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Ruben O. Sangalang vs. Brigida Vergara 116 Phil. 604

RUBEN O. SANGALANG, plaintiff-appellee, vs. BRIGIDA VERGARA, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-16174 | 1962-10-30

D E C I S I O N 


REGALA, J.: 

The issue in this case is whether the Mayor of the City of Manila still has the power to appoint clerks in the Office of the City Fiscal in view of the amendment of the Revised Charter of Manila (Rep. Act No. 409), as amended by Republic Act No. 1201. Plaintiff affirms the power of the Mayor to make such appointments, while defendant takes the opposite view, claiming that that power belongs to the Secretary of Justice. 

It appears that the defendant was appointed by the Secretary of Justice upon recommendation of the City Fiscal on March 28, 1958, effective May 1st. Her appointment was attested to...