MANILA, Philippines – Rodil Zalameda rose from the ranks – from prosecutor to the 28th chief justice of the Supreme Court (SC).
He served as an associate justice of both the Court of Appeals and the SC.
Zalameda will serve until his mandatory retirement age of 70 in 2033.
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