Vallejos v Commissioner of Registration
On 30 September 2011, Justice Johnson Lam of the Court of First Instance of the High Court (CFI) ruled in Vallejos' case that existing legislation restricting FDHs from qualifying for permanent residence contravened the Hong Kong Basic Law. Lam also found that Vallejos and Domingo, but not the three other applicants, had fulfilled the condition of taking Hong Kong as their only permanent home and being ordinarily resident in Hong Kong for seven years. The Court of Appeal of the High Court overturned the CFI's decision on Vallejos' case on 28 March 2012. Vallejos and Domingo then jointly appealed to the Court of Final Appeal (CFA), which heard their case on 26–28 February 2013; the CFA rejected their appeal on 25 March 2013.
Mariano del Castillo
After graduating from San Beda College, Mariano del Castillo pursued law studies at the Ateneo de Manila University. He joined the Judiciary in 1989 as Municipal Trial Court Judge of San Mateo, Rizal before he was promoted to Regional Trial Court Judge of Angeles City in 1992, and later as Regional Trial Court Judge of Quezon City in 1995, where he was appointed First Vice-Executive Judge. He was appointed CA Justice in 2001. He was active in the Philippine Judges Association where he has served as its director, vice-president for administration, senior vice-president, and executive vice-president.