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The Sangguniang Barangay of Barangay Don Mariano Marcos etc., et al. Vs. Punong Barangay Severino Martinez

THE SANGGUNIANG BARANGAY OF BARANGAY DON MARIANO MARCOS, MUNICIPALITY OF BAYOMBONG PROVINCE OF NUEVA VISCAYA represented by BARANGAY KAGAWAD JOSE CENEN SANTOS, MARIO BACUD, WALTER FRANCISCO, ROSITA SEBASTIAN, LAURETA CABAUATAN, CECILIA ALINDAYU and MELY SIMANGAN, Petitioners, versus PUNONG BARANGAY SEVERINO MARTINEZ, Respondent.

G.R. No. 170626 | 2008-03-03

D E C I S I O N


CHICO-NAZARIO, J.:

This is a Petition for Review on Certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, assailing the Orders dated 20 October 2005[1] and 30 November 2005[2] of the Regional Trial Court (trial court), Branch 27, of Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya, in Special Civil Action No. 6727. In its assailed Orders, the trial court ruled that the Sangguniang Bayan of Bayombong, Neuva Vizcaya (Sangguniang Bayan), exceeded its jurisdiction when it imposed upon respondent Severino Martinez the administrative penalty of removal from office.

Petitioner Sangguniang Barangay is the legislative body of Barangay Don Mariano Marcos,...