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Gemiliano Lopez, Jr., et al. vs. Court Of Appeals, et al.

HON. GEMILIANO LOPEZ, JR., in his capacity as Mayor of Manila; EUFEMIA DOMINGUEZ, in her capacity as City Budget Officer; Herminio Arceo, in his capacity as Chairman, Committee for Retirement Gratuity and Terminal Leave Pay of the Office of the City Treasurer of Manila; and HON. ANTHONY ACEVEDO, in his capacity as City Treasurer of Manila, petitioners, vs. HON. COURT OF APPEALS and GALICANO P. MANAPAT, respondents.

G.R. No. 104158 | 1992-11-06

D E C I S I O N


FELICIANO, J.:

On 29 February 1972, private respondent Galicano Manapat retired from the government service as Chief of the Legal Division of the Office of the Municipal Board of Manila. He retired under the provisions of R.A. No. 1616, as amended, having then rendered twenty (20) years of service to petitioner City of Manila and received the amount of P24,479.02 representing his full retirement benefit.

On April 1977, Manapat was reemployed by the City of Manila, this time as Secretary of the City of Manila Board as Tax Assessment Appeals, with a monthly salary of P3,993.33. He occupied that position until he reached the...