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Clemente, Pedro P. vs. Commission on Audit

PEDRO P. CLEMENTE, petitioner, vs. THE COMMISSION ON AUDIT, represented by FRANCISCO S. TANTUICO, JR., Acting Chairman, respondent.

G.R. No. L-47793 | 1984-03-20

D E C I S I O N


MAKASIAR, Acting. C.J.:

The question raised is whether or not petitioner is entitled to the payment of back salaries from September 19, 1975 to April 17, 1977, corresponding to the period he was separated from the government service by the President of the Philippines.

Petitioner, a certified public accountant, was an employee of the Commission on Audit, duly appointed as Deputy Auditor of the Central Bank. He had been with the Commission on Audit since November 11, 1935 where he had held various positions. His separation, together with that of several hundred government employees, was pursuant to Letter of Instruction...