Judges contribute salaries to COVID-19 Relief Fund

Judges PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES
Judges PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES

Twenty-eight High Court judges and six Court of Appeal Justices have agreed to voluntarily contribute to the COVID-19 Relief Fund.

Each of the judges will contribute five percent of their salaries for three months commencing end of May.

That percentage from the individual judges' pay amounts to P2,731.90, a collective sum of P92,884.60 each of the three months. The resolution followed a meeting with the permanent secretary in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (MFED), where the Justices were briefed on the country’s economic situation.

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