A year after devastating flooding in the Texas Hill Country prompted lawmakers to strengthen the state’s flood preparedness laws, this week’s heavy rains are putting those reforms to an early test.

Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo administered the oath of office to the newly elected national officers, deputies, presidential assistants, and presidential advisers of the Philippine Judges Association (PJA) on January 15, 2026, at the Supreme Court (SC) Session Hall in Manila.