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CA panel defers confirmation of ex-SC Justice Mendoza as JBC member
The Commission on Appointments (CA) has deferred the confirmation of the ad interim appointment of retired Supreme Court Justice Jose Catral Mendoza as a member of the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC), representing retired justices of the high tribunal.
Senator Imee Marcos objected to Mendoza's appointment, citing his "lack of responsive and adequate answers" during the CA hearing.
Marcos expressed concern that Mendoza's responses cast doubt on the probity and independence of the JBC.
Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Alfredo Garbin Jr. moved to defer the recommendation to the plenary due to lack of material time, which panel chairperson Senator Rodante Marcoleta approved.
Marcos's alarm was specifically raised by Mendoza's responses regarding the inclusion of then Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin "Boying" Remulla to the shortlist of aspirants for the Ombudsman post.
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. eventually appointed Remulla to the Ombudsman post, besting six other applicants.
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