(Digest) Achacoso v Macaraig

ACHACOSO v. MACARAIG G.R. No. 93023 March 13 1991 Cruz  Tomas  T omas D. Achacoso A chacoso petitioners responden Catalino Macaraig (E!cuti"! #!cr!tar$% an& Ru'!n Torr!s (#!cr!tar$ o Do)E% *os! ts #armi!nto

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Tomas -as -as a++oint a++oint!& !& A&mini A&ministra strator tor o th! th! /EA on /cto' /cto'!r !r 1 19. 19. ! assum!& assum!& o4c! o4c! on /cto'!r 2 19. /n *anuar$ 2 19905 th! r!si&!nt a&&r!ss!& a r!6u!st to all 7D!+t !a&s5 8#!cs5 Assistans #!cr!tari!s5 #!cr!tari!s5 ur!au !a&s an& oth!r go"!rnm!nt o4cials: to ;l! a court!s$ r!signation. Tomas ollo-!& /n A+ril A+ril 10 19905 19905 #!c #!c o )a'or )a'or r!6u!s r!6u!st!& t!& Tomas to to turn turn o"!r his his o4c! o4c! to th! th! D!+ut$ D!+ut$ A&ministrator as th! o4c!r,in,charg!. ! +rot!st!& his r!+lac!m!nt an& &!clar!& h! -as not surr!n&!ring his o4c! '!caus! his r!signation -as not "oluntar$ 'ut ;l!& onl$ in o'!&i!nc! to th! r!si&!nt> o M!m'!r o th! Car!!r #!r"ic! o th! Ci"il #!r"ic! an& thus !n?o$s s!curit$ o t!nur! (on! as+!ct -hich &i@!r!ntiat!s it rom th! non,car!!r s!r"ic!%. ! argu!s that h! has th! ran= o un&!rs!cr!tar$5 un&!rs!cr!tar$5 thus coming un&!r Articl! B #!ction  o th! Ci"il #!r"ic! D!cr!! ositions in th! Car!!r E!cuti"! #!r"ic!> 8s!c5 Assistant #!c5 ur!au Dir!ctor5 Assistant ur!au Dir!ctor5 R!gional Dir!ctor (RD%5 Assistant RD5 Chi! o D!+artm!nt #!r"ic! an& oth!r o4c!rs o !6ui"al!nt ran= as &!t!rmin!& '$ th! Car!!r E!cuti"! #!r"ic! oar&5 all o -hom ar! a++oint!& '$ th! r!si&!nt. r!si&!nt. o n "i!- o th! s!curit$ o t!nur! !n?o$!& '$ th! on!s a'o"!5 it -as thus '!$on& th! +r!rogati"!s o th! r!si&!nt to ma=! th!m r!sign.  an$5 th! r!signation -as ma&! out o &ur!ss sinc! th! r!si&!nt can ;r! th!m an$tim!. Accor ccor&i &ing ng to th! th! /#G> /#G> o Although th! o4c! o /EA A&min is a car!!r !!cuti"! s!r"ic!5 Tomas hims!l is not a c!r!!r !!cuti"! s!r"ic! o4cial !ntitl!& to s!curit$ o t!nur!. As +roo5 th! /#G o@!r!& a c!rti;cation rom th! C#C sa$ing that h! is not a Car!!r E!cuti"! #!r"ic! (CE#% !ligi'l! or ailur! to +artici+at! in a Car!!r E!cuti"! #!r"ic! D!"!lo+m!nt rogram o n conn!ction to his ailur! to '! !ligi'l!5 art  Articl! B o th! nt!grat!& R!organization lan on th! car!!r !!cuti"! s!r"ic! +ro"i&!s that th! r!si&!nt shall '! ma&! rom a list o CE# !ligi'l! +ro"i&!& '$ th! 'oar&. n !!c+tional cas!s ho-!"!r5 th! r!si&!nt ma$ a++oint som!on! not in th! list +ro"i&!& that such a++oint!! shall su's!6u!ntl$ ta=! th! r!6uir!& CE# Eamination an& that h! shall not '! +romot!& to a high!r class until h! +ass!s 

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hat ha++!ns -h!n a +!rson -ho lac=s all th! 6uali;cations is a++oint!&F t!m+orar$ to '! t!rminat!& at th! -him o th! a++ointing authorit$ , t is s!ttl!& that a +!rman!nt a++ointm!nt can '! issu!& onl$ to a +!rson -ho m!!ts all th! r!6uir!m!nts or th! +osition to -hich h! is '!ing a++oint!&5 inclu&ing th! a++ro+riat! !ligi'ilit$ +r!scri'!&. #inc! Achacoso &i& not m!!t all th! r!6uir!m!nts5 h! can onl$ '! gi"!n a t!m+orar$ a++ointm!nt5 -hich coul& '! -ith&ra-n '$ th! a++ointing authorit$ at -ill an& at a mom!nt
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