Republic of the PhilippinesSupreme CourtManila EN BANC DEPARTMENT OF GR No !"#$%&TRANSPORTAT'ON an(COMM)N'CAT'ONS* Present:Petitioner,PUNO, C.J.,QUISUMBING,YNARES-SANTIAGO,CARPIO,AUSTRIA-MARTINEZ,CORONA,CARPIO MORALES,- verss - AZCUNA,TINGA,C!ICO-NAZARIO,"ELASCO, #r.,NAC!URA,REYES,$E CASTRO, andBRION, JJ. RO+ANDO S CR),* Pro%&'(te):Res*on)ent. #&+ ,-, ,../0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - -0 D E C ' S ' O N A)STR'A-MART'NE,* J. Be1ore t2e Cort is ( Petition 1or Revie3 on Certiorari n)er R&e 45 o1 t2eR&es o1 Cort (ss(i&in' t2e $e6ision789 )(te) #ne ,-, ,..5 o1 t2e Cort o1 A**e(&s:CA; in CA-G.R. SP No. /.-5- (n) t2e CA Reso&tion7,9 )(te) #ne 4, ,..< 32i62)enie) *etitioner=s Motion 1or Re6onsi)er(tion.T2e %(teri(& (nte6e)ents t2(t s*(3ne) t2e *resent 6ontrovers+ (re t2e s(%e3it2 Mamaril v. Civil Service Commission.7-9T2s, t2e Cort ()o*ts (n) >otest2e 1(6ts t2erein st(te): On $e6e%?er 8@, ,..., t2en 7$e*(rt%ent o1 Tr(ns*ort(tion(n) Co%%ni6(tions :$OTC;9 Se6ret(r+ "i6ente C. River(, #r.re>este) t2e Civi& Servi6e Co%%ission :CSC; to (ttest t2(t (t &e(st t3oo1 t2e 1or 7$e*(rt%ent Le'is&(tive Li(ison S*e6i(&ist :$LLS;9 *ositionsin t2e $OTC ?e %()e *er%(nent. T2e re>est 3(s 'r(nte) ?+ t2e CSC?+ Reso&tion No. .8-.,-- )(te) #(n(r+ ,-, ,..8. U*on ver?(& >er+ ?+ $OTC $ire6tor C(rin(S. "(&er( :$ire6tor "(&er(;, t2en CSC C2(ir%(n Cor(Aon A&%( )e Leon()vise) t2e $OTC t2(t t2e in6%?ents o1 t2e 1or%er&+ 6oter%inos$LLS *ositions 2() no veste) ri'2t to o66*+ t2e (&re()+ *er%(nent$LLS *ositions, (n) t2(t t2e+ 3ere not (to%(ti6(&&+ (**ointe) t2eretoB(n) t2e *ositions 32i62 3ere %()e *er%(nent 6o&) on&+ ?e 1i&&e) * ?+1o&&o3in' e0istin' CSC r&es (n) re'&(tions (s 3e&& (s $OTC *o&i6ies(n) 'i)e&ines on t2e (**oint%ent o1 *ersonne&. B+ &etter o1 #(n(r+ ,@, ,..8, $OTC Assist(nt Se6ret(r+ 1orA)%inistr(tive (n) Le'(& A11(irs Ci&1re)o Trini)() :Trini)(); so'2t1ro%t2eCSC(3ritten6on1ir%(tiono1 itsC2(ir%(nDs(?ove-s(i)()vi6e. Pen)in' re6ei*t o1 ( re*&+ 1ro% t2e CSC, Trini)() sent se*(r(te&etters )(te) Ee?r(r+ ,,, ,..8 to 7Erne&iA( Z. M(%(ri&9 (n) Ro&(n)oCrA, t2e ot2er in6%?ent o1 t2e t3o $LLS *ositions, ()visin' e(62 o1t2e% (s 1o&&o3s: T2e 62(n'e o1 t2e n(tre o1 t2e $LLS *osition 32i62 +o 2e&), 1ro%6oter%inosto*er%(nent*rs(nt toCSCReso&tionNo. .8.,--)(te) ,- #(n(r+ ,..8 )i) not (to%(ti6(&&+ %(Fe +o t2e 2o&)er o1 t2eno3 *er%(nent $LLS *osition. T2is inter*ret(tion 3(s 6on1ir%e) ?+$ire6tor C(rin( S. "(&er(3it2 t2e t2en CSC C2(ir%(n )e Leon. As +or (**oint%ent 3(s o1 6oter%in7o9s n(tre, +or servi6es(to%(ti6(&&+ter%in(te)3it2t2enon-e0isten6eo1t2e6oter%in7o9s*osition (n) t2e ()vent o1 t2e ne3 (**ointin' (t2orit+. C2en t2e ne3 $LLS *er%(nent *ositions (re (t2oriAe) to ?e 1i&&e) *,+o 6(n (**&+ t2ere1or. In t2e %e(nti%e, +o %(+ seeF (**oint%ent to(n+ ot2er v(6(nt *osition t2(t sits +or >(&i1i6(tions. Nee)&ess to s(+,se&e6tion in (n+ 6(se 3i&& 1o&&o3 t2e s(& *ro6ess in (66or)(n6e 3it2 t2e$OTC 'i)e&ines (n) t2e CSC r&es (n) re'&(tions. A6tin' on t2e(?ove-s(i) >er+ o1 Trini)(), t2e CSC, ?+Reso&tion No. .8-.5., )(te) Ee?r(r+ ,,, ,..8 32i62 3(s re6eive) (t2is o11i6e on M(r62 @, ,..8 (n) ?+ t2e $OTC Personne& $ivision onM(r628,, ,..8, r&e)t2(t Gt2et3oo66*(ntso1 t2et3o$LLS*ositions (re ipso facto (**ointe) tos62 *ositions n)er*er%(nentst(ts i1 t2e+ %eet t2e %ini%% re>ire%ents o1 t2e s(i) *ositions. In &i'2t o1 t2e 6ontr(r+ ()vi6e *revios&+ 'iven ?+ t2e 1or%erCSC C2(ir%(n )e Leon, t2e $OTC, ?+ &etter o1 A*ri& ,est 1or reinst(te%ent 3(s 'r(nte) ?t not 2is6&(i%1or ?(6Fs(&(ries1ro%t2e)(teo1 2is)is%iss(&. T2isCort,t2ro'2 t2en C2ie1 #sti6e Tee2(nFee, 2e&): In t2e (?sen6e o1 *roo1 t2(t res*on)ent Re'ion(& $ire6tor (6te)in ba(faith (n)3it2 0ra.eabuseof (iscretion, *etitioner isnotentit&e) to ?(6F3('es (n) 6onse>ent&+ 6(nnot 6&(i% 1or )(%('es. Int2e 6(se (t ?(r, t2e re6or) %(ni1ests t2(t res*on)ents o11i6i(&s 3ere not%otiv(te) ?+ i&& 3i&& or *erson(& %(&i6e in )is%issin' *etitioner?t on&+?+ t2eir (esire to compl2 /ith the man(ates of Presi(ential DecreeNo & :E%*2(sis (n) n)ers6orin' s**&ie); T2e )eni(& o1 t2e (3(r) o1 ?(6F s(&(ries, (?sent ( s2o3in' o1 ?()1(it2 (n)Mor 'r(ve (?se o1 )is6retion in t2e ter%in(tion o1 t2e servi6es o1( 'overn%ent e%*&o+ee 32o 3(s reinst(te), 3(s reiter(te)in Clemente v. Commission on Audit, Acting Director of Prisonsv. illaluz! (n) "c#ec#e v. Court of Appeals. 7M(%(ri&9, 2o3ever, invoFes t2e r&in'sin $aala v. %egaspi, De &uzman v. Civil Service Commission, &abrielv. Domingo! Del Castillo v. Civil Service Commission to t2e e11e6t t2(t32en (n o11i6i(& or e%*&o+ee 3(s i&&e'(&&+ )is%isse) (n) 2isreinst(te%ent is or)ere), 1or (&& &e'(& *r*oses 2e is 6onsi)ere) (s not2(vin' &e1t 2is o11i6e (n), t2ere1ore, is entit&e) to (&& ri'2ts (n) *rivi&e'est2(t (66re to 2i% ?+ virte o1 t2e o11i6e. To ?e'in 3it2, 7M(%(ri&9 6(nnot ?e 6onsi)ere) to 2(ve ?eeni&&e'(&&+ )is%isse). !er servi6es 3ere ter%in(te) e11e6tive Se*te%?er 8,,..8 ?+ t2e $OTC in &i'2t o1 t2e CSCA'st ,., ,..8 Reso&tion. At (n+ r(te, no *(rit+ o1 6ir6%st(n6es in t2e (?ove-6ite) 6(sesinvoFe) ?+ 7M(%(ri&9 o?t(ins in t2e 6(se (t ?(r. In $aala, *(+%ent o1 ?(6Fs(&(ries*onreinst(te%ent 3(sor)ere) *on (6>itt(& in ( 6ri%in(& 6(seo1 t2e re'&(r e%*&o+ee o1 t2e'overn%ent 32o 2() ?een ss*en)e) (s ( res&t o1 t2e 1i&in' o1 s(i)6(se. De &uzman invo&ve) ( *ros6ri?e) (?o&ition o1 o11i6e, 2en6e,*(+%ent o1 ?(6F s(&(ries 3(s or)ere) *on reinst(te%ent o1 t2ese*(r(te) e%*&o+ee. In Del Castillo, t2e t2erein *etitioner 3(s*reventive&+ ss*en)e) (n) &(ter )is%isse) 1or 'r(ve %is6on)6t. !e3(s event(&&+ e0oner(te). !e 3(s t2s or)ere) reinst(te). !e t2ere(1ter1i&e) ( GMotion 1or C&(ri1i6(tor+ Re&ie1H *r(+in' 1or (n (3(r)o1 ?(6F3('es. Notin't2(t t2eCSC)i)not o?Je6t tot2e*(+%ento1 ?(6F3('es (n) t2e So&i6itor Gener(& in 1(6t re6o%%en)e) t2e*(+%ent t2ereo1, t2is Cort 'r(nte) t2e %otion. In &abriel! t2e t2erein *etitioner 3(s 2o&)in' ( *er%(nent*osition o1 Motor "e2i6&e Re'istr(r I (t t2e Motor "e2i6&es O11i6e, &(terren(%e)t2eL(n)Tr(ns*ort(tionCo%%ission. In8@ent&+, no bac3/a0es can be a/ar(e( in his fa.or.It is t2e Cort=s )t+to (**&+ t2e *revios r&in' in Mamaril to t2e inst(nt 6(se. On6e ( 6(se 2(s ?een)e6i)e) one 3(+, (n+ ot2er 6(se invo&vin' e0(6t&+ t2e s(%e *oint (t isse, (s in t2e*resent 6(se, s2o&) ?e )e6i)e) in t2e s(%e %(nner.78I9 45EREFORE, t2e *etition is GRANTED.T2e (ss(i&e) $e6ision (n)Reso&tion o1 t2e Cort o1 A**e(&s in CA-G.R. SP No. /.-5- (re RE6ERSEDan( SETAS'DE.Reso&tion No. .--8.8@ )(te) Se*te%?er ,I, ,..- (n)Reso&tion No. .4-.,