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Justice Secretary Serafin Cuevas, et al. vs Atty. Bacal

THE SECRETARY OF JUSTICE SERAFIN R. CUEVAS, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY RONALDO B. ZAMORA, and ATTY. CARINA J. DEMAISIP, petitioners, vs. ATTY. JOSEFINA G. BACAL, respondent.

G.R. No. 139382 | 2000-12-06

D E C I S I O N

MENDOZA, J.:

This case involves the appointment and transfer of career executive service officers (CESOs). More specifically, it concerns the "appointment" of respondent Josefina G. Bacal, who holds the rank of CESO III, to the position of Chief Public Attorney in the Public Attorney's Office, which has a CES Rank Level I, and her subsequent transfer, made without her consent, to the Office of the Regional Director of the PAO.

In its decision[1] rendered on March 25, 1999, the Court of Appeals declared respondent Josefina G. Bacal entitled to the position of Chief Public Attorney in the Public Attorney's...