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Florian Gaoiran vs Hon. Angel Alcala, Retired Chairman, CHED, et al

FLORIAN R. GAOIRAN, Petitioner, versus HON. ANGEL C. ALCALA, Retired Chairman, Commission on Higher Education, ESTER ALBANO GARCIA, now Chairman, Commission on Higher Education, FELIPE S. AMMUGAUAN, SR., Vocation School Superintendent I, Angadanan Agro-Industrial College, EDMOND M. CASTILLEJO, Administrative Officer I, Angadanan Agro-Industrial College, and DIOSDADO TELAN, Instructor I & Head Teacher III, OIC Designate, Angadanan Agro-Industrial College, Angadanan, Isabela, Respondents.

G.R. No. 150178 | 2004-11-26

D E C I S I O N

CALLEJO, SR., J.:

Before the Court is a petition for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court filed by Florian R. Gaoiran, seeking to reverse and set aside the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 61477. In the assailed decision, the appellate court reversed the Decision dated February 15, 2000 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Cauayan, Isabela, Branch 20, nullifying the Resolution dated June 3, 1999 of Hon. Angel C. Alcala, then Chairman of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), dismissing petitioner Gaoiran from the service for grave misconduct and conduct prejudicial to the best...