Jardeleza appointed as Supreme Court justice

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President Benigno Aquino II has appointed Solicitor General Francis H. Jardeleza as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday morning, August 20, 2014 a day after the Supreme Court voted to include him in a list of nominees. Voting 7-4, the SC en banc on Tuesday, August 19 declared that Jardeleza is deemed included in the candidates for the vacated post of retired Justice Roberto Abad. Jardleza had previously asked the SC to overrule the Judicial and Bar Council’s decision to exclude him due to integrity issues raised by high court Chief Justice Maria Loures Sereno. The Chief Justice and Justice Antonio Carpio inhibited from the voting, while another unnamed justice was on leave. Sources in the JBC told Rappler that during deliberations, questions were raised on why Jardeleza reportedly deleted a portion of a memorandum submitted by the Philippines to challenge China’s claims in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). The deleted portion, which was later reinstated, would have undermined the Philippines’ claim over disputed territory. 
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