Sandiganbayan

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The Sandiganbayan (roughly the Tagalog translation for "People's Advocate") is a special appellate collegial court in the Philippines which was established under Presidential Decree No. 1606. Its rank is equivalent to the Court of Appeals. The court consists of 14 Associate Justices and 1 Presiding Justice. The Sandiganbayan building is located at Centennial Building, Commonwealth Ave., Diliman, Quezon City in Metro Manila.

Incumbent Justices

Name of Sandiganbayan Justices	Position	Date of Appointment	Date of Birth	Date of Retirement
Hon. FRANCISCO H. VILLARUZ, JR.	Presiding Justice as October 5, 2011	October 2, 2001 as Associate Justice)	June 8, 1943	June 8, 2013
Hon. GREGORY S. ONG	Associate Justice	October 5, 1998	May 25, 1953	May 25, 2023
Hon. ROLAND B. JURADO	Associate Justice	October 3, 2003	January 31, 1953	January 31, 2023
Hon. EFREN N. DE LA CRUZ	Associate Justice	October 10, 2003	June 18, 1954	June 18, 2024
Hon. TERESITA V. DIAZ-BALDOS	Associate Justice	October 17, 2003	July 22, 1946	July 22, 2016
Hon. JOSE R. HERNANDEZ	Associate Justice	March 9, 2004	November 22, 1946	November 22, 2016
Hon. RODOLFO A. PONFERRADA	Associate Justice	August 23, 2004	September 13, 1947	September 13, 2017
Hon. ALEXANDER G. GESMUNDO	Associate Justice	October 15, 2005	November 6, 1956	November 6, 2026
Hon. SAMUEL R. MARTIRES	Associate Justice	May 10, 2006	January 2, 1949	January 2, 2019
Hon. NAPOLEON E. INOTURAN	Associate Justice	April 4, 2008	July 27, 1948	July 27, 2018
Hon. ALEX L. QUIROZ	Associate Justice	December 11, 2008	May 27, 1957	May 27, 2027
Hon. MARIA CRISTINA J. CORNEJO	Associate Justice	May 1, 2010	December 13, 1950	December 13, 2020
Hon. RAFAEL R. LAGOS	Associate Justice	December 9, 2010	December 22, 1954	December 22, 2024
Hon. OSCAR C. HERRERA, JR.	Associate Justice	April 26, 2011	May 23, 1954	May 23, 2024
Hon. AMPARO M. CABOTAJE-TANG	Associate Justice	June 11, 2012	November 8, 1954	November 8, 2024

See also

• 2011 Armed Forces of the Philippines corruption scandal
• Chief Justice of the Philippines
• Court of Appeals of the Philippines
• Court of Tax Appeals of the Philippines
• Philippines
• Political history of the Philippines
• Constitution of the Philippines

References

• About the Sandiganbayan

External links

• Sandiganbayan – Official Website
• Sandiganbayan – Chan Robles Virtual Law Library – Information on the Sandiganbayan