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Arnulfo A. Aguilar Vs. Court of Appeals, Civil Service Commission and Commission on Elections

ARNULFO A. AGUILAR, Petitioner, versus COURT OF APPEALS, CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION and COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, Respondents.

G.R. No. 172986 | 2009-10-02

D E C I S I O N


BRION, J.:

The present petition provides an occasion to revisit the doctrine that perfection of an appeal within the reglementary period is not only mandatory but also jurisdictional; failure to perfect the appeal renders the challenged decision final and executory, and deprives the appellate court or tribunal of the jurisdiction to entertain the appeal and to alter the final decision.

THE CASE

Before us is the petition for review on certiorari[1] filed by petitioner Arnulfo A. Aguilar (petitioner) to reverse and set aside the decision[2] dated September 23, 2004 and resolution[3] dated June 1, 2006 of the Special...