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Eugenio S. Capablanca Vs. Civil Service Commission

EUGENIO S. CAPABLANCA, Petitioner, versus CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION,* Respondent

G.R. No. 179370 | 2009-11-18

D E C I S I O N


DEL CASTILLO, J.:

Uniformed members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) are considered employees of the National Government, and all personnel of the PNP are subject to civil service laws and regulations.[1] Petitioner cannot evade liability under the pretense that another agency has primary jurisdiction over him. Settled is the rule that jurisdiction is conferred only by the Constitution or the law.[2] When it clearly declares that a subject matter falls within the jurisdiction of a tribunal, the party involved in the controversy must bow and submit himself to the tribunal on which jurisdiction is conferred.

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