Mohammad vs. Belgado-saqueton

Case #28

I. CASE TITLE: HAMBRE J. MOHAMMAD VS. GRACE BELGADO-SAQUE BELGADO-SAQUETON, TON, IN HER CAPAC CAPACIT IT AS DIRECTOR DIRECTOR IV, IV, CIVIL SERVICE SERVICE COMMISSION, COMMISSION, REGIONAL O!!ICE NO. "VI. II. G.R. N. $%&'8( J)*+ $2, 2$

III. DOCTRINE: T/e 01345e 6 e7/a)s45 6 a0454s3a49e 3ee04es, /41/ 4s a ;135e3s5e 6 )3 e*s )s  a** a0454s3a49e a?e514es  1a33+ ) /e43 6)5145s a50 04s1/a3?e /e43 3es>5s4@4*44es 4/ 45 /e s>e14a*4e0 a3eas 6  /e43 3es>e149e 1>ee514es.= IV. !ACTS: O5 8 Se>e@e3 2(, >e445e3 as a>>45e0 as P394514a* A?3a34a5 Re63 O6641e3 II PARO PARO II 6 /e De>a3e5 6 A?3a34a5 Re63 45 /e A)5)s Re?45 45 M)s* M)s*4 4 M450a M450a5a 5a  DAR DAR-A -ARM RMM M 4/ 4/ Sa*a Sa*a3+ 3+ G3a0 G3a0ee 2. 2.. H4s a>>45 a>>45e e5 5 as e>3a3+ as /e /a0 5 Ca3ee3 Se3941e E7e1)49e E*4?4@4*4+ CSEE 3 e*4?4@4*4+ 45 /e Ca3ee3 E7e1)49e Se3941e CES. O5 8 Se>e@e3 Se>e@e3 2', /4s e>3a3+ e>3a3+ a>>45e5 a>>45e5 as 3e5ee0. O5 2( O1@e3 2', >e445e3 3e)ese0 /e 3e?45a* se13ea3+ 6 DAR-ARMM  1/a5?e /4s a>>45e5 sa)s 63 e>3a3+  >e3a5e5. H4s 3e)es as >)3s)a5  a5 RTC 0e14s45 45 S>e14a* C494* A145 N. 2'-8' 151e3545? /e 1/a5?e 45 sa)s 6  0494s45 s)>e345e50e5s. He >45e0 /a /4s >s445 as /e sae as /a 6 >e445e3s /e3e45, /se >e445 63 mandamus  /a0 @ee5 ?3a5e0 @+ /e 34a* 1)3. H4s 3e)es as e503 e503se se0 0  /e /e 3e?4 3e?45 5a* a* ?9e3 ?9e353 53,, / / /e5 /e5 s)@ s)@4 4e e0 0 /e /e a ae3 e3 63 63 6a9 6a93a 3a@* @*ee 15s40e3a45 6 CSCRO N. "VI. Res>50e5 G3a1e Be*?a0-Sa)e5 3es>50e5, D43e13 IV 6 CSCRO N. "VI, 0e54e0 /e 3e)es 5 /e ?3)50 6 /e 45a>>*41a@4*4+ 6 /e RTC De14s45, /41/ as  @45045? 5*+ 5 /e >a34es  /a 1ase. 1 ase. M3e9e3, s/e 4563e0 >e445e3 /a /e 34a* 1)3 1)3 ss 0e14 0e14ss45 /a0 /a0 @ee5 @ee5 s)@ )@4e0 e0 @+ /e CSC  /e /e 1)3 1)3s s 63 63 3e94e e94e . Pe445e3 040 5 e*e9ae /e 1ase  /e C494* Se3941e C4ss45 >3>e3. I5sea0, /e 64*e0 a s>e14a* 1494* a145 63 mandamus  @e63e /e RTC. He 459Fe0 a5 e71e>45  /e 01345e 6 e7/a)s45 6 a0454s3a49e 3ee04es: /e5 /e )es45 4s >)3e*+ *e?a*. He a3?)e0 /a @e1a)se /e PARO II >s445 040 5 3e)43e CES e*4?4@4*4+ a50 as 5 0e1*a3e 0e1*a3e0 0  @e a CES >s4 >s445 45,, 3es>5 3es>50e5 0e5 1a5 @e 1>e* 1>e**e0 *e0 /3)? /3)?/ / mandamus   1/a5?e /4s sa)s 63 e>3a3+  >e3a5e5. Res>50e5 64*e0 a M45  D4s4ss 5 /e ?3)50 6 6a4*)3e  e7/a)s a0454s3a49e 3ee04es.

O5 22 J)5e 2, 0)345? /e >e50e51+ 6 /e 1ase, /e O6641e 6 /e Re?45a* G9e353  a>>45e0 >e445e3  /e sae >s445 4/ a >e3a5e5 sa)s. O5 2 J)*+ 2, /e RTC 30e3e0 3es>50e5  a>>39e a50 aes  /e a>>45e5 sa)s 6 >e445e3 as  >e3a5e5. O5 45e3e04ae a>>e**ae 3e94e, /e CA 3e9e3se0 /e RTC O30e3s 0ae0 2 J)*+ 2 a50  A)?)s 2. I a?3ee0 4/ 3es>50e5 /a >e445e3 /a0 >3ea)3e*+  @3)?/ /e 1ase  /e RTC 4/) e7/a)s45? a** /e 3ee04es a9a4*a@*e  /4. ISSUE: /e/e3 /e 64*45? 6 a >e445 63 mandamus  4/ /e RTC as >3>e3 0es>4e /e a9a4*a@4*4+ 6 a5 a0454s3a49e 3ee0+ a?a45s /e )56a93a@*e De14s45 6 C494* Se3941e C4ss45 Re?45a* O6641e

HELD: e a6643 /e CA De14s45. T/e 6a4*)3e 6 >e445e3  e7/a)s a9a4*a@*e a0454s3a49e 3ee04es as 6aa*  /4s 1a)se. Be63e >a34es a3e a**e0  seeF /e 45e39e545 6 /e 1)3, 4 4s a >3e150445 /a /e+ )s /a9e a9a4*e0 /ese*9es 6 a** /e ea5s 6 a0454s3a49e >31esses a6630e0  /e. /e3e /e e5a@*45? sa)e 45041aes a >31e0)3e 63 a0454s3a49e 3e94e a50  >3940es a s+se 6 a0454s3a49e a>>ea* 3 3e15s40e3a45, /e 1)3s - 63 3eas5s 6  *a, 14+, a50 159e54e51e - 4** 5 e5e3a45 a 1ase )5*ess /e a9a4*a@*e a0454s3a49e 3ee04es /a9e @ee5 3es3e0  a50 /e a>>3>34ae a)/344es /a9e @ee5 ?49e5 a5 >>3)54+  a1 a50 133e1 /e e333s 14e0 45 /e a0454s3a49e 63). Pe445e3 a04s /a /4*e a0454s3a49e 3ee04es e3e a9a4*a@*e  /4, /e /a0 459Fe0 a5 e71e>45  /e 01345e 6 e7/a)s45 6 a0454s3a49e 3ee04es. O5 /e 153a3+, e 6450 /a /e 04s4ssa* 6 /e >e445 63 mandamus  as a33a5e0 @+ /e 01345e @e1a)se /e 4ss)e 3a4se0 @+ >e445e3 4s 5 a >)3e*+ *e?a* )es45. T/e C)3 /as *a40 05 ess  04s45?)4s/ )es45s 6 6a1 63 )es45s 6 *a: /e5 0)@ a34ses as  /e 3)/ 3 6a*s4+ 6 /e a**e?e0 6a1s, 3 /e5 4 @e1es 1*ea3  /a /e 4ss)e 4594es a 3e94e 6 /e e940e51e >3ese5e0, /e )es45 4s 5e 6 6a1. I as ?3a9e e333 63 /e 34a* 1)3  /a9e 4?53e0 /e 3e0 6*a?s 3a4se0 @+ @/ >a34es. Res>50e5 /as 3e>eae0*+ asse3e0 /a /e PARO II >s445 4s a /430-*e9e* >s445 3e)4345? CES 3 CSEE.