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Gregorio, Wenceslao, et al. Vs. Court of Appeals, et al.

WENCESLAO GREGORIO, FLORENTINO PERUELO, LORENZ CALAMBA, CLARITO ROBLES, GUILLERMO MILLARIN, et al. and INOCENTES TUBIANOSA, petitioners, vs. HON. COURT OF APPEALS, City of La Carlota and LUIS G. JALANDONI, JR., City Mayor of La Carlota, respondents.

G.R. No. L-45862-64 | 1984-05-11

D E C I S I O N


ESCOLIN, J.:

This is a petition for review of the decision of the defunct Court of Appeals, affirming the judgment of the then Court of First Instance of Negros Occidental, which upheld petitioners' separation from their respective employments in the city government of La Carlota City.

It appears that on July 20, 1968, the municipal board of La Carlota City unanimously approved Ordinance No. 49, providing for the city's budget for the fiscal year 1968-1969. In said budget the positions of several employees, including those of petitioners, were abolished, resulting in the termination of their employments. Petitioners...