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Melanio S. Torio Vs. Civil Service Commission, Et Al.

MELANIO S. TORIO, petitioner, vs. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, NATIONAL PRINTING OFFICE, OFFICE OF THE PRESS SECRETARY and EFREN CAMACHO, respondents.

G.R. No. 99336 | 1992-06-09

D E C I S I O N


GUTIERREZ, JR., J.:

These two consolidated petitions assail the resolutions of the Civil Service Commission (CSC) revoking the appointment of herein petitioners on the ground that they lacked the necessary civil service eligibility at the time of the issuance of their appointments.

The same series of events gave rise to the controversy in these two petitions.

Executive Order No. 285 issued on July 25, 1987 abolished the General Services Administration (GSA) including all offices and agencies under it. The General Printing Office (GPO) which was under the GSA was merged with the relevant printing units of the Philippine...