President Benigno Aquino III has appointed six new judges for Bacolod and Negros Occidental.

Appointed to the Bacolod Regional Trial Court are Judge Raymond Joseph Javier for Branch 52, and Judge Eduardo Sayson for Branch 54, Justin Gatuslao of the Presidential Communications Development, and Strategic Planning Office, told the DAILY STAR.

Also appointed to the Municpal Trial Court in Cities are Judge Karen Joy Tan Gaston – Bacolod Branch 6, Judge Montano Medel Jr. – Bacolod Branch 2, Judge Joanne Frances Gequillana Nifras - Cadiz City and Judge Eunice Tan Cuansing - Silay City, he added.

Judge Edgardo Garvilles, Bacolod RTC executive judge, said they are short of judges so the new appointees are a welcome addition.

The other new RTC appointees in Western Visayas are Judge Bienvenido Barrios Jr. – Kalibo, Aklan RTC Branch 3, Judge Domingo Casiple Jr. – Kalibo, Aklan Branch 7 and Judge Vicente Go - Dumanags, Iloilo Branch 68.

The president also appointed Judge Rodolfo Convocar to the 13th Municipal Circuit Trial Court in Sta. Barbara-Pavia, Iloilo.*CPG

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