CHIEF Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo met with his counterpart in the Japanese Supreme Court and discussed the digitalization efforts of both courts, the Philippine Supreme Court (SC) revealed on Tuesday.

In Japan, the Philippine judicial delegation led by Mr. Gesmundo met with Japanese Chief Justice Saburo Tokura and was given an overview of the Japanese Supreme Court’s digitalization of court procedures.

Both chief magistrates agreed on the importance of videoconferencing hearings and other digital court procedures particularly for archipelagic nations as Japan and the Philippines

In February 2020, web conferencing for civil suits was launched in Japan. The rules governing the conduct of hearings using videoconferencing have likewise been in effect in the Philippines since December 2020.

Mr. Gesmundo’s delegation shared with Mr. Tokura the Philippines’ Strategic Plan for Judicial Innovation 2022-2027, an innovation roadmap for the judiciary.

Mr. Tokura and Mr. Gesmundo also discussed the upcoming meeting of the Council of ASEAN Chief Justices (CACJ) with South Korea, China, and Japan being the other members of ASEAN+.

Mr. Gesmundo was accompanied on the trip by Associate Justices Rodil V. Zalameda, Samuel H. Gaerlan, and Jose Midas P. Marquez, and welcomed by the Philippine Ambassador to Japan Mylene J. Garcia-Albano and Consul General Charmaine A. Serna-Chua. — Chloe Mari A. Hufana

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