JBC to comment on plea vs. ‘illegal’ rules

The Supreme Court (SC) has ordered the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC)  to comment on a petition seeking to strike down the rule requiring municipal trial court judges to have at least five years of experience in the cited lower tribunals in order to be qualified for appointment to second level courts.

The said Petition for Prohibition, Mandamus and Certiorari earlier filed by Judge Ferdinand Villanueva of the Municipal Circuit Trial Court of Compostela Valley and New Bataan argues that the cited requirement allegedly imposed by the JBC violates the Constitution.