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THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT OF AURORA, PETITIONER, VS. HILARIO M. MARCO, RESPONDENT.

THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT OF AURORA, PETITIONER, VS. HILARIO M. MARCO, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 202331 | 2015-04-22

SECOND DIVISION
 
DECISION

LEONEN, J.:

The prohibition on midnight appointments only applies to presidential appointments. It does not apply to appointments made by local chief executives.
 
Nevertheless, the Civil Service Commission has the power to promulgate rules and regulations to professionalize the civil service. It may issue rules and regulations prohibiting local chief executives from making appointments during the last days of their tenure. Appointments of local chief executives must conform to these civil service rules and regulations in order to be valid.
 
This is a Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] of the Court of...