, Zamboanga del Sur (REGION IX)
MTCC, Br. 4, Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur (REGION IX)
MTCC, Br. 2, Butuan City, Agusan del Norte (REGION X)
MTC, Buenavista, Agusan del Norte (REGION X)
RTC, Br. 6, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur (REGION X)
MCTC, Loreto-La Paz, Agusan del Sur (REGION X) – for re-
opening
MTCC, Valencia City, Bukidnon (REGION IX)
RTC, Brs. 12 and 14, Oroquieta City, Misamis Occidental
(REGION X)
9
(1)
(3)
(1)
10
7
(1)
(1)
(2)
(4)
8
4
15
13
9
(1)
23
10
9
-
-
-
7
7
-
-
-
-
6
4
14
12
7
-
22
10
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DATE OF
MEETING COURT/OFFICE WHERE VACANT POSITIONS EXIST
NO. OF
APPLICANTS
NO. OF
CONSIDERED
CANDIDATES
MTCC, Br. 4, Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental (REGION X)
MTC, Alubijid, Misamis Oriental (REGION X)
RTC, Br. 30, Surigao City, Surigao del Norte (REGION X)
RTC, Br. 32, San Jose (Dinagat Island), Surigao del Norte
(REGION X) – for re-opening
MCTC, Del Carmen-Numancia-San Isidro-San Benito, Surigao del
Norte (REGION X)
MCTC, Sta. Monica-Burgos, Surigao del Norte (Remote) (REGION
X) – for re-opening
MTCC, Br. 1, Surigao City, Surigao del Norte (REGION X)
MTC, San Mariano (Maragusan) Compostela Valley (REGION XI)
– for re-opening
MTC, Maco, Compostela Valley (REGION XI)
RTC, Br. 31, Tagum City, Davao del Norte (REGION XI)
MTC, Asuncion, Davao del Norte (REGION XI)
MTC, Governor Generoso, Davao Oriental (REGION XI)
MTC, Baganga, Davao Oriental (REGION XI)
MCTC, Manay-Caraga-Tarragona, Davao Oriental (REGION XI)
RTC, Br. 13, Davao City, Davao del Sur (REGION XI)
MCTC, Jose Abad Santos-Balut Island, Davao del Sur (REGION
XI) – for re-opening
MCTC, Hagonoy-Matanao, Davao del Sur (REGION XI)
MTC, Tupi, South Cotabato (REGION XI)
MCTC, Surallah;Lake Sebu, South Cotabato (REGION XI)
MTCC, Bislig City, Surigao del Sur (REGION XI)
MTCC, Tandag City, Surigao del Sur (REGION XI)
MCTC, Tago-San Miguel, Surigao del Sur (REGION XI) – for re-
opening
MCTC, Marihatag-San Agustin, Surigao del Sur (REGION XI)
MTC, Sultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte (REGION XII)
SDC, Marawi City, Lanao del Sur (REGION XII)
RTC, Br. 14, Cotabato City, Maguindanao (REGION XII) – for re-
opening
MTCC, Cotabato City, Maguindanao (REGION XII) – for re-
opening
MTC, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao (REGION XII)
MCTC, Upi-South Upi, Maguindanao (REGION XII) – for re-
opening
SCC, Shariff Aguak (Maganoy), Maguindanao (REGION XII)
SDC, Cotabato City, Maguindanao (REGION XII) – for re-opening
MCTC, M’lang-Matalam, North Cotabato (REGION XII)
MCTC, Kabacan-Carmen, North Cotabato (REGION XII)
MTC, Isulan, Sultan Kudarat (REGION XII)
39
37
5
(2)
3
(2)
13
(3)
12
17
14
6
5
5
19
(2)
8
8
7
7
5
(3)
5
6
6
(2)
(2)
3
(2)
6
(3)
3
4
11
_____
362
34
36
3
-
3
-
10
-
11
13
13
5
5
5
13
-
8
8
7
6
4
-
4
6
3
-
-
3
-
6
-
3
4
11
_____
322
TOTAL 247 POSITIONS 4,443 3,790
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B. Second Preliminary Evaluation
The lists of candidates screened by the Executive Committee used to be
submitted to the Council En Banc for its deliberation. During its meeting in January
2013, the Council En Banc took up 54 applications for 9 positions, as indicated in the
following table:
Table 2. Vacancies Deliberated Upon by the Council En Banc During
Second Preliminary Evaluation in 2013
DATE OF
MEETING COURT/OFFICE WHERE VACANT POSITIONS EXIST
NO. OF
CANDIDATES
NO. OF
CONSIDERED
CANDIDATES
14 January 2013
RTC, Br. 43, Roxas, Mindoro Oriental (REGION IV)
MCTC, Looc-Alcantara-Sta. Fe-San Jose, Romblon (REGION IV)
MCTC, Padre Burgos-Agdangan, Quezon (REGION IV)
MTCC, Tabaco City, Albay (REGION V)
MTC, Jose Panganiban, Camarines Norte (REGION V)
MTC, Paracale, Camarines Norte (REGION V)
MTCC, Br. 1, Naga City, Camarines Norte (REGION V)
RTC, Br. 49, Cataingan, Masbate (REGION V)
MCTC, Matnog-Sta. Magdalena, Sorsogon (REGION V)
3
4
5
16
3
4
11
3
5 _____
54
3
4
5
16
3
4
11
3
5 _____
54
TOTAL 9 POSITIONS 54 54
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C. Psychological and Psychiatric Evaluation and Personal/Public Interviews
For the purpose of determining the physical and mental fitness of an applicant,
the JBC conducts psychological/psychiatric/psychometric evaluation and personal
interview (PPI). Tables 3, 4, and 5 reveal the number of applicants who underwent PPI
in 2013.
Table 3. Number of Candidates for Lower Courts Who Underwent Psychological/Psychiatric
Evaluation and Individual Interviews Conducted in Manila in 2013
Period Conducted
Number of Applicants Who Underwent
Psychological /
Psychiatric Evaluation Individual Interview
January 36 36
February 20 25
March 14 70
April 57 61
May 19 46
June 34 42
July 44 52
August 38 52
September 12 67
October 8 16
TOTAL 282 467
Table 4. No. of Applicants for Lower Courts Who Submitted to Psychological/Psychiatric
Evaluation and Individual Interview Conducted in the Provinces in 2013
Period Conducted Number of Applicants Who Underwent
Psychological /
Psychiatric Evaluation Psychological /
Psychometric Evaluation Individual Interview
March 42 53
September 48 51
November 40 46
TOTAL 90 40 150
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Table 5. Number of Aspirants for Appellate Courts, Office of the Ombudsman, and
Legal Education Board Who Underwent Psychological/Psychiatric
Evaluation and Public Interview in 2013
Period Conducted Vacant Position
Number of Applicants Who Underwent
Psychological /
Psychiatric
Evaluation
Psychological /
Psychometric
Evaluation
Public
Interview
January 2013 COURT OF TAX APPEALS – Associate
Justice (vice Hon. Olga R. Palanca-
Enriquez) 2
10
April 2013 LEGAL EDUCATION BOARD –
Regular Member Representing the Law
Students’ Sector (vice Marc Cerebros)
1 -
May 2013 - 1
June 2013 SANDIGANBAYAN – Presiding Justice
(vice Hon. Francisco H. Villaruz, Jr.) 2
10
17 July 2013 OMBUDSMAN – Overall Deputy
Ombudsman (vice Hon. Orlando C.
Casimiro)
4 -
September 2013 - 10
November 2013 COURT OF APPEALS – Associate
Justice (vice Hon. Rosalinda Asuncion-
Vicente, Hon. Pampio A. Abarintos, and
Hon. Angelita A. Gacutan)
67 48
November 2013 LEGAL EDUCATION BOARD –
Regular Member Representing (1)
Philippine Association of Law Schools
[PALS] (vice Hon. Eloy R. Bello, Jr.),
and (2) Philippine Association of Law
Professors [PALP] (vice Hon. Venicio S.
Flores)
3 4
December 2013
1 -
Total No. of Candidates 9 71 83
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D. Second Execom Evaluation
After the psychological and psychiatric evaluation and individual or public
interview of candidates, the Execom meets again to further evaluate their
qualifications. Table 6 shows that 150 vacancies with 2,223 applicants were
deliberated upon by the Execom during its second evaluation.
Table 6. Vacancies Deliberated Upon by the Execom
During Third Evaluations in 2013
DATE OF
MEETING COURT/OFFICE WHERE VACANT POSITIONS EXIST
NO. OF
CANDIDATES
NO. OF
CONSIDERED
CANDIDATES
3 January 2013
RTC, Br. 28, Mandaue City, Cebu (REGION VII)
MTCC, Br. 1, Tagbilaran City, Bohol (REGION VII)
MCTC, Loay-Alburquerque-Baclayon (REGION VII)
MTCC, Br. 2, Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental (REGION VII)
MCTC, Pamplona-Amlan-San Jose (REGION VII)
MCTC, Manjunyod-Ayungon-Bindoy, Negros Oriental (REGION
VII)
2nd
MCTC, Lazi-Maria-San Juan, Siquijor (REGION VII)
20
10
7
11
8
6
3 _____
65
20
10
7
11
8
6
3 _____
65
10 January 2013
RTC, Br. 8, Tacloban City, Leyte (REGION VIII)
RTC, Br. 35, Ormoc City, Leyte (REGION VIII)
MTCC, Ormoc City, Leyte (REGION VIII)
MTC, Burauen, Leyte (REGION VIII)
MCTC, Daram-Zumarraga, Samar (REGION VIII)
MCTC, Gandara-Matuguinao-San Jorge, Samar (REGION VIII)
RTC, Br. 2, Borongan, Eastern Samar (REGION VIII)
MCTC, San Julian-Sulat, Eastern Samar (REGION VIII)
MCTC, Capul-San Vicente, Northern Samar (REGION VIII)
MCTC, Catubig-Las Navas, Northern Samar (REGION VIII)
MCTC, Macrohan-Padre Burgos-Limasawa, Southern Leyte
(REGION VIII)
14
16
15
12
4
4
10
4
5
8
7
_____
99
13
15
14
10
4
4
10
3
5
8
6
_____
92
17 January 2013
MCTC, Boljoon-Alcoy-Oslob, Cebu (REGION VII)
RTC, Br. 5, Bongao, Tawi-Tawi (REGION IX) – deferred
RTC, Br. 16, Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur (REGION IX)
RTC, Br. 18, Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur (REGION IX)
RTC, Br. 10, Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte (REGION IX)
RTC, Br. 24, Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay (REGION IX)
5th
MCTC, Katipunan-Sergio Osmeña, Zamboanga del Norte
(REGION IX)
8th
MCTC, Dumalinao-San Pablo-Tigbao-Guipas, Zamboanga del
8
(2)
4
6
9
5
7
3
7
-
4
6
9
5
7
3
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DATE OF
MEETING COURT/OFFICE WHERE VACANT POSITIONS EXIST
NO. OF
CANDIDATES
NO. OF
CONSIDERED
CANDIDATES
Sur (REGION IX)
13th
MCTC, Kumalarang-Lake Wood-Bayog, Zamboanga del Sur
(REGION IX)
1st MCTC, Calamba-Baliangao, Misamis Occidental (REGION X)
3rd
MCTC, Aloran-Panaoan, Misamis Occidental (REGION X)
1st MCTC, Magallanes-Las Nieves-Remedios T. Romuladez,
Agusan del Norte (REGION X)
3rd
MCTC, Jabonga-Kitcharao, Agusan del Norte (REGION X)
RTC, Br. 7, Baganga (Cateel), Davao Oriental (REGION XI)
3
3
5
3
3
3
_____
62
3
3
5
3
3
3
_____
61
24 January 2013
MCTC, Murcia-Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental (REGION
VI)
MCTC, E.B. Magalona-Manapla, Negros Occidental (REGION VI)
3rd
MCTC, Impasugong-Sumilao, Bukidnon (REGION X)
6th
MCTC, Kibawe-Damulog-Kadingilan, Bukidnon (REGION X)
7th
MCTC, Lantapan-Cabangsalan, Bukidnon (REGION X)
8th
MCTC, Initao-Libertad, Misamis Oriental (REGION X)
RTC, Br. 20, Digos City, Davao del Sur (REGION XI)
RTC, Br. 38, Alabel, Sarangani (REGION XI)
MTCC, Br. 6, Davao City, Davao del Sur (REGION XI)
MTCC, Br. 2, General Santos City, South Cotabato (REGION XI)
MTC, Laak (San Vicente), Compostela Valley (REGION XI)
MCTC, Malita-Sta. Maria-Don Marcelino, Davao del Sur (REGION
XI)
6
5
14
6
7
20
10
6
7
7
3
4
_____
95
6
5
14
6
7
20
9
4
7
6
3
4
_____
91
31 January 2013
COURT OF TAX APPEALS – Associate Justice (vice Hon. Olga
Palanca-Enriquez)
______________________________________________________
RTC, Br. 43, Roxas, Mindoro Oriental (REGION IV)
RTC, Br. 46, San Jose, Mindoro Occidental (REGION IV)
RTC, Br. 96, Catanuan, Quezon (REGION IV)
MCTC, Polillo-Panukulan, Quezon (REGION IV)
MCTC, Padre Burgos-Agdangan, Quezon (REGION IV)
MCTC, Looc-Alcantara-Sta. Fe-San Jose, Romblon (REGION IV)
– for re-opening
RTC, Br. 66, Talisay City, Cebu (REGION VII)
MTCC, Calbayog City, Samar (REGION VIII)
RTC, Br. 31, Dapa, Surigao del Norte (REGION X)
MTCC, Br. 2, Surigao City, Surigao del Norte (REGION X)
RTC, Br. 41, Cantilan, Surigao del Sur (REGION XI)
MCTC, Glan-Malapatan, Sarangani (REGION XI)
MTC, Calanogas, Lanao del Sur (REGION XII) – for re-opening
36
3
3
3
4
5
(2)
5
3
4
6
3
4
(3)
34
3
3
3
4
5
-
5
3
4
6
3
3
-
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DATE OF
MEETING COURT/OFFICE WHERE VACANT POSITIONS EXIST
NO. OF
CANDIDATES
NO. OF
CONSIDERED
CANDIDATES
9th
MCTC, Wao-Bumbaran, Lanao del Sur (REGION XII) 5
_____
84
4
_____
80
14 February 2013
RTC, Br. 14, Nasugbu, Batangas (REGION IV)
RTC, Br. 33, Siniloan, Laguna (REGION IV)
RTC, Br. 37, Calamba, Laguna (REGION IV)
RTC, Brs. 53 & 54, Lucena City, Quezon (REGION IV)
MTCC, Calamba City, Laguna (REGION IV)
MTCC, Biñan City, Laguna (REGION IV)
MTC, Tagkawayan, Quezon (REGION IV)
MTC, Catanauan (REGION IV)
25
17
29
16
61
61
4
5
_____
218
23
15
28
15
56
56
4
5
_____
202
21 February 2013
RTC, Br. 79, Morong, Rizal (REGION IV)
MTC, Cardona, Rizal (REGION IV)
MTC, Tanay, Rizal (REGION IV)
MTCC, Br. 2, Batangas City, Batangas (REGION IV)
MCTC, Alitagtag-Sta. Teresita, Batangas (REGION IV)
MTCC, Br. 2, Cavite City, Cavite (REGION IV)
MTC, Imus, Cavite (REGION IV)
29
26
30
44
34
34
42
_____
239
28
24
28
42
32
32
40
_____
226
28 February 2013
RTC, Br. 49, Cataingan, Masbate (REGION V) – for re-opening
MTCC, Tabaco City, Albay (REGION V)
MTCC, Br. 1, Naga City, Camarines Sur (REGION V)
MTC, San Jose Panganiban, Camarines Norte (REGION V) – for
re-opening
MTC, Paracale, Camarines Norte (REGION V) – for re-opening
1st MCTC, Bato-San Miguel, Catanduanes (REGION V)
3rd
MCTC, Matnog-Sta. Magdalena, Sorsogon (REGION V)
(1)
13
8
(1)
(2)
4
3
_____
28
-
10
7
-
-
4
3
_____
24
25 April 2013
RTC, Br. 65, Talisay City, Cebu (REGION VII)
RTC, Br. 5, Bongao, Tawi-Tawi (REGION IX)
3
3
_____
6
3
3
_____
6
16 May 2013
RTC, Br. 5, Baguio City, Benguet (REGION I)
RTC, Br. 59, Baguio City, Benguet (REGION I)
RTC, Br. 31 & 32, Agoo, La Union (REGION I)
RTC, Br. 26, San Fernando, La Union (REGION I)
MTC, Sto. Tomas, La Union (REGION I)
MTC, Caba, La Union (REGION I)
17
35
21
21
34
36
14
29
16
15
29
30
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DATE OF
MEETING COURT/OFFICE WHERE VACANT POSITIONS EXIST
NO. OF
CANDIDATES
NO. OF
CONSIDERED
CANDIDATES
MCTC, Kapangan-Kibungan, Benguet (REGION I)
MTC, Cabugao, Ilocos Sur (REGION I)
MCTC, Santiago-San Esteban, Ilocos Sur (REGION I)
MTC, Cabuyao, Laguna (REGION IV)
19
11
14
14
_____
222
17
11
14
12
_____
187
30 May 2013
RTC, Br. 51, Tayug, Pangasinan (REGION I)
RTC, Br. 69, Lingayen, Pangasinan (REGION I)
RTC, Br. 8, Aparri, Cagayan (REGION II)
RTC, Br. 12, Sanchez-Mira, Cagayan (REGION II)
MCTC, Bauko-Sabangan, Mt. Province (REGION II)
MCTC, Natonin-Paracelis, Mt. Province (REGION II)
MCTC, Luna-Pudtol-Calanasan, Apayao (REGION II)
MCTC, Flora-Sta. Marcela, Apayao (REGION II)
MCTC, Bagulin-Burgos, La Union (REGION I)
MTC, Anda, Pangasinan (REGION I)
MTC, Agno, Pangasinan (REGION I)
MTC, Bayambang, Pangasinan (REGION I)
MTC, Bucay, Abra (REGION I)
MTC, Lagangilang, Abra (REGION I)
MTC, Sto. Domingo, Ilocos Sur (REGION I)
MCTC, Kabugao-Conner, Apayao (REGION II)
16
25
12
17
11
8
8
9
31
16
18
28
6
7
12
4
_____
228
15
21
11
15
11
8
7
7
25
12
15
23
6
7
11
4
_____
198
6 June 2013
RTC, Br. 25, Tagudin, Ilocos Sur (REGION I)
13th
MCTC, Alilem-Sugpon, Ilocos Sur (REGION I)
2nd
MCTC, San Vicente-San Ildefonso, Ilocos Sur (REGION I)
9th
MCTC, Gregorio del Pilar-Sigay, Ilocos Sur (REGION I)
7th
MCTC, Banayoyo-Lidlidda-San Emilio, Ilocos Sur (REGION I)
8th
MCTC, Galimuyod-Salcedo, Ilocos Sur (REGION I)
3rd
MCTC, Sarrat-Vintar, Ilocos Sur (REGION I)
2nd
MCTC, Pasuquin-Burgos, Ilocos Sur (REGION I)
1st MCTC, Pidigan-San Quintin-Langidan, Abra (REGION I)
8th
MCTC, Licuan-Malibcong-Lacub-Tineg, Abra (REGION I)
7th
MCTC, Dolores-San Juan, Abra (REGION I)
5th
MCTC, Sal-lapan-Bucloc-Daquioaman, Abra (REGION I)
4th
MCTC, Manabo-Boliney-Tubo-Luba, Abra (REGION I)
2nd
MCTC, Tayum-Peñarrubia, Abra (REGION I)
1st MCTC, Barlig-Sadanga, Mt. Province (REGION I)
RTC, Br. 66, Talisay City, Cebu (REGION VII)
6
7
8
5
9
10
6
6
6
3
3
3
3
7
7
3
_____
92
4
7
8
5
9
10
6
6
6
3
3
3
3
7
7
3
_____
90
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DATE OF
MEETING COURT/OFFICE WHERE VACANT POSITIONS EXIST
NO. OF
CANDIDATES
NO. OF
CONSIDERED
CANDIDATES
27 June 2013
SANDIGANBAYAN – Presiding Justice (vice Hon. Francisco H.
Villaruz)
______________________________________________________
MTC, Cabarroguis, Quirino (REGION II)
2nd
MCTC, Maddela-Nagtipunan, Quirino (REGION II)
MTC, Ambaguio, Nueva Vizcaya (REGION II)
MTC, Kayapa, Nueva Vizcaya (REGION II)
4th
MCTC, Maconacon-Divilican, Isabela (REGION II)
13th
MCTC, San Manuel-Aurora, Isabela (REGION II)
8th
MCTC, Angadanan-San Guillermo, Isabela (REGION II)
8th
MCTC, Br. 1, Aparri-Calayan, Cagayan (REGION II)
MTC, Brs. 1 & 3, Lal-lo, Cagayan (REGION II)
MTC, Itbayat, Batanes (REGION II)
MTC, Sabtang, Batanes (REGION II)
1st MCTC, Basco-Mahatao, Batanes (REGION II)
2nd
MCTC, Ivana-Uyugan, Batanes (REGION II)
4th
MCTC, Lagawe-Hingyon, Ifugao (REGION II)
3rd
MCTC, Pinukpuk-Rizal, Kalinga (REGION II)
9
24
19
18
23
6
13
12
12
11
3
3
5
3
11
4
_____
176
9
24
19
17
22
5
13
12
11
10
3
3
5
3
11
4
_____
171
18 July 2013 MCTC, Panganiban-Viga-Bagamanoc, Catanduanes, (REGION V)
– for re-opening
MCTC, Pandan-Caramoan, Catanduanes (REGION V) – for re-
opening
(3)
(3)
_____
-
-
_____
24 October 2013
METC, Br. 52, Caloocan City (NCJR)
METC, Br. 64, Makati City (NCJR)
METC, Br. 56, Malabon (NCJR)
METC, Brs. 4, 5, 6, 10, 15 & 19, Manila (NCJR)
METC, Br. 44, Pasay City (NCJR)
METC, Br. 71, Pasig City (NCJR)
METC, Brs. 34 & 41, Quezon City (NCJR)
85
86
54
116
86
84
98
_____
609
78
75
48
108
78
75
90
_____
552
TOTAL 150 POSITIONS 2,223 2,045
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E. Final Evaluation of Candidates and Selection of Nominees
Table 7 indicates the vacant positions, the processing of which was completed by
the Council by coming up with a short-list for submission to the Office of the
President. In 2013, the JBC finalized the lists for 119 positions with a total of 1,481
candidates. It thereafter submitted to the Office of the President short-lists with 551
nominees for the said 119 positions.
Table 7. Vacancies Which Were Subject of Final Deliberation by the Council En Banc in 2013
DATE OF
MEETING COURT/OFFICE WHERE VACANT POSITIONS EXIST
NO. OF
CANDIDATES
NO. OF
CONSIDERED
CANDIDATES
14 January 2013
RTC, Br. 28, Mandaue City, Cebu (REGION VII)
MTCC, Br. 1, Tagbilaran City, Bohol (REGION VII)
MCTC, Laoay-Alburquerque-Baclayon, Bohol (REGION VII)
MTCC, Br. 2, Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental (REGION VII)
MCTC, Pamplona-Amlan-San Jose, Negros Oriental(REGION VII)
MCTC, Manjuyod-Ayungon-Bindoy, Negros Oriental (REGION
VII)
MCTC, Lazi-Maria-San Juan, Siquijor (REGION VII) – deferred
20
10
7
11
8
6
(3) _____
62
8
5
5
6
5
6
- _____
35
4 February 2013
RTC, Br. 28, Tacloban City, Leyte (REGION VIII)
RTC, Br. 35, Ormoc City, Leyte (REGION VIII)
MTCC, Ormoc City, Leyte (REGION VIII)
MTC, Burauen, Leyte (REGION VIII)
MCTC, Daram-Zumarraga, Samar (REGION VIII)
MCTC, Gandara-Matuguinao-San Jorge, Samar (REGION VIII)
RTC, Br. 2, Borongan, Eastern Samar (REGION VIII)
MCTC, San Julian-Sulat, Eastern Samar (REGION VIII)
MCTC, Capul-San Vicente, Northern Samar (REGION VIII)
MCTC, Catubig-Las Navas, Northern Samar (REGION VIII)
MCTC, Macrohan-Padre Burgos-Limasawa, Southern Leyte
(REGION VIII)
MTCC, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental (REGION VI)
13
15
14
10
4
4
10
3
5
8
6
3
_____
95
6
6
5
5
4
4
5
3
5
4
6
3
_____
56
11 February 2013
COURT OF TAX APPEALS – Associate Justice (vice Hon. Olga
Palanca-Enriquez)
______________________________________________________
MCTC, Murcia-Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental (REGION
VI) – deferred
MCTC, E.B. Magalona-Manapla, Negros Occidental (REGION VI)
– deferred
34
(6)
(5)
5
-
-
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DATE OF
MEETING COURT/OFFICE WHERE VACANT POSITIONS EXIST
NO. OF
CANDIDATES
NO. OF
CONSIDERED
CANDIDATES
MCTC, Boljoon-Alcoy-Oslob, Cebu (REGION VII)
RTC, Br. 16, Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur (REGION IX)
RTC, Br. 18, Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Norte (REGION IX)
RTC, Br. 10, Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte (REGION IX)
RTC, Br. 24, Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay (REGION IX)
MCTC, Katipunan-Sergio Osmeña, Zamboanga del Norte
(REGION IX)
MCTC, Dumalinao-San Pablo Tigbao, Zamboanga del Sur
(REGION IX) – deferred
MCTC, Kumalarang-Lakewood-Bayog, Zamboanga del Sur
(REGION IX) – deferred
3rd
MCTC, Aloran-Panaoan, Misamis Occidental (REGION X)
1st MCTC, Magallanes-Las Nieves, Agusan del Norte (REGION X)
– deferred
3rd
MCTC, Jabonga-Kitcharo, Agusan del Norte (REGION X) –
deferred
MCTC, Calamba-Baliangao, Misamis Occidental (REGION X)
3rd
MCTC, Impasugong-Sumilao, Bukidnon (REGION X)
6th
MCTC, Kibawe-Damulog-Kadingilan, Bukidnon (REGION X)
7th
MCTC, Lantapan-Cabangsalan, Bukidnon (REGION X)
8th
MCTC, Initao-Libertad, Misamis Oriental (REGION X)
RTC, Br. 7, Baganga, Davao Oriental (REGION XI) – deferred
RTC, Br. 20, Digos City, Davao del Sur (REGION XI)
RTC, Br. 38, Alabel, Sarangani (REGION XI)
MTCC, Br. 6, Davao City, Davao del Sur (REGION XI)
MTCC, Br. 2, General Santos City, South Cotabato (REGION XI)
MTC, Laak (San Vicente), Compostela Valley (REGION XI)
MCTC, Malita-Sta. Maria-Don Marcelino, Davao del Sur (REGION
XI)
7
4
6
9
5
7
(3)
(3)
5
(3)
(3)
3
14
6
7
20
(3)
9
4
7
6
3
4
_____
160
5
4
4
6
3
6
-
-
5
-
-
3
6
5
6
7
-
6
3
4
4
3
4
_____
89
25 February 2013
RTC, Br. 46, San Jose, Mindoro Occidental (REGION IV)
RTC, Br. 96, Catanauan, Quezon (REGION IV) – deferred
MCTC, Polillo-Panukalan, Quezon (REGION IV)
MCTC, Padre Burgos-Agdangan, Quezon (REGION IV)
RTC, Br. 66, Talisay City, Cebu (REGION VII)
MTCC, Calbayog City, Samar (REGION VIII)
RTC, Br. 31, Dapa, Surigao del Norte (REGION X)
MTCC, Br. 2, Surigao City, Surigao del Norte (REGION X)
RTC, Br. 41, Cantillan, Surigao del Sur (REGION XI) – deferred
MCTC, Glan-Malapatan, Sarangani (REGION XI)
MCTC, Wao-Bumbaran, Lanao del Sur (REGION XII)
3
(3)
4
6
5
3
4
6
(3)
3
4
_____
38
3
-
3
6
5
3
3
6
-
3
4
_____
36
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DATE OF
MEETING COURT/OFFICE WHERE VACANT POSITIONS EXIST
NO. OF
CANDIDATES
NO. OF
CONSIDERED
CANDIDATES
6 May 2013
MTC, Cardona, Rizal (REGION IV)
MTC, Tanay, Rizal (REGION IV)
RTC, Br. 37, Calamba, Laguna (REGION IV)
RTC, Br. 33, Siniloan, Laguna (REGION IV)
MTCC, Calamba City, Laguna (REGION IV)
MTCC, Biñan City, Laguna (REGION IV)
RTC, Br. 14, Nasugbu, Batangas (REGION IV)
MTCC, Br. 2, Batangas City, Batangas (REGION IV)
MCTC, Alitagtag-Sta. Teresita, Batangas (REGION IV)
RTC, Brs. 53 and 54, Lucena City, Quezon (REGION IV)
MTC, Tagkawayan, Quezon (REGION IV)
MTC, Catanauan, Quezon (REGION IV)
MTCC, Br. 2, Cavite City (REGION IV)
MTC, Imus, Cavite (REGION IV)
23
28
29
16
59
57
25
42
32
16
4
5
32
40
_____
416
7
8
5
5
9
6
6
6
4
6
3
4
7
7
_____
83
3 June 2013
LEGAL EDUCATION BOARD - Law Students’ Sector (vice Marc
Titus D. Cebreros)
______________________________________________________
RTC, Br. 79, Morong, Rizal (REGION IV)
MTCC, Tabaco, Albay (REGION V)
MTCC, Br. 1, Naga City, Camarines Sur (REGION V)
MCTC, Bato-San Miguel, Catanduanes, (REGION V)
MCTC, Matnog-Sta. Magdalena, Sorsogon (REGION V) –
deferred
MCTC, Murcia-Salvador Benedito, Negros Occidental (REGION
VI)
MCTC, E.B. Magalona-Manapla, Negros Occidental (REGION VI)
RTC, Br. 65, Talisay, Cebu (REGION VII) – deferred
RTC, Br. 5, Bongao, Tawi-Tawi (REGION IX)
8th
MCTC, Dumalinao-San Pablo Tigbao-Guipos, ZDS (REGION
IX)
13th
MCTC, Kumalarang-Lakewood-Bayog, ZDS (REGION IX)
1st MCTC, Magallanes-Las Nieves, Agusan del Norte (REGION X)
3rd
MCTC, Jabonga-Kitcharo, Agusan del Norte (REGION X)
RTC, Br. 7, Baganga, Davao Oriental (REGION XI)
3
23
9
6
4
(3)
6
5
(3)
3
3
3
3
3
3
_____
74
3
6
5
6
3
-
6
5
-
3
3
3
3
3
3
_____
52
17 June 2013
RTC, Br. 5, Baguio City, Benguet (REGION I)
RTC, Br. 59, Baguio City, Benguet (REGION I)
RTC, Brs. 31 & 32, Agoo, La Union (REGION I)
RTC, Br. 26, San Fernando, La Union (REGION I)
MTC, Sto. Tomas, La Union (REGION I)
MTC, Caba, La Union (REGION I)
14
29
16
15
29
30
5
5
5
5
6
6
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DATE OF
MEETING COURT/OFFICE WHERE VACANT POSITIONS EXIST
NO. OF
CANDIDATES
NO. OF
CONSIDERED
CANDIDATES
MCTC, Kapangan-Kibungan, Benguet (REGION I)
MTC, Cabugao, Ilocos Sur (REGION I)
MCTC, Santiago-San Esteban, Ilocos Sur (REGION I)
MTCC, Cabuyao, Laguna (REGION IV)
RTC, Br. 65, Talisay City, Cebu (REGION VII)
17
11
14
12
6
_____
193
6
5
5
4
6
_____
58
29 July 2013
SANDIGANBAYAN – Presiding Justice (vice Hon. Francisco H.
Villaruz, Jr.)
______________________________________________________
RTC, Br. 51, Tayug, Pangasinan (REGION I)
RTC, Br. 69, Lingayen, Pangasinan (REGION I)
MCTC, Bauko-Sabangan, Mt. Province (REGION I) – deferred
MCTC, Bagulin-Burgos, La Union (REGION I) – deferred
MTC, Anda, Pangasinan, (REGION I)
MTC, Agno, Pangasinan (REGION I)
MTC, Bayambang, Pangasinan (REGION I)
MTC, Bucay, Abra (REGION I)
MTC, Lagangilang, Abra (REGION I)
MTC, Sto. Domingo, Ilocos Sur (REGION I)
RTC, Br. 8, Aparri, Cagayan (REGION II)
RTC, Br. 12, Sanchez-Mira, Cagayan (REGION II)
MCTC, Natonin-Paracelis, Mt. Province (REGION II) – deferred
MCTC, Luna-Pudtol-Calanasan, Apayao (REGION II) – deferred
MCTC, Flora-Sta. Marcela, Apayao (REGION II)
MCTC, Kabugao-Conner, Apayao (REGION II) – deferred
9
15
21
(11)
(25)
12
15
23
6
7
11
10
15
(8)
(7)
7
(4)
_____
151
5
5
4
-
-
4
5
5
6
7
5
4
3
-
-
7
-
_____
60
9 September 2013
OMBUDSMAN – Overall Deputy Ombudsman (vice Hon. Orlando
C. Casimiro)
_______________________________________________________
RTC, Br. 25, Tagudin, Ilocos Sur (Region I)
2nd
MCTC, Tayum-Peñarrubia, Abra (Region I)
3rd
MCTC, Sarrat-Vintar, Ilocos Norte (Region I)
5th
MCTC, Sal-lapan-Bucloc-Daguioaman, Abra (Region I)
1st MCTC, Pidigan-San Quintin-Langidan, Abra (Region I)
2nd
MCTC, Pasuquin-Burgos, Ilocos Norte (Region I)
4th
MCTC, Manabo-Boliney-Tubo-Luba, Abra (Region I) –
deferred
8th
MCTC, Galimuyod-Salcedo, Ilocos Sur (Region I) – deferred
7th
MCTC, Dolores-San Juan, Abra (Region I) – deferred
1st MCTC, Barlig-Sadanga, Mt. Province (Region I) – deferred
7th
MCTC, Banayoyo-Lidlidda-San Emilio, Ilocos Sur (Region I)
8th
MCTC, Licuan-Malibcong-Lacub-Tineg, Abra (Region I)
10
4
7
6
3
6
6
(3)
(10)
(3)
(7)
9
3
(7)
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
-
-
-
-
3
3
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DATE OF
MEETING COURT/OFFICE WHERE VACANT POSITIONS EXIST
NO. OF
CANDIDATES
NO. OF
CONSIDERED
CANDIDATES
13th
MCTC, Alilem-Sugpon, Ilocos Sur (Region I) – deferred
9th
MCTC, Gregorio Del Pilar-Sigay, Ilocos Sur (Region I) –
deferred
MTC, Sabtang, Batanes (Region II) – deferred
MTC, Kayapa, Nueva Vizcaya (Region II) – deferred
MTC, Itbayat, Batanes (Region II) – deferred
MTC, Cabarroguis, Quirino (Region II)
MTC, Brs. 1 & 3, Lal-Lo, Cagayan (Region II) – deferred
MTC, Ambaguio, Nueva Vizcaya (Region II) – deferred
2nd
MCTC, San Vicente-San Ildefonso, Ilocos Sur (Region I) –
deferred
13th
MCTC, San Manuel-Aurora, Isabela (Region II)
3rd
MCTC, Pinukpuk-Rizal, Kalinga (Region II)
2nd
MCTC, Maddela-Nagtipunan, Quirino (Region II)
4th
MCTC, Maconacon-Divilican, Isabela (Region II) – deferred
4th
MCTC, Lagawe-Hingyon, Ifugao (Region II)
2nd
MCTC, Ivana-Uyugan, Batanes (Region II) – deferred
8th
MCTC, Br. 1, Aparri-Calayan, Cagayan (Region II)
1st MCTC, Basco-Mahatao, Batanes (Region II)
8th
MCTC, Angadanan-San Guillermo, Isabela (Region II) –
deferred
2nd
MCTC, Lazi-Maria-San Juan, Siquijor (Region VII) – for
reopening
MCTC, Bauko-Sabangan, Mt. Province (REGION I) – deferred
MCTC, Bagulin-Burgos, La Union (REGION I) – deferred
MCTC, Natonin-Paracelis, Mt. Province (REGION II) – deferred
MCTC, Luna-Pudtol-Calanasan, Apayao (REGION II) – deferred
MCTC, Kabugao-Conner, Apayao (REGION II) – deferred
(5)
(3)
(22)
(3)
24
(10)
(17)
(8)
13
4
19
(5)
11
(3)
11
5
(12)
(3)
(11)
(25)
(8)
(7)
(4)
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-
-
-
-
-
4
-
-
-
4
4
3
-
4
-
3
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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15 November 2013 METC, Br. 52, Caloocan City (NCJR) – deferred
METC, Br. 64, Makati City (NCJR) – deferred
METC, Br. 56, Malabon City (NCJR) – deferred
METC, Brs. 4, 5, 6, 10, 15 & 19, Manila (NCJR) – deferred
METC, Br. 44, Pasay City (NCJR) – deferred
METC, Br. 71, Pasig City (NCJR) – deferred
METC, Brs. 34 & 41, Quezon City (NCJR) – deferred
(78)
(75)
(48)
(108)
(78)
(75)
(90)
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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COURT OF APPEALS – Associate Justice
a. vice Hon. Rosalinda Asuncion-Vicente;
b. vice Hon. Pampio Abarintos; and
c. vice Hon. Angelita A. Gacutan
LEB – Regular Member representing the Philippine Association of
Law School (PALS) (vice Hon. Eloy R. Bello, Jr.)
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49
55
3
6
8
8
3
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DATE OF
MEETING COURT/OFFICE WHERE VACANT POSITIONS EXIST
NO. OF
CANDIDATES
NO. OF
CONSIDERED
CANDIDATES
LEB – Regular Member Representing the Philippine Association of
Law Professor (PALP) (vice Hon. Venicio S. Flores)
3
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158
3
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TOTAL 119 POSITIONS 1,481 551
F. Appointments Released by the Office of the President
For the period January to December 2013, the Office of the President released a
total of 200 appointments: one (1) to the Court of Appeals; one (1) to the
Sandiganbayan; two (2) to the Court of Tax Appeals; one 1 to Office of the
Ombudsman; one (1) to the Legal Education Board; and 194 to lower courts, as shown
in Table 8.
Table 8. Appointments
(Released to the JBC from January - December 2013)
Date Received
by JBC
SC
CA
SB
CTA
RTC
METC
MTCC
MTC
MCTC
SCC
OMB
LEB Total
no. of
vacan
-cies
17 January 2013 5 1 3 2 11
18 January 2013 2 2
25 January 2013 1 3 1 1 6
31 January 2013 6 2 5 13
7 February 2013 4 8 12
5 March 2013 1 1
14 March 2013 1 1
27 March 2013 26 14 2 3 15 1 61
3 April 2013 2 2 4
24 April 2013 1 1 2
20 May 2013 1 1
27 June 2013 5 3 1 9 18
2 July 2013 1 1
5 September 2013 8 3 11 22
16 September 2013 1 1
8 October 2013 8 8 5 8 29
9 October 2013 1 1
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Date Received
by JBC
SC
CA
SB
CTA
RTC
METC
MTCC
MTC
MCTC
SCC
OMB
LEB Total
no. of
vacan
-cies
16 October 2013 1 1
6 November2013 1 1
27 November 2013 4 3 3 10
20 December 2013 2 2
Total 0 1 1 2 71 14 24 27 57 1 1 1 200
G. Sex-disaggregated Data
In 2013, the number and percentage of male and female applicants and
appointees were as follows:
Table 9. Number/Percentage of Male and Female Applicants for, and Appointees to,
the Judiciary in 2013
Male Female Total
A. Applicants for the Judiciary
2,093
(50.02%)
2,091
(49.98%) 4,184
B. Justices and Judges Whose Appointments Were Received by the JBC in 2013
92
(46.46%)
106
(53.54%) 198
Table 10. Number/Percentage of Male and Female Applicants for, and Appointees to,
the Office of the Ombudsman in 2013
Position Male Female Total
Overall Deputy Ombudsman
Applicants
10
(100%)
0
(0%) 10
Appointees
1
(100%)
0
(0%) 1
Deputy Ombudsman for Mindanao
Applicants
4
(44.44%)
5
(55.56%) 9
Appointees
0 0 0
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Table 11. Number/Percentage of Male and Female Applicants for, and Appointees to,
the Legal Education Board in 2013
Position: Regular Member Representing the Male Female Total
Philippine Association of Law Schools
(PALS)
Applicants
2
(66.67%)
1
(33.33%%) 3
Appointees
0 0 0
Philippine Association of Law Professors
(PALP)
Applicants
2
(66.67%)
1
(33.33%) 3
Appointees
0 0 0
Law Students’ Sector
Applicants
3
(100%)
0
(0%) 3
Appointees
1
(100%)
0
(0%) 1
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IV. SPECIAL PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES
In connection with its principal mandate and in order to meet the demands of the
times, the JBC undertook in 2013 the following projects or activities:
A. Process-Mapping Workshops
Among the Chief Justice’s thrust is to
professionalize the service. To align itself with
that goal, the JBC undertook to revisit its
plantilla or staffing pattern so as to make the job
title and qualifications match the job description
or actual tasks to be performed. Thus, as a
prelude to the plantilla review, the JBC, upon
the initiative of the Office of the Chief Justice,
had process-mapping workshops, to wit:
Activity Date Conducted Venue Participants
1. Process-mapping
Workshop (current
state)
16 April 2013 Pan Pacific Hotel.
Manila
All JBC Regular
Members, officers
and staff
2. Process-mapping
Workshop (future
state)
23 April 2013
Justices Lounge,
Supreme Court,
Manila
All JBC Regular
Members and
officers
These workshops involved an identification of all the JBC processes,
particularly, the
steps in each process;
inputs, tools used, and outputs of
each step;
gaps in each step;
points of delay and inefficiencies;
persons responsible or accountable
for each step; and
competencies and skills required for
each process step.
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B. Dialogue with Various Sectors on JBC Processes
From 2006 to 2008, the JBC
conducted regional dialogues, which
served a three-pronged strategy: as
information drive, search campaign, and
feedback mechanism. They were aimed
at orienting the public on JBC’s search,
screening, and selection processes and, at
the same time, encouraging lawyers to
join the Judiciary. They also afforded the
participants an opportunity to air their
concerns and give recommendations on
how to improve the selection process.
Having been convinced of the gains of the said dialogues, the JBC decided to
resume conducting another round in the Visayas and in Mindanao, particularly, in
1. Cebu City – 23 September 2013; and
2. Davao City – 18 November 2013.
The sectoral representation is broken down as follows:
Sectoral Represented No. of Participants
Cebu City Davao City
Justices (Court of Appeals) 5
Judges 5 7
Prosecutors 15 20
Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) 14 14
Integrated Bar of the Philippines 35 33
Clerks of Court 1 1
Academe 3 3
Government Agencies/Local
Government Units (LGUs) 4
Civic Groups 3 2
Media 8 1
TOTAL 89 85
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C. Survey on JBC Policies or Reform Initiatives
It behooves the Council to nominate only those who measure up to the standards
or qualities prescribed by the Constitution. Nominees must not only possess these
qualities, but must also appear to, or are perceived by, the public to possess these
qualities.
Thus, in 2008, the Council introduced the Points System, which involves a
mathematical assignment and computation of the points of an applicant based on the
following criteria: (1) educational background; (2) experience; (3) performance; (4)
integrity; (5) personal interview; (6) sound physical and mental condition; and (7)
other related accomplishments like awards and authorship of legal articles or books.
Likewise, a Survey System was adopted in 2008 as part of the background
check insofar as the integrity and reputation of applicants are concerned. This scheme
was patterned after that of the Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation in
California, U.S.A. The answers to survey questionnaires are tabulated and calculated
based on a set criteria and formula. To make the survey system work more effectively,
the Council held a dialogue with stakeholders on the said system in 2009 in Manila and
in Cebu City.
Both the Point System and Survey System were pilot-tested and were eventually
approved to serve as guide in the assessment of the qualifications of candidates.
To provide stakeholders in the Visayas and Mindanao with an opportunity to air
their concerns and give their recommendations on how to improve both systems, the
Council conducted a survey thereon concurrent with the dialogues held in September
2013 in Cebu City and in November 2013 in Davao City.
Also included in the survey was the requirement that applicants in government
service should be occupying a position with Salary Grade 27 for them to be considered
for Regional Trial Courts.
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D. Pilot-testing of, and Survey on, the JBC Online Application System
The existing JBC online application system in 2013 was very simple:
1. Applications and accomplished Personal Data Sheets (PDS) could be
submitted online through the JBC electronic mail boxes.
2. Since the JBC e-mail boxes lack storage space, applicants were required to
submit flash drives or compact discs containing the electronic file of their
supporting documents.
3. Entries in the PDS in Microsoft Excel format sent through e-mail, as well as
supporting documents in flash drives or CDs, are copied and pasted into the
JBC Integrated Data System.
During the dialogues in Cebu City and Davao City in 2013, pilot-testing of, and
survey on, the JBC online application system were conducted for the following
purposes:
1. To elicit from stakeholders feedback or suggestions on how to enhance the
system; and
2. To assess whether this system would really fast-track the filing and
processing of applications.
The results of the survey and the pilot-test were positive. Hence, negotiations
have been made with the Management Information Systems Office for the
establishment of a bundled enhancement online application system, which would be
linked to the JBC Integrated Data System.
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E. Survey on the Proposed Promotion Track and Point System
In line with the Chief Justice’s avowed vision of a robust Judiciary, the JBC has
been trying to enhance its nomination processes for membership or promotion in the
Judiciary. As a preliminary step, it solicited suggestions from judges on the following:
1. Development of a point system that would attempt to scientifically rank the
candidates according to their best fitness for positions that are to be filled;
and
2. Creation of a promotion track for judges.
The suggestions thus far submitted were consolidated and submitted to the
Council En Banc for its consideration.
The selection process is a work in progress. Thus, the JBC will continue to
explore avenues that will lead to the realization of its vision, i.e., a JBC that is
“independent, efficient and a proactive sentinel of judicial service, guided only by the
principles of integrity, excellence and competence; unfettered by the shackles of
friendship, relationship, or other considerations, thus vesting the cloak of Magistracy
on those who will best dispense justice for all.”
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