Villaluz v. Zaldivar

In Villaluz v. Zaldivar, the Supreme Court ruled that there is merit in the �claim that petitioner, being a presidential appointee, belongs to the non-competitive or unclassified service of the government and as such he can only be investigated and removed from office after due hearing by the President of the Philippines under the principle that the power to remove is �inherent in the power appoint. 15 SCRA 710 [1965]