University of the Philippines College of Law Subject | Professor Case Digest TOPIC: DOCTRINE: the president can reorganie the e!ec"tive depart#ent $when done in good faith% C&'E N"#(er $incl"ding date%: )*+,-).,-+/ 0"ly )-1 +--) C&'E Na#e: EII2 v 3a#ora Ponente sandoval.g"ttierre 4&CT'
Petitioners seek that EO 191 (deactivation of EIIB and EO !!" (a## EIIB $ersonne# are se$arated fro% office unconstitutiona#& unconstitutiona#& 19' ) Cor* issued EO 1! creating the EIIB +hich gives it the fo##o+ing fo##o+ing tasks, -eceive. gather and eva#uate inte##igence re$orts and infor%ation and evidence on the nature. %odes and e/tent of i##ega# activities affecting the nationa# econo%*. such as. but not #i%ited to. econo%ic sabotage. s%ugg#ing. ta/ evasion. and do##ar)sa#ting. investigate the sa%e and aid in the $rosecution of cases0 o Coordinate +ith e/terna# agencies in %onitoring the financia# and econo%ic activities of $ersons or entities. entities. +hether do%estic or foreign. foreign. +hich %a* adverse#* affect affect nationa# financia# interest +ith the goa# of regu#ating. contro##ing or $reventing said activities0 Provide a## inte##igence units of o$erating Bureaus or Offices under the inistr* +ith the o genera# fra%e+ork and guide#ines in the conduct of inte##igence and investigating +orks0 Su$ervise. %onitor and coordinate a## the inte##igence and investigation o$erations of the o o$erating Bureaus and Offices under the inistr*0 Investigate. hear and fi#e. u$on c#earance b* the inister. anti)graft anti)graft and corru$tion cases o against $ersonne# of the inistr* and its constituents units0 Perfor% such other a$$ro$riate functions as %a* be assigned b * the inister or his de$uties& o 19'9 2 cor* issued e%orandu% order !!3 dec#aring that a## s%ugg#ing cases outside the so# o
jurisdiction of the the BOC fa## +ithin EIIB !444 2 Era$ issued EO191 +ith the reason that %ost of the EIIB5s functions are done b* other bureaus and agencies& 6e transferred transferred the functions functions of EIIB to BOC and 7BI Era$ a#so issued EO198 +hich is the $residentia# anti)s%ugg#ing task force D:7 EO!!" +as issued I''UE' )/ 5heth 5hether er or not not the presid president ent can reorgan reorganie ie the e!ec"ti e!ec"tive ve depart#ent depart#ent +/ 5he 5hethe therr or not not the reorg reorgan ania iatio tion n was vali valid d 6ELD $incl"ding the Ratio Decidendi% $)% 7es& It is argued argued that the $o+er $o+er to create create and abo#is abo#ish h govern govern%en %entt office officess #ies #ies in the
constitution. the #egis#ature and the authorit* of #a+& 6o+ever. %u#ti$#e #a+s a##o+ the $resident to reorgani;e the e/ecutive de$art%ent&
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$o+er of the $resident to reduce. conso#idate and abo#ish offices in the e/ecutive de$art%ent - 893 sec =' (> 199" 2 heads of bureaus can identif* offices that can be sca#ed
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do+n. $hased out or abo#ished Sa%e. sec 8! 2 Offices can be abo#ished on#* b* #a+ or b* the $resident PD 1! ?order b* %arcos that +as not re$ea#ed(considered active@ 2 a##o+s the
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$resident to reorgani;e nationa# govern%ent - '=3sec (> 1999 ( this is the #ost i#portant2 used b* res$ondent states that
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Unless other+ise $rovided b* #a+ or directed (y the President of the Philippines. no changes in ke* $ositions or organi;ationa# units in an* de$art%ent or agenc* sha## be authori;ed in their res$ective organi;ationa# structures and funded fro% a$$ro$riations $rovided b* this ct& $+%7es: $etitioners sa* the reorgani;ation +as done in bad faith because it +as on#* done to %ake
+a* for task force aduana& Ahis is not the accurate& R& 8898 gives the evidences for bad faith in re %ova# fro% civi# service o there +as increase in $ositions in an office a si%i#ar office +as created re$#ace%ents b* #ess ua#ified candidates +ere %ade sa%e functions as the abo#ished office +as given to a ne+ office vio#ated orders of sus$ension Aask force duana +as created for effiecienc* o It hired no ne+ e%$#o*ees since it e%$#o*s on#* inte##igence %e%ber s of the
