JUSTICE Secretary Menardo Guevarra claimed over the weekend that the Department of Justice (DOJ) while under his tutelage has done an excellent work in upholding the rule of law and balancing the interests of the Duterte administration and the people.

“Going by the result of an independent survey last year showing that the DOJ obtained the highest trust rating among the departments in the executive branch, I believe that the DOJ has done pretty well in upholding the rule of law and balancing the interests of the state and the citizenry,” Guevarra said.

“I think it’s the people who should evaluate how the DOJ has performed during this administration,” he added.

Guevarra’s appointment as DOJ secretary will end on June 30.

President-in-waiting Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed Cavite Rep. Jesus Crispin Remulla as his successor.

Remulla has accepted the offer to become the Justice Secretary of Marcos Jr., who won a landslide victory against opposition leader and now outgoing Vice President Leni Robredo.

“Alam naman niya (Marcos Jr.) that I really work hard, I am devoted to my duties, that’s why it doesn’t take much, when you are told by the president, it’s understood already but the specific things we will have to talk about it later, because the justice system has many problems we need to fix,” said Remulla.

He admitted that as a lawyer, it’s a huge opportunity to serve the country as head of the DOJ.

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