Rodil Zalameda becomes the 28th Chief Justice of the Philippines
9 November 2026
Rodil Zalameda is the new Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, the 28th person to hold that office. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. administered his ceremonial oath at Malacanan Palace on 9 November 2026. He had already taken his first oath on 6 November 2026 at the Supreme Court in Manila before Senior Associate Justice Marvic Leonen. He succeeds Alexander Gesmundo, who retired on 6 November 2026 on reaching the mandatory retirement age of 70. Zalameda joined the Supreme Court as an associate justice in August 2019 after eleven years at the Court of Appeals. Earlier he worked as a public prosecutor and as city prosecutor of Mandaluyong.
In plain words
Supreme Court of the Philippines Highest court of the Republic of the Philippines — It sits in Manila and is headed by a Chief Justice, with associate justices retiring at 70.