Below was my introduction of the guests and participants in re: the Justice on Wheel ceremonial program launched by the Supreme Court at the Las Pinas City Hall on December 5, 2008 from 8:30 AM to 2:00 PM, and which was attended, among others, by the Chief Justice Reynato Puno and Justice Consuelo Y. Santiago.
JUSTICE ON WHEELS, DEC. 5, 2008, Las Pinas City Hall
INTROUDCTION OF GUESTS BY ATTY. MANUEL LASERNA JR.
GOOD MORNING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
BEFORE I INTRODUCE OUR DISTINGUISHED MAIN GUESTS FOR TODAY, MAY I INFORM THE ASSEMBLY THAT PRESENT IN OUR MIDST TODAY ARE THE LEADERS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE VARIOUS PILLARS OF THE JUSTICE SYSTEM OF LAS PINAS CITY, NAMELY:
1. THE LAW ENFORCEMENT PILLAR, HEADED BY THE CHIEF OF POLICE OF LAS PINAS CITY, COL. AMANDO CLIFTON EMPIZO;
2. THE PROSECUTION AND DEFENSE PILLAR, COMPOSED OF:
2.1. THE CHIEF CITY PROSECUTOR OF LAS PINAS CITY, HON. CYNTHIA MADAMBA LUANG;
2.2. THE HEAD OF THE PUBLIC ATTORNEYS OFFICE OF OUR CITY, ATTY. ROGEL JIMENEZ;
2.3. THE PRESIDENT OF THE PASAY PARANAQUE LAS PINAS MUNTINLUPAS CHAPTER OF THE INTEGRATED BAR OF THE PHILIPPINES, ATTY. APOLLO SANGALANG;
2.4. THE CHAIRMAN AND PRESIDENT, RESPECTIVELY, OF THE LAS PINAS CITY BAR ASSOCIATION, NAMELY, ATTY. ANTONIO MANZANO AND ATTY. PURITA FAJILAN, WHO ARE ALSO JOINED TODAY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, MANAGEMENT STAFF, AND MEMBERS OF THE SAID ASSOCIATION AND WHO WILL CONDUCT TODAY A FREE LEGAL AID CLINIC FOR THE PRISONERS AND OTHER INDIGENTS OF OUR CITY.
3. THE JUDICIARY OF LAS PINAS CITY, COMPOSED OF THE HARDWORKING, COMPETENT, INDEPENDENT-MINDED, AND HONEST JUDGES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURTS AND THE METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURT OF LAS PINAS CITY, HEADED BY:
3.1. THE INCUMBENT EXECUTIVE JUDGE, HON. LEOPOLDO BARAQUIA;
3.2. PAST EXECUTIVE JUDGE BONIFACIO SANZ MACEDA;
3.3. PAST EXECUTIVE JUDGE JOSELITO DJ VIBANDOR, WHO, BY THE WAY, WAS RECENTLY AWARDED BY THE PHILIPPINE JUDGES ASSOCIATION AS ONE OF THE “MOST OUTSTANDING TRIAL JUDGES” OF THE PHILIPPINES;
3.4. THE INCUMBENT PRESIDENT OF THE LAS PINAS CITY JUDGES ASSOCIATION, HON. RAUL VILLANUEVA;
3.5. A 2008 JUDICIAL EXCELLENCE AWARDEE OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE PHILIPPINES, WHO HAILS FROM LAS PINAS CITY, HON. ERLINDA ALVARO;
3.6. THE YOUNG AND ENERGETIC PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURT OF LAS PINAS CITY, HON. MARJORIE NOLASCO.
3.7. HON. JUDGE ELIZABETH GURAY;
3.8. HON. JUDGE LORNA DOMINGO;
3.9. HON. JUDGE GLORIA AGLUGUB;
3.10. HON. JUDGE SALVADOR TIMBANG;
3.11. HON. JUDGE PIO PASIA; AND
3.12. HON. JUDGE ARTHUR FAMINI.
3.13. THE NATIONAL ADMINISTRATORS OF THE PHILIPPINE JUDICIARY ARE WITH US TODAY, LED BY: THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, HON JOSE PEREZ; WITH HIS DEPUTIES, HON. NIMFA VILCHES AND HON. BERNARDO PONFERRADA; AND THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CONCERNED OFFICES AND UNITS IN THE SUPREME COURT WHOSE MAIN DUTY IS TO REACH OUT TO THE PEOPLE AND TO MAKE JUSTICE TRULY ACCESIBLE TO THE PEOPLE.
4. THE PENOLOGY AND REHABILITATION PILLAR, COMPOSED OF:
4.1. BUREAU OF JAIL MANAGEMENT AND PENOLOGY, HEADED BY SUPT. ARNOLD BUENACOSA;
4.2. PAROLE AND PROBATION OFFICE, HEADED BY MR. FRANKLIN CATABIAN;
4.3. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES AND DEVELOPMENT OF LAS PINAS CITY, HEADED BY MRS. JANETTE ABERILLA;
4.4. THE DOCTORS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH OF LAS PINAS CITY, WHO WILL CONDUCT TODAY A FREE MEDICAL CLINIC TODAY FOR THE PRISONERS AND OTHER INDIGENTS OF OUR CITY.
5. THE COMMUNITY PILLAR, COMPOSED OF:
5.1. THE LOCAL LEGISLATURE OF LAS PINAS CITY, LED BY ITS INDUSTRIOUS PRESIDING OFFICER, THE HON. VICE MAYOR HENRY MEDINA, WITH HIS COUNCILORS;
5.2. THE PHILIPPINE MEDIATION CENTER OF LAS PINAS CITY, HEADED BY MR. RUBEN SY;
5.3. THE PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION OF BARANGAY CHAIRMEN OF LAS PINAS CITY, HON. SONNY AGUILAR. FOR THE INFORMATION OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE DEPUTY COURT ADMINISTRATORS OF THE SUPREME COURT WILL CONDUCT TODAY A SPECIAL SEMINAR FOR ALL BARANGAY CHAIRMEN OF LAS PINAS CITY;
5.4. OBSERVERS FROM THE VARIOUS CIVIC, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL, CHARITABLE AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PEOPLE’S ORGANIZATIONS IN LAS PINAS CITY;
5.5. OBSERVERS FROM THE LOCAL MASS MEDIA; AND
5.6. LAW STUDENTS FROM THE COLLEGE OF LAW OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PERPETUAL HELP RIZAL, LOCATED IN LAS PINAS CITY, WHOSE DEAN IS RETIRED SUPREME COURT ASSOCIATE JUSTICE ISAGANI CRUZ.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, HAVING ACKNOWLEDGED THE COMPOSITION OF THIS ASSEMBLY TODAY, MAY I NOW INTRODUCE TO YOU OUR DISTINGSUIHED AND ESTEEMED GUESTS FOR TODAY, WHOSE PRESENCE INSPIRE THE PEOPLE OF LAS PINAS CITY IN THE THEIR EFFORTS TO PROMOTE THE RULE OF LAW AND TO ATTAIN SOCIAL JUSTICE IN OUR GREAT CITY.
WITHOUT MUCH ADO, LADIES AND GENTLEMENT, PLEASE WELCOME:
1. THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE PHILIPPINES, HON. REYNATO PUNO;
2. SUPREME COURT ASSOCIATE JUSTICE CONSUELO YNARES SANTIAGO.
3. THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE OF THE PHILIPPINES, AND THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, HON. MANUEL VILLAR;
4. THE INSPIRATION BEHIND THE HON. MANUEL VILLAR, HIS BELOVED WIFE, THE SOLE REPRESENTATIVE OF LAS PINAS CITY TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, HON. CYNTHIA AGUILAR VILLAR;
5. THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND THE CENTER OF UNITY OF LAS PINAS CITY, HON. VERGEL NENE AGUILAR.
THANK YOU.
ATTY. MANUEL J. LASERNA JR.
