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Development Academy vs. Chairperson Garcia et al.

DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. CHAIRPERSON MA. GRACIA M. PULIDO TAN, COMMISSIONER JUANITO G. ESPINO, JR., COMMISSIONER HEIDI L. MENDOZA, AND COMMISSION ON AUDIT, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 203072 | 2016-10-18

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
EN BANC

DECISION
 
LEONEN, J.:
 
Under Republic Act No. 6758, otherwise known as the Compensation and Position Classification Act of 1989, "all allowances are deemed included in the standardized salary."[1] However, certain specified allowances are permitted to be given in addition to standardized salaries "due to the unique nature of the office and of the work performed by the employee."[2] Without a showing of any such uniqueness, additional financial awards cannot be sanctioned and the Commission on Audit would be right to have them disallowed. Still,...