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Retired CA justice joins CHR en banc, strengthens Commission’s pursuit to uphold the rule of law

Retired Court of Appeals Justice Monina Arevalo Zenarosa is the newest member of the sixth Commission en banc of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR).

Her appointment paper was signed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr and was transmitted to CHR on Thursday, 23 March 2023. Commissioner Zenarosa’s term shall extend until May 2029.

Bago ang kanyang appointment sa CHR, si Commissioner Zenarosa ay nakabuo ng isang matatag na karera sa hudikatura at ang legal na propesyon kung saan siya nagsimula sa pribadong pagsasanay, pagkatapos ay bilang isang tagausig sa loob ng 15 taon (1975-1990), pagkatapos ay bilang isang Regional Trial Court Judge sa loob ng 14 na taon sa iba't ibang lungsod at korte (1990-2004), bago itinalaga bilang Associatee Justice (1990-2004), bago itinalaga bilang Associatee Justice. pinakamataas na hudisyal na hukuman sa Pilipinas.

After her retirement from the Appellate Court, she was appointed as Commissioner at the Presidential Anti-Graft Commission, and concurrently served as Chairperson of the Independent Commission Against Private Armies, also dubbed as the “Zenarosa Commission,” which helped in the peaceful conduct of national and local elections after being able to forge an agreement with private armies for them to surrender their arms.

Noong 2015, itinalaga siya bilang Miyembro ng Lupon ng mga Pardon at Parol sa ilalim ng Kagawaran ng Hustisya—isang posisyong hawak niya hanggang Marso 2022.

Commissioner Zenarosa joins as the second female member in CHR’s sixth Commission en banc (CEB), further improving gender balance in their present composition. She introduces plurality in the CEB for her comprehensive experience in applying and interpreting the law as a member of the judiciary for decades. Born in Masbate in 1939, she hails from Visayas, which brings to the CHR en banc an equal geographical representation in the discussion.

Commissioner Zenarosa earned her Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Santo Tomas. At 20, she took and passed the Bar exam in 1959. She also attended the Far Eastern University Institute of Law for her Master of Laws, where she completed her academic requirements from 1961-1963.

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