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Cawad vs. Abad

GIL G. CAWAD, MARIO BENEDICT P. GALON, DOMINGO E. LUSAYA, JEAN V. APOLINARES, MA. LUISA S. OREZCA, JULIO R. GARCIA, NESTOR M. INTIA, RUBEN C. CALIWATAN, ADOLFO Q. ROSALES, MA. LUISA NAVARRO, AND THE PHILIPPINE PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION, INC., PETITIONERS, VS. FLORENCIO B. ABAD, IN HIS CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT (DBM); ENRIQUE T. ONA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (DOH); AND FRANCISCO T. DUQUE III, IN HIS CAPACITY AS CHAIRMAN OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION (CSC), RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 207145 | 2015-07-28

EN BANC
 
D E C I S I O N

PERALTA, J.:

Before the Court is a petition for certiorari and prohibition under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court filed by the officers and members of the Philippine Public Health Association, Inc. (PPHAI) assailing the validity of Joint Circular No. 1[1] dated November 29, 2012 of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and the Department of Health (DOH) as well as Item 6.5 of the Joint Circular[2] dated September 3, 2012 of the DBM and the Civil Service Commission (CSC).
 
The antecedent facts are as follows:
 
On March 26, 1992, Republic Act (RA) No. 7305, otherwise known as The Magna Carta of Public...