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Voltaire Y. Rosales took the ringing words of
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Voltaire Y. Rosales took the bar examinations in 1981 and landed in the twenty-fifth place with a grade of 84.5 percent. He then started his legal career as an attorney at the Santos, Balgos and Perez Law Office. After, Voltaire
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Realizing that drugs are the bane of the youth and recognizing that justice is the foundation of an orderly society, Judge
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Despite his overload of cases and the inadequacy of the court facilities, Judge
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