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.
The newly elected PJA officers are Judge Pia Cristina B. Bersamin-Embuscado, President; Judge Maria Paz R. Reyes-Yson, Executive Vice-President; Judge Divina Gracia Lopez Peliño, Senior Vice-President; Judge Elisa R. Sarmiento-Flores, Vice-President for Administration; Judge Caridad Villegas Galvez, Vice-President for External Affairs; Judge Pablo C. Formaran III, Vice-President for Internal Affairs; Judge Maria Teresa E. De Guzman-Alvarez, Vice-President for Finance; Judge Abraham Joseph B. Alcantara, Vice-President for Legal Affairs; Judge Mary Jane B. Dacara-Buenaventura, Vice-President for Research and Judicial Education; Judge Tarcelo A. Sabarre, Jr., Vice-President for Special Projects; Judge Mary Catherine O. Noblejas-Garcia, Secretary General; Judge Ira Fritzie C. Cruz-Rojo, Treasurer General; Judge Giovanni E. Vidal, Auditor; Judge Maria Gilda T. Loja Pangilinan, Public Relations Officer; and Judge Jose Rene G. Dondoyano, Business Manager.
The PJA’s newly elected Regional Directors, Deputies, Presidential Assistants, and Presidential Advisers also took their oath of office before the Chief Justice. The PJA is the only association of Regional Trial Court judges that is duly recognized by the SC.
Also present during the oathtaking were SC Associate Justices Alfredo Benjamin S. Caguioa and Rodil V. Zalameda. (Press release courtesy of the SC Office of the Spokesperson)
Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo administers the oath of office to newly elected national officers of the Philippine Judges Association, led by its President Judge Pia Cristina B. Bersamin-Embuscado (next to Chief Justice Gesmundo), on January 15, 2026, at the Supreme Court (SC) Session Hall in Manila. (Photo courtesy of the SC Communications Office)
Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo administers the oath of office to newly elected regional directors of the Philippine Judges Association on January 15, 2026, at the Supreme Court (SC) Session Hall in Manila. (Photo courtesy of the SC Communications Office)
Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo administers the oath of office to newly elected deputies of the Philippine Judges Association on January 15, 2026, at the Supreme Court (SC) Session Hall in Manila. (Photo courtesy of the SC Communications Office)
Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo administers the oath of office to newly elected presidential assistants and presidential advisers of the Philippine Judges Association on January 15, 2026, at the Supreme Court (SC) Session Hall in Manila. (Photo courtesy of the SC Communications Office)
Originally published by the Supreme Court Public Information Office.