Funa v. COA Consti Digest

Funa v. COA Chair GR No. 192791, April 24, 2012 Velasco, J. / kmd

SUBJ!" #A""R$ %o&ers a'd ()'c*io's o+ *e %reside'*- %o&er o+ Appoi'*me'* !AS SU##AR$ ' *is case, a+*er !ara)e +ormer !A cairma'3 +i'ised is 75ear *erm, *e respo'de'* &as appoi'*ed as !A !airma' &ile ser6i' is +o)r* 5ear as commissio'er. o&e6er, o&e6er, e &as *o ser6e +or 8 5ears o'l5, *e )'epired por*io' o+ Villar:s 75ear *erm o+ o++ice. Villar i'sis*s *a* is appoi'*me'* accorded im a +res 75ear *er m a'd so)ld ser6e +)ll 7 5ears as cairma' i's*ead o+ 8 5ears. "e S! r)led *a* &ile is appoi'*me'* is 'o* a reappoi'*me'*, i* is s*ill )'co's*i*)*io'al, as *e preside'* does 'o* a6e *e  po&er *o e*e'd a promo*io'al promo*io'al appoi'*me'* appoi'*me'* +or more or less *a' 7 5ears. 5ears. * is also 'o* possi;le +or Villar Villar *o ser6e *e +)ll 75ear *erm as e as alread5 ser6ed 4 5ears as commissio'er. a'd? appoi'*me'* *o a'5 6aca'c5 sall ;e o'l5 +or *e )'epired por*io' o+ *e *erm o+ *e predecessor. A commissio'er commissio'er &o resi's a+*er ser6i' i' *e !o mmissio' +or less *a' se6e' 5ears is elii;le +or a' appoi'*me'* *o *e posi*io' o+ !airma' +or *e )'epired por*io' o+ *e *erm o+ *e depar*i' cairma' (A!"S$ •

"is is a pe*i*io' +or

Certiorari a'd

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