Junior justice heads anti-graft court

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President Benigno Aquino III has appointed Amparo Cabotaje-Tang, the most junior justice in the Sandiganbayan, as its presiding justice. The President signed Tang’s appointment document on October 1, addressed to Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. A former Assistant Solicitor General, Cabotaje-Tang bested 4 other nominees to the position, including Interior and Local Government Undersecretary Rafael Santos, a key ally of Interior Secretary Mar Roxas. The anti-graft court is a key component of the President’s aggressive campaign against corruption in the country.


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