By 2030, PHILJA will be the leading provider of globally relevant, responsive and effective training for the judiciary in the ASEAN region.
Develop judicial competence, instill sound values, and form pro-active attitudes in the pursuit of judicial excellence
Professionalism
Honor
Inclusiveness
Leadership
Judicial Training Excellence
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Justice Adolfo S. Azcuna was born in Katipunan, Zamboanga Del Norte on February 16, 1939, the son of Felipe B. Azcuna and Carmen S. Sevilla. He received the degree of Bachelor of Arts, with academic honors, at the Ateneo de Manila in 1959 and the degree of Bachelor of Laws, cum laude, at the same institution in 1962. Read More
JUSTICE ADOLFO S. AZCUNA
Chancellor, Philippine Judicial Academy
Associate Justice (Ret), Supreme Court of the Philippines
JUSTICE MARIANO C. DEL CASTILLO belongs to the Ateneo de Manila University’s Law School Class of 1976. Read More
JUSTICE MARIANO C. DEL CASTILLO
Vice Chancellor and Acting Chief of Finance, Philippine Judicial Academy
Retired Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the Philippines
Justice Buzon obtained her Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws degrees from the University of the Philippines in 1963 and 1967, respectively, and passed the Bar Examinations also in 1967. Read More
JUSTICE MARINA L. BUZON
Executive Secretary, Philippine Judicial Academy
JUDGE THELMA ALLENA PONFERRADA was born on November 24, 1948 to Diego A. Allena Sr., a lawyer, and Trinidad Astorga Allena, a public school district supervisor, who both hailed from Zumarraga, Samar. Read More
JUDGE THELMA ALLENA PONFERRADA
Chief of Office for Academic Affairs
Professor Sedfrey M. Candelaria heads the Research, Publications and Linkages Office of the Philippine Judicial Academy (PHILJA), chairs its Department of Special Areas of Concern, and belongs to the PHILJA Corps of Professors. Read More
ATTY. SEDFREY M. CANDELARIA
Chief of Office, Research, Publications and Linkages Office, PHILJA
Atty. Elmer DG. Eleria is currently the PHILJA Chief of Office for Administration. At one time, he was designated as the Acting Head of the Academic Affairs Office and the Concurrent Head of the Administrative Office.
Atty. Eleria obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Bachelor of Laws from Saint Louis University in Baguio City. He likewise took up a certificate course on Learning Design and Evaluation in the Research and Development of the Ateneo De Manila University Center for Organization. Read More
ATTY. ELMER DG. ELERIA
Chief of Office for Administration
Judge Mona Lisa V. Tiongson-Tabora graduated with honors at the St. Paul College of Manila earning a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree in 1981. Two years later, she married her college sweetheart, Engr. Antonio R. Tabora, Jr., a former Vice Mayor and 3-term Councilor of Baguio City. A mother of five and grandmother of three, Judge Tabora completed her Bachelor of Laws degree at the top of her class graduating valedictorian and cum laude at the Baguio Colleges Foundation (now known as University of the Cordilleras) in 1991. Read More
JUDGE MONA LISA V. TIONGSON-TABORA
Chief of Office, Philippine Mediation Center Office
Mr. Romulo M. Abancio, Jr., is the PHILJA Chief of Office (General Manager) for Training Center (PTC), PHILJA’s state of the art facility for its training programs and activities. Prior to his appointment on November 18, 2020, he was the SC Chief Judicial Staff Officer (SC CJSO) of the Corporate Planning Division (CPD), Administrative Office. Read More
ROMULO M. ABANCIO, Jr.
PHILJA Chief of Office
for Training Center (General Manager)
- CHIEF JUSTICE ANDRES R. NARVASA, 1998 -
- CHIEF JUSTICE HILARIO G. DAVIDE, JR., 1999 -
- WORLD BANK JUDICIAL SECTOR STUDY, 2000 -
- 9th CONFERENCE OF CHIEF JUSTICES OF ASIA
AND THE PACIFIC, Christchurch, New Zealand, October 2001 -
- COMMONWEALTH JUDICIAL EDUCATION INSTITUTE
Inaugural Meeting, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, December 2001 -
Programs for Judges - Orientation Seminar-Workshop for Newly Appointed Judges, Judicial Career Enhancement Program, Seminar-Workshop for Executive Judges and Vice Executive Judges. Programs for Court Personnel - Orientation Seminar-Workshop for Newly Appointed Clerks of Court, Career Enhancement Program for Clerks of Court, Orientation Seminar-Workshop for Newly Appointed Sheriffs and Process Servers. Program for Judicial Aspirants - Pre-Judicature Program.
The special focus programs are thematic in nature and are designed for judges handling specialized cases or for court personnel performing specialized functions. Seminar on the Rules of Procedure on Financial Rehabilitation, Seminar-Workshop on Substantive Laws and Juriprudence on Intellectual Property.
Focus Group Discussion on the Rules of Procedure for Environmental Cases
Roundtable discussions provide a venue for communication and collaboration among the participants by broadening and enhancing the participants' outlook and knowledge on a specified field of law or a special area of concern in law or jurisprudence.
Academic Excellence Lecture Series in the Judiciary, Metrobank Foundation Professorial Chair Lecture.
Judiciary Budget Conference, Plenary Assembly of the PHILJA Corps of Professor,
Court-Annexed Mediation, Mobile Court-Annexed Mediation and Appellate Court Mediation
Judicial Dispute Resolution (JDR) Training Programs