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DENNIS A. B. FUNA, PETITIONER, VS. THE CHAIRMAN, CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, FRANCISCO T. DUQUE III, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY LEANDRO R. MENDOZA, OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, RESPONDENTS.

DENNIS A. B. FUNA, PETITIONER, VS. THE CHAIRMAN, CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, FRANCISCO T. DUQUE III, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY LEANDRO R. MENDOZA, OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 191672 | 2014-11-25

EN BANC
 
DECISION

BERSAMIN, J.:

The independence of the Civil Service Commission (CSC) is explicitly mandated under Section 1,1 Article IX-A of the 1987 Constitution. Additionally, Section 2,2 Article IX-A of the 1987 Constitution prohibits its Members, during their tenure, from holding any other office or employment. These constitutional provisions3 are central to this special civil action for certiorari and prohibition brought to assail the designation of Hon. Francisco T. Duque III, Chairman of the CSC, as a member of the Board of Directors or Trustees in an ex officio capacity of the (a) Government Service Insurance...