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In re: petition for the favorable consideration of the four (4) years length of service as a Sangguniang Bayan member etc. Judge Antonio S. Alano (ret.)

IN RE: PETITION FOR THE FAVORABLE CONSIDERATION OF THE FOUR (4) YEARS LENGTH OF SERVICE AS A SANGGUNIANG BAYAN MEMBER OF THE PETITIONER TO COMPLETE THE TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF GOVERNMENT SERVICE FOR PURPOSES OF RECEIVING HIS MONTHLY LIFETIME PENSION AFTER FIVE (5) YEARS, JUDGE ANTONIO S. ALANO (Ret.), Petitioner.

A.M. No. 10654-RET | 2008-06-27

R E S O L U T I O N


YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

Can the length of service of Judge Antonio S. Alano as a former Sangguniang Bayan member be credited in his favor in order to complete the 20 years of government service requirement for the purpose of availing the monthly lifetime pension under Republic Act (R.A.) No. 910[1]?

This administrative matter involves the entitlement of Judge Antonio S. Alano, former presiding judge of the Regional Trial Court of General Santos City, Branch 35, to a lifetime pension under Sec. 1 of R.A. No. 910, as amended.

The facts are as follows:

On November 27, 2001, the Court En Banc approved petitioner's...