RTC judge appointed to Sandiganbayan

PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte has appointed Makati City Regional Trial Court Judge Ronald B. Moreno as Associate Justice of the Sandiganbayan.
Mr. Duterte signed Mr. Moreno’s appointment paper on June 8, 2018, which Malacañang released just this Wednesday, Jan. 16, after it was certified by the Palace Records Office.
Mr. Moreno assumes the seat vacated by Alexander G. Gesmundo who was appointed to the Supreme Court in August 2017.
Former president Benigno S.C. Aquino III appointed Mr. Moreno in 2012 as presiding judge of the Makati Regional Trial Court Branch 147.
Mr. Moreno earned his Bachelor of Laws from the University of Santo Tomas in 1995 and was admitted to the Bar the following year.
The Palace also released on Wednesday the appointment paper of Aldwin F. Alegre as Deputy Commissioner III of the Bureau of Immigration (BI).
Mr. Duterte signed the document of Mr. Alegre on Jan. 15.
“Pursuant to the provisions of existing laws, you are hereby appointed Deputy Commissioner III, Bureau of Immigration, Department of Justice, vice Aimee S. Torrefranca-Neri,” Mr. Alegre’s document reads. — A.L. Balinbin