DOCTRINE: An DOCTRINE: An ad interim appointment is one made in pursuance of paragraph paragraph (4), Section Section 10, Article VII of the Constitut Constitution, ion, which which provides provides that the residen residentt shall shall have have the the powe powerr to ma!e ma!e appo appoin intm tmen ents ts duri during ng the the recess of the Congress, "ut such appointments shall "e e#ective onl$ until disapproval "$ the Commission on Appointments or until the ne%t ad&ournment of the Congress Congress'' It is an appointme appointment nt permanen permanentt in nature, nature, and the circumstance that it is su"&ect to conrmation "$ the Commission on Appointments does not alter its permanent character character'' FACTS: On February 2, 1999, the COMELEC en "anc appointe petitioner a! A"tin# Dire"tor I$ o% the EID &EID' &EID'(( On Februar ebruary y 1), 2***, 2***, then then Chairp Chairper! er!on on +arrie +arriett O( Deetr Deetriou iou rene rene-e -e the appoin appointe tent nt o% petitioner a! Dire"tor I$ o% EID in a Teporary "apa"ity( "apa"ity( Coi! Coi!!io !ioner ner Ru.no u.no S(/ S(/(( 0aier 0aier renerene-e e a#ain a#ain the appoin appointe tent nt o% petiti petitione onerr to the !ae po!iti po!ition on in a Teporary Teporary "apa"ity( On Mar"h Mar"h 22, 2**1, 3MA 3MA appointe appointe, , ad interim interim,, /enipayo a! COMELEC Chairan, an /orra an Tua!on a! COMELEC Coi!!ioner!, ea"h %or a ter o% !een year! an a44 e5pirin# on February 2, 2**6( /enipayo too7 hi! oath o% o8"e an a!!ue the po!iti po!ition on o% COMEL COMELEC EC Chair Chairan an(( /orra /orra an Tua!on ua!on 4i7e-i! 4i7e-i!e e too7 their oath! o% o8"e an a!!ue their po!ition! a! COMELEC Coi!!ioner!( The O8"e o% the re!ient !ubitte to the Coi!!ion on Appo Appoin int te ent! on May 22, 2**1 **1 the ad inte interi rim m appo appoin int ten ent! t! o% /eni /enipa payo yo,, /orr /orra a an an Tua!o ua!on n %or %or "on.ration( +o-eer, the Coi!!ion on Appointent! i not a"t on !ai appointent!( appointent!(
On 0une 1, 2**1, re!ient Arroyo rene-e the ad interim appointent! interim appointent! o% /enipayo, /orra an Tua!on to the !ae po!itio po!ition! n! an %or the !ae ter o% !een !een year!, e5pirin# e5pirin# on February February 2, 2**6( The O8"e o% the re!ient tran!itte on 0une ), 2**1 their appointent! to the Coi!!ion on Appointent! %or "on.ration( Con#r Con#re!! e!! aour aourne ne be%or be%ore e the Coi! Coi!!io !ion n on Appointent! Appointent! "ou4 a"t on their appointent!( Thu!, on 0une 6, 2**1, 3MA a#ain the ad interim appointent! o% /enipayo, /orra an an Tua!on to the !ae po!ition! po!ition!(( The O8"e o% the re!i re!ient ent !ubitte !ubitte their their appointe appointent! nt! %or "on.rat "on.ration ion to the Coi!!ion Coi!!ion on Appointent!( They too7 their oath! o% o8"e ane-( In hi! "apa"i "apa"ity ty a! COMELE COMELEC C Chair Chairan an,, /enipa /enipayo yo i!!ue a Meoranu ate Apri4 11, 2**1 are!!e to petitioner a! Dire"tor I$ o% the EID an to Cin"o a! Dire"tor III a4!o o% the EID, e!i#natin# Cin"o O8"erin Char#e o% the EID an rea!!i#nin# petitioner to the LaDepartent( On Apri4 1;, 2**1, petitioner re
eber!( etitioner a4!o a!!ai4! a! i44e#a4 her reoa4 a! Dire"tor I$ o% the EID an her rea!!i#nent to the La- Departent( ISS=E: >hether or not the a!!uption o% o8"e by /enipayo, /orra an Tua!on on the ba!i! o% the ad interim appointent! i!!ue by the re!ient aount! to a teporary appointent +ELD: No( An ad interim appointent i! a peranent appointent be"au!e it ta7e! e?e"t ieiate4y an "an no 4on#er be -ithra-n by the re!ient on"e the appointee ha!
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Thu!, an ad interim appointent be"oe! "op4ete an irreo"ab4e on"e the appointee ha! hi4e the Con!titution anate! that the COMELEC @!ha44 be inepenent@ ;, thi! proi!ion !hou4 be haroniBe -ith the re!ient! po-er to e5ten ad interim appointent!( To ho4 that the inepenen"e o% the COMELEC re