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Isabelo J. Astraquillo Vs. Raul Manglapus, Et Al.

ISABELO J. ASTRAQUILLO, petitioner, vs. RAUL MANGLAPUS, THE BOARD OF FOREIGN SERVICE ADMINISTRATION (Manuel T. Yan, Jose D. Ingles, ** Rosalinda V. Tirona, Ernesto Garrido, Felipe Mabilangan, Jorge Coquia, Edgardo Kalaw, Federico Macaranas, Purificacion Quisumbing, *** Israel Bocobo, Faustino David, members), and DONATO FELICIO, respondents.

G.R. No. 88183 | 1990-10-03

D E C I S I O N


NARVASA, J.:

As the caption indicates, this decision deals with five cases. The cases have been consolidated and jointly considered because they all turn upon a common legal issue, i.e., the validity of the termination, by authority of the President of the Philippines, of the petitioners' appointments as "political" or "non-career" members of the country's Foreign Service. Stated otherwise, the common issue is whether or not their service as Philippine diplomats was under the circumstances, at the pleasure of the president, terminable without cause or need of investigation.

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