Maria Filomena Singh

In this Philippine name  for married women, the birth middle name or maternal family name is Dumandan, the birth surname or paternal family name is Singh, and the marital name is Paulite.

• Liberal (2001)
• Lakas (1997–2001)

Maria Filomena Singh
Singh in December 2022
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
Incumbent
Assumed office May 18, 2022
Relations	Maria Rosario Vergeire (sister)
Parents	Harry Singh (father) Clara Dumandan-Singh (mother)
Alma mater	University of the Philippines (BA) Ateneo de Manila University (JD) American University (LLM)

Maria Filomena "Monette" Dumandan Singh (born June 25, 1966) also known as is a Filipino judge who has served as associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines since 2022.

Early life and education

Maria Filomena Singh was born on June 25, 1966. She is the eldest of six children born to barangay chairman and political strategist Harry Francisco Macalanda Singh (1940–2020) and lawyer Clara Dizon Dumandan-Singh (1934–2021), both residents of Marikina.

She graduated from the University of the Philippines, cum laude , with a Bachelor of Arts in English major in imaginative writing. She earned a Juris Doctor from the Ateneo Law School with second honors distinction. She studied at the Washington College of Law of the American University in Washington, D.C., for a Master of Laws in International Legal Studies. ^[1]

Judicial career

Singh served as an associate justice of the Court of Appeals of the Philippines from 2014 to 2022, succeeding Justice Rosalinda Asuncion-Vicente who retired in November 2013. She previously served as the senior member in the 3rd Division of the Court of Appeals under the chairpersonship of Justice Fernanda Lampas-Peralta. ^[2]

On May 18, 2022, Singh was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Justice Estela Perlas-Bernabe. ^[3] Singh is Duterte's last appointment to the Supreme Court. ^[4]

References

1. "Justice Maria Filomena D. Singh is 194th SC Associate Justice". May 18, 2022. Retrieved June 2, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
2. "With 15 new associate justices, CA re-organizes division memberships". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
3. Panaligan, Rey (May 18, 2022). "Duterte names CA Justice Filomena Singh 15th Supreme Court member". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
4. Gita-Carlos, Ruth Abbey (May 18, 2022). "CA Justice Filomena Singh appointed to SC". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved June 2, 2022.

Legal offices
Preceded by Rosalinda Asuncion Vicente	Associate Justice of the Court of Appeals of the Philippines 2014–2022	Vacant
Preceded by Estela Perlas-Bernabe	Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines 2022–present	Incumbent