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Palomique, Heirs of Abelardo et al. vs. Court of Appeals, et al.

HEIRS OF ABELARDO V. PALOMIQUE, DAFROSA O. DACUMOS, DELFINA A.H. SANTIAGO, ELENITA V. JACINTO, ALMARIO D. ALACON, JOVITA TONGOL-CRUZ, EVA S. SANCHEZ, LOURDES C. GARCIA, JOSE E. JAVIER, ZIGFREDO G. AVENDA?O, DADREO CARLOS, ANGELITA T. ABREGANA, TIRSO C. DIAZ, BENIGNO NIETO, NEMESIO O?A, APOLONIO FERNANDEZ, RAMON DE JESUS, LUCIANO R. SARNE and HEIRS OF FELICIANO TALENS, petitioners, vs. COURT OF APPEALS, MARCIAL SAMSON, in his personal capacity and as Mayor of Caloocan City; CITY TREASURER of Caloocan City; CITY AUDITOR of Caloocan City; ISAGANI ARCADIO, in his personal capacity and as Vice Mayor of Caloocan City; VETINO REYES, VICTOR REY HIPOLITO, ANTONIO MARTINEZ, ADELINA RAMOS, ANGEL POBLETE, VICENTE DEL MUNDO and ARTURO JOAQUIN, in their personal capacities and as majority members of the Municipal Board of Caloocan City, respondents.

G.R. Nos. L-39288-89 | 1985-01-31

D E C I S I O N


AQUINO, J.:

This case is about the dismissal of an appeal for failure of appellants' counsel in his brief to make page references to the record to support his statement of facts.

The officials of Caloocan City appealed from the decision dated November 29, 1973 of Judge Santiago O. Tañada, declaring illegal the abolition of petitioners' positions which were deleted in Ordinance No. 1749, City Budget for 1972-73. Said officials were ordered to appropriate the amounts necessary for petitioners' salaries from the time of the illegal abolition of their positions.

Judge Tañada in his 25-page decision found...