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NEW SC ASSOCIATE JUSTICE. President Benigno Simeon Aquino III swears in Maria Lourdes Aranal Sereno as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court during oath-taking ceremony on Monday (Aug. 16) at Malacanang’s Rizal Hall.Seremo is the President’s first appointee to the High Tribunal.
Aug 20, 2010
MANILA – President Benigno S. Aquino III on Monday administered the oath of office of newly appointed Supreme Court Associate Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno in simple ceremonies in Malacañang.
Sereno was appointed to the position vacated by then Associate Justice Renato Corona who now sits as the 23rd Chief Justice of the High Court. The President said he chose Sereno over other Associate Justice candidates recommended by the Judicial and Bar Council for her “awe-inspiring” resume which included her being instrumental in winning the PIATCO and FRAPORT cases in favor of the Philippines.
He added that Sereno and he shared the same view when it came to his “centerpiece” program of reforming the judiciary. Sereno, who is currently the executive director of the Asian Institute of Management Policy Center, graduated cum laude from the University of the Philippines’ College of Law in 1984, and was the class valedictorian.