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MANILA, Philippines – The country’s newest associate justice apparently hails from humble origins, the Supreme Court (SC) revealed.
After it emerged that former associate judge of the Court of Appeals (CA) Ricardo Rosario was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte, SC published a short biography of the newest magistrate, revealing that he once briefly worked as a security guard for the Office of the Government Corporate Advisor. in 1977.
Before that, Rosario was also a messenger for the Employee Compensation Commission in 1976.
“Justice Rosario started from a humble beginning. As the fourth of thirteen siblings, he made his way through college and earned a BA in Political Science from the University of the Far East, ”the SC Public Information Office (SC-PIO) said in a statement.
“He once worked as a messenger for the Employees Compensation Commission in 1976 and then as a Security Guard for the Government Corporate Counsel’s Office for a few months in 1977, until his promotion to a secretary position. Inspired by his lawyer father, Eduardo Rosario, he later joined the Ateneo University Law School from 1979 to 1983 ”, he added.
The appointment of Duterte de Rosario, who was in CA for fifteen years, including his tenure as president of the Ninth Division, was confirmed to reporters by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea on Friday.
Rosario will replace Associate Judge José Reyes, Jr., who retired on September 18. Rosario’s mandatory retirement, on the other hand, will come in 2028.
“His entire professional career has been in government service. He got his first job as a lawyer in the Legal Department of the National Investigation Office as a Legal Officer. This paved the way for his long and illustrious career as a government attorney when he became Corporate Lawyer for the Manila Water and Sewerage System from 1986 to 1994, ”said SC-PIO.
“In March 1994, he was appointed Assistant District Attorney for the City of Quezon City, and in 1997, Presiding Judge of the Metropolitan Court of First Instance of Manila, Section 19, and later Presiding Judge of the Regional Court of First Instance,” he added. [ac]
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