(SPOT.ph) A new spokesperson has been appointed by the Supreme Court: Atty. Camille Sue May Ting—the first woman to hold the position.
In a break of tradition, the Supreme Court announced on April 16 that it has appointed two people for the roles of spokesperson and Chief Operation Officer. Former ABS-CBN reporter and lawyer Atty. Michael Jobert “Mike” I. Navallo will be taking up the latter.
Atty. Navallo will head the Supreme Court Communications Office, while Atty. Ting will head the Supreme Court Office of the Spokesperson.
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Fast facts about Atty. Camille Sue Mae Ting
Atty. Ting has been with the Supreme Court for more than 11 years, beginning her career in the SC Public Information Office (PIO) in 2012 after graduating from the Ateneo de Manila University School of Law. She finished with Second Honors.
Looking more into Atty. Ting's academic background, she finished her undergraduate studies at the De La Salle University Manila and obtained double degrees: Bachelor of Arts degree, major in Philosophy, and Bachelor of Science in Commerce degree, major in Legal Management.
The new SC spokesperson is a Master of Laws candidate at the London School of Economics and Political Science in London, United Kingdom. She also completed the academic requirements for a PhD in Philosophy at De La Salle University Manila.
Atty. Ting is the former judicial staff head of Associate Justice Midas Marquez, himself a former spokesperson of the Court. Prior to being a spokesperson, the SC PIO credits her with having served in the secretariat for various committees, notably the Committee on the Revision of the Rules of Court.
Finally, she's also a member of the Committee on Facilitated Naturalization of Refugees and Stateless Individuals and the Special Committee on Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence.