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The World - News from July 25, 1985

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Philippines President Ferdinand E. Marcos named a justice sympathetic to his government as head of the Supreme Court. Felix Makasiar, 69, succeeds Chief Justice Enrique Fernando, who reached the mandatory retirement age of 70. In naming Makasiar, Marcos bypassed Justice Claudio Teehankee, 67, who has consistently voted against the Marcos government in major cases. The appointment marked the first time since independence in 1947 that the senior justice on the court was not elevated to chief justice.

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