PH embassy honors sole Filipino to serve as ICJ judge

SOLE PINOY ICJ JUDGE. Former Supreme Court Chief Justice Cesar Bengzon, the first and so far the only Filipino Judge of the International Court of Justice from 1967 to 1976. The foreign service post will launch the ICJ Judge Cesar Bengzon Hall at its newly-renovated chancery in The Hague on July 19, 2022. (Photo courtesy of the Philippine Embassy to The Hague) MANILA - The Philippine Embassy to The Hague is set to honor Cesar Bengzon, the sole Filipino to serve as a judge at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The foreign service post will launch on July 19 the ICJ Judge Cesar Bengzon Hall at its newly-renovated chancery in The Hague.