Supreme Court of the Philippines Judicial and Bar Council Manila

I. RECOMMENDEES FOR CHIEF JUSTICE POST (vice Hon. Renato C. Corona) (Application Period: 6 June 2012 2 July 2012)

as of 7.2.12 4:30 pm Name of Recommendee Recommending Parties Date of Acceptance/ Conformity 7/2/12 7/2/12 7/2/12 6/14/12 (received 6/18/12) 6/18/12

A. RECOMMENDATIONS WITH CONFORMITY 1. Carpio, Antonio T.* 1. Allan Jose Justiani Villarante (per e-mail dated 7/1/12 received 7/2/12) 2. Velasco, Presbitero Jr. J.* 3. Leonardo-De Castro, Teresita J. * 1. Fides C. Cordero-Tan (per letter dated 6/13/12 & received 6/19/12) 4. Brion, Arturo D.*

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Abad, Roberto A.

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7. 8.

1. Atty. Nilo T. Divina (per letter dated and received 6/14/12) 2. Rene Saguisag (per letter dated and received 6/18/12) 3. Mark Arthur M. Catabona (per letter dated & received 6/18/12) 4. Gregorio M. Batiller, Jr. (per letter dated 6/14/12 & received 6/15/12) 5. Dean Perry L. Pe (per letter of Mr. Nilo T. Divina with attached Resolution of PALS dated & received 6/29/12) 6. Pontifical & Royal University of Santo Tomas (per Resolution dated 6/18/12 & received 7/2/12) Bautista, Andres D. 1. Jesus, L. Arranza (per letter dated & received 6/18/12; conforme dated 7/2/12) 2. Ramon B. Magsaysay, Jr. (per letter dated & received 6/18/12) 3. Dean Perry L. Pe (per letter dated & received 6/29/12 of Mr. Nilo T. Divina with attached Resolution of PALS) Cagampang-De Castro, Soledad M. 1. Juan Arturo Iluminado De Castro (per letter dated and received 6/15/12) De Lima, Leila M. 1. Dante LA. Jimenez (VACC) (per letter dated 6/11/12 & received 6/13/11) 2. Atty. Christopher Lawrence B. Monato (per letter dated 6/7/12 & received 6/13/12) 3. Atty. Rogelio C. Limare (per letter dated 6/6/12 & received 6/13/12) 4. Atty. Avelino Cruz and Francisco Acosta (per letter dated 6/11/12 & received 6/14/12) 5. Atty. Reynaldo L. Bagatsing (per letter dated & received 6/15/12)

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First five Justices of the Supreme Court, who by tradition, are automatically considered for nomination for the post of the Chief Justice

Name of Recommendee 9. Diokno, Jose Manuel I.

Recommending Parties

1. Eric Vincent Batalla (per letter dated 6/13/12 & received 6/18/12) 2. Pablito V. Sanidad (per letter dated 6/7/12 & received 6/18/12; with conforme) 3. Luis Ruben M. General (per letter dated 6/18/12 & received 6/19/12) 4. Dean Perry L. Pe (per letter dated & received 6/29/12 of Mr. Nilo T. Divina with attached Resolution of PALS) 10. Herbosa, Teresita J. 1. Adelita A. Vergel de Dios (per letter dated 6/15/12 & received 6/18/12) 2. Agnes H. Maranan (per letter dated & received 6/19/12) 3. Fides C. Cordero-Tan (per letter dated 6/25/12 & received 6/29/12) 11. Jardeleza, Francis H. 1. Dean Danilo Concepcion (per letter dated 6/4/12 & received 6/6/12) 2. Salvador Carlota (per letter dated 6/7/12 & received 6/8/12) 3. Pacifico Agabin (per letter dated 6/7/12 & received 6/8/12) 4. Froilan Bacungan (per letter dated 6/7/12 & received 6/8/12) 5. Merlin M. Magallona (per letter dated 6/7/12 & received 6/8/12) 6. Baldomero C. Estenzo (per letter dated 6/6/12 & received on 6/19/12) 7. Atty. Zacarias D. Bedona, Jr. (per letter dated 6/14/12 & received 6/15/12) 8. IBP Iloilo Chapter (per Resolution No. 002, Series of 2012) 9. Cyril R. Regalado (per letter dated 6/13/12 & received 6/15/12) 10. Atty. Juana Judita Panigbatan-Nafarrete (per letter dated 6/13/12 & received 6/15/12) 11. Sr. Maria Belen F. Berayon (per letter dated 6/12/12 & received 6/15/12) 12. Legarda, Maria Carolina Katrina T. 1. Prof Myrna Feliciano (per letter dated 6/1/12 & received 6/5/12) 2. Erlyn A. Sana (per letter dated 6/1/12 & received 6/5/12) 3. Bernadette J. Madrid (per letter dated 6/4/12 & received 6/5/12) 4. Louis J. Montero (per letter dated 5/31/12 & received 6/5/12) 5. Atty. Farah Decano (per letter dated 6/7/12 & received 6/8/12) 6. Dean Soledad Deriquito-Mawis (per letter dated 6/4/12 & received 6/13/12 with conforme) 7. Eliseo Dizon (per letter dated 6/11/12 received 6/13/12) 8. Antonio I. Panahon (per letter dated 5/31/12 & received 6/18/12) 9. Fides C. Cordero-Tan (per letter dated 6/13/12 & received 6/19/12)
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Date of Acceptance/ Conformity 6/18/12

Per faxed letter dated7/2/12

7/2/12

6/4/12 (received 6/13/12)

Name of Recommendee 13. Morales, Rafael A.

Recommending Parties 1. Florentino Feliciano (per letter dated and & received 6/11/12; with conforme per letter dated and received 6/14/12) 1. Danilo L. Concepcion and Florin T. Hilbay (per letter dated 6/7/12 & received 6/8/12 with conforme) 2. Pelagio T. Ricalde (per letter dated 6/12/12 & received 6/18/12) 3. Fr. Ranhilio C. Aquino (per letter dated 6/15/12 & received 6/20/12) 4. Atty. Pilar R. Trinidad (per letter dated 6/27/12 & received 6/29/12) 1. Maria Dulce M. Marcos Pijao (per letter dated 6/19/12 & received 6/21/12 with conforme) 1. Atty. Nicasio D. Tan (per letter dated 6/21/11 sent to Sen. Escudero & received by EO on 6/25/12) 1. Zeneida Quezon-Avancea (per letter dated 6/13/12 &received 6/15/12) 2. Atty. Romeo D.C. Candazo (per letter dated 6/14/12 & received 6/15/12) 3. Dean Virgilio B. Jara (per letter dated 6/14/12 & received 6/15/12) 4. Prof. Roberto M. Mata (per letter dated & received 6/25/12) 5. Atty. Stalin A. Baguio (per letter dated 6/21/12 & received 6/26/12) 1. Mario dela Cruz; (per letter received 6/7/12

Date of Acceptance/ Conformity 6/11/12 (received 6/14/12) 6/7/12 (received 6/8/12)

14. Pangalangan, Raul C.

15. Pijao, Ferdinand Jose David Emmanuel Edralin Marcos Sr. 16. Rodriguez, Rufus B.

6/19/12 (received 6/21/12) 7/2/12

17. Sarmiento, Rene V.

6/18/12

18. Siayngco, Manuel Jr. DJ.

19. Tria-Infante, Amelia

20. Valdez, Amado D.

21. Velasquez, Vicente R. 22. Villanueva, Cesar

23. Zamora, Ronaldo B.

1. Judge Ma. Ruby B. Camarista (dated 6/18/12 & received 6/19/12) 2. Jesusa P. Maningas (per letted dated & received 6/18/12) 1. Saeed A. Daof (per letter dated 6/14/12 received 6/14/12) 2. Albert S. Alday (per letter dated 6/26/12 & received 6/27/12) 3. Dean Perry L. Pe (per letter dated & received 6/29/12 of Mr. Nilo T. Divina with attached Resolution of PALS) 1. Jaime G. Sarthou (per letter dated and received 6/18/12I 1. Ramon Torralba, Jr. (per letter dated 6/4/12 & received 6/5/12) 2. Atty. Pete S. Principe (per letter dated 6/9/12 & received 6/15/12) 3. Retired Justice Jose A.R. Melo (per letter dated & received 6/18/12) 4. Fr. Rranhilio C. Aquino (per letter dated 6/15/12 & received 6/20/12) 5. Dean Perry L. Pe (per letter dated & received 6/29/12 of Mr. Nilo T. Divina with attached Resolution of PALS) 1. Rene V. Saguisag (per letter dated and
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6/15/12 (received 6/18/12) 7/2/12

6/29/12

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6/18/12

Name of Recommendee

Recommending Parties received 6/18/12) 2. Neptali M. Gonzales, II (per letter dated 6/15/12 & received 6/18/12; with conforme) 1. Felma Roel R. Singco (received 6/13/12) 2. Reagan D. De Guzman (per letter dated 6/13/12 & received 6/14/12) 3. Atty. Fidel Thaddeus I. Borja (per letter dated6/14/12 & received 6/15/12) 4. Fides C. Cordero-Tan (per letter dated 6/13/12 & received 6/19/12) 5. Atty. Salvador Fabregas (per letter dated 6/14/12 & received 6/15/12) 6. Atty. Jordan M. Pizaras and Atty. Janalyn B. Gainza-Tang (per letter dated 6/15/12 & received 6/18/12) 7. Bishop Efraim M. Tendero (per letter dated & received 6/18/12)

Date of Acceptance/ Conformity

24. Sereno, Maria Lourdes P.

7/2/12

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II.

APPLICANTS FOR CHIEF JUSTICE POST (vice Hon. Renato C. Corona) (Application Period: 6 June 2012 2 July 2012) Date of Application 6/5/12 6/18/12 Date Received 6/6/12 6/18/12

Name of Applicant 1. 2. Esquivel, Jocelyn C. Floro, Florentino V.

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N.B.

1. For recommendees to be considered as candidates, they must manifest before the deadline their acceptance either in the recommendation paper itself or in a separate document (Secs. 5 & 8, Rule I, JBC-009, Rules of the JBC). 2. The qualifications of applicants or recommendees in these running lists have yet to be evaluated by the JBC.