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Tomas D. Achacoso Vs. Catalino Macaraig

TOMAS D. ACHACOSO, petitioner, vs. CATALINO MACARAIG and RUBEN D. TORRES, in their capacities as Executive Secretary and Secretary of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), respectively; and JOSE N. SARMIENTO, respondents. Padilla, Jimenez, Kintanar and Asuncion Law Office for petitioner.

G.R. No. 93023 | 1991-03-13

D E C I S I O N


CRUZ, J.:

The petitioner invokes security of tenure against his claimed removal without legal cause. The respondents assert he is not entitled to the guaranty because he is not a career official. These are the legal issues. The facts are as follows:

Tomas D. Achacoso was appointed Administrator of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration on October 16, 1987, and assumed office on October 27, 1987. On January 2, 1990, in compliance with a request addressed by the President of the Philippines to "all Department Heads, Undersecretaries, Assistant Secretaries, Bureau Heads," and other government officials, he filed...