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Atty. Buena vs. Dr. Benito

ATTY. ANACLETO B. BUENA, JR., MNSA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF REGIONAL OFFICE NO. XVI, CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO, COTABATO CITY, PETITIONER, VS. DR. SANGCAD D. BENITO, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 181760 | 2014-10-14

EN BANC
 
D E C I S I O N

LEONEN, J.:

The Regional Governor of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao has the power to appoint officers in the region's civil service. However, if there is no regional law providing for the qualifications for the position at the time of appointment, the appointee must satisfy the civil service eligibilities required for the position in the national government to be appointed in a permanent capacity.
 
This is a petition for review on certiorari1 of the Court of Appeals' resolution,2 dismissing the appeal of the Civil Service Commission Regional Office for the Autonomous Region in...