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CSC vs. Fuentes [CONCURRING OPINION, SINGH, J.]

CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, PETITIONER, VS. PO1 GILBERT FUENTES, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 237322 | 2023-01-10

CONCURRING OPINION


SINGH, J.:

In this case, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) affirmed the Decision and Resolution of the National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) finding respondent PO1 Gilbert Fuentes (PO1 Fuentes) administratively liable for grave misconduct for the killing of Oliver Pingol (Oliver), and meted him the penalty of dismissal from service.[1] On appeal, the Court of Appeals (CA) reversed the Decision of the CSC, and exonerated PO1 Fuentes.[2] Aggrieved, the CSC, through the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG), brought an appeal before this Court to question the Decision of the CA.

To settle the issue of...