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Jose M. Caringal vs. Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office

JOSE M. CARINGAL, Petitioner, versus PHILIPPINE CHARITY SWEEPSTAKES OFFICE (PCSO), Respondent.

G.R. No. 161942 | 2005-10-13

D E C I S I O N 

SANDOVAL-GUTIERREZ, J.: 


A permanent appointment in the career service is issued to a person who has met the requirements of the position to which the appointment is made in accordance with the provisions of law, the rules and the standards promulgated pursuant thereto.[1] It implies that the appointee is a civil service eligible.[2] Thus, while the appointing authority has the discretion to choose whom to appoint, the choice is subject to the caveat that the appointee possesses the required qualifications.[3] 

For our resolution is the instant petition for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of the 1997...