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Fredderick Vida formally assumes post as acting justice chief
Fredderick Vida officially took his oath as the acting Secretary of the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday, November 17, administered by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
His appointment follows the previous Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla's move to the Ombudsman position.
Vida was designated acting secretary on November 13 and had been leading the department since October.
He previously served as assistant secretary and was promoted to undersecretary in October 2023.
His public service career includes three terms as mayor of Mendez, Cavite, from 2013 to 2022.
During his tenure, the DOJ oversaw preliminary investigations into alleged corruption in flood-control projects and released the resolution on the missing sabungeros case.
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