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Pedro San Diego vs. Auditor General 119 Phil. 335

PEDRO SAN DIEGO, petitioner, vs. THE AUDITOR GENERAL, respondent.

G.R. No. 15460 | 1964-01-31

D E C I S I O N 


DIZON, J.: 

Petitioner Pedro San Diego, a lieutenant colonel in the Armed Forces of the Philippines, was retired from the service on March 8, 1948 pursuant to Section 22 (g) of Commonwealth Act No. 1, as amended, due to physical disability, and received the corresponding lump sum gratuity of P16,335.00. 

From November 1, 1951 to October 15, 1953, he was employed by the Philippine Council for United States Aid - hereinafter referred to as Philcusa - as Purchasing Officer, at an annual compensation of P6,000.00. On June 21, 1952, Republic Act No. 803, amending Sections 3 and 14 of Republic Act No. 340, became...