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Eugenio vs. Torrijos

SOLEDAD M. EUGENIO, petitioner, vs. DELIA TORRIJOS, JUAN C. TUVERA, Presidential Assistant of the Office of the President of the Philippines, JOSE R. MELO, Commissioner, FAUSTO VARELA, Deputy Commissioner, both or the Civil Service Commission; PEDRO AFABL

G.R. No. L-44042 | 1978-10-09

D E C I S I O N

FERNANDO, J:

The inherent weakness in the appeal of petitioner to respondent Juan C. Tuvera, 1 Presidential Assistant, based on her claim that she was possessed of a preferential right to the position of Assistant Chief of the Scientific Library and Documentation Division of the National Science Development Board instead of respondent Delia Torrijos, is quite apparent. There is the insuperable obstacle posed by a number of authoritative decisions of this Court starting from Castro v. Del Rosario, 2 recognizing the discretion that could be exercised by the appointing authority as to who is entitled to promotion considering...