I enter upon the duties of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines only as a pure and simple response of a citizen to a call of public duty to serve God and country. This, and nothing else and nothing more.
In the unusual exigencies of present-day circumstances, I am all too keenly aware that so much more than the usual is expected of me.
I aim to improve the judiciary even further in every aspect possible and strengthen the great institution of the Supreme Court. » FULL
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