(Eagle News) — Associate Justice Alexander Gesmundo is the new Chief Justice. The Palace on Monday, April 5, said President Rodrigo Duterte appointed Gesmundo to the post left vacated by Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta in March. Peralta had retired a year earlier than his required mandatory requirement. According to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, the Palace trusts that Gesmundo will “uphold judicial excellence and independence, implement the rule of law and lead reforms to uphold the […]