Duterte appoints 11 new judges

The first batch of judges under the Duterte administration for 2017 has been appointed by Malacanang.

The latest appointments of 11 Regional Trial Court (RTC) judges for Region 4 or Southern Tagalog and Region 5 or Bicol were relayed in a transmittal letter of Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea to Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno on January 17, 2017.