Palace names Michael Ong as new Court of Appeals associate justice

President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Senior Deputy Executive Secretary Michael Pastores Ong as new associate justice of the Court of Appeals.

Ong is scheduled to take his oath before Supreme Court Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo on Thursday at 10 a.m.

NEW APPOINTMENT: Court of Appeals Associate Justice Michael Pastores Ong (vice Samuel Gaerlan). He will take his oath before Chief Justice Gesmundo at 10am today. pic.twitter.com/HBnM398wwU

— Philippine Supreme Court Public Information Office (@SCPh_PIO) January 27, 2022

Ong will take the place vacated by Samuel Gaerlan, who was named as associate justice of the High Tribunal in 2020. —LBG, GMA News