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CSC vs. Executive Secretary

CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION AND PAQUITO N. OCHOA, JR., EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, PETITIONERS, VS. JERIK RODERICK V. JACOBA, RESPONDENT. [G.R. No. 240688] JERIK RODERICK V. JACOBA, PETITIONER, VS. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION AND PAQUITO N. OCHOA, JR., EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 240517 | 2023-06-27

D E C I S I O N
 
LEONEN,** ACTING C.J.:
 
Administrative bodies and quasi-judicial agencies are recognized specialists in their respective fields. Thus, their findings of fact, when bolstered by substantial evidence or "such relevant evidence as a reasonable mind might accept as adequate to support a conclusion,"[1] are treated with great respect and even finality by courts and can support the imposed administrative liability on an erring public officer.[2]

This Court resolves the consolidated Petitions for Review on Certiorari[3] assailing the Decision[4] and Resolution[5] of the Court of...