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Delfin N. Divinagracia, Jr., Et Al. Vs. Patricia A. Sto. Tomas, Et Al.

DELFIN N. DIVINAGRACIA, JR., AND ALEXIS D. SAN LUIS, petitioners, vs. HON. PATRICIA A. STO. TOMAS, RAMON P. ERENETA, JR., and PRESCILLA B. NACARIO, respondents.

G.R. No. 110954 | 1995-05-31

D E C I S I O N


BELLOSILLO, J.:

The primordial purpose of our civil service laws is to establish and maintain a merit system in the selection of public officers and employees without regard to sex, color, social status or political affiliation. But there are times when appointments to public office are dominated by partisan favoritism and patronage, where tenurial rights are subject to the whims of officialdom.

On 1 August 1980 Filomena R. Mancita was appointed Municipal Development Coordinator (MDC) of Pili, Camarines Sur, in a permanent capacity. On 14 March 1983 when the Local Government Code took effect, the office was renamed...