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
Accountability
Retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Rosmari Declaro Carandang was appointed as Chancellor of the Philippine Judicial Academy on February 22. Read More
Justice Rosmari Declaro Carandang
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
Born on January 18, 1950 in Quezon City, Justice Ma. Luisa Cruz Quijano-Padilla is the fourth of the six children of Hector Morelos Quijano and Concepcion Victoria Cruz of San Ildefonso, Bulacan. Read More
JUSTICE MA. LUISA QUIJANO PADILLA
Executive Secretary, Philippine Judicial Academy
Dean Emerito I. Enginco is the current PHILJA Chief of Office for Academic Affairs Office (AAO). Prior to his appointment as the AAO Chief, Dean Enginco is the Founding Dean of the De La Salle Lipa College of Law, a position he held since May 2010 until October 2022. Read More
Dean EMERITO I. ENGINCO, LLM
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
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)
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