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Antonio J. Villegas, Et., Al. vs. Abelardo Subido

ANTONIO J. VILLEGAS, in his capacity as Mayor of the City of Manila, GREGORIO A. EJERCITO, RIZAL DAGA, DIONISIO BARING, DIOSDADO ROQUE, ARTURO T. DE GUIA, AUGUSTO CASIBANG, JOSE ALCANTARA, FRANCISCO ALCANTARA, NEMESIO GATCHALIAN, ARMANDO PULGADO, RAMON S. SOLIDUM, ROCIO T. LOMUNTAD, VICTOR GELLA, CIPRIANO CID, JR., ALEJO BOQUIREN, JR., FELY ESTEBAN, EDELITA REYES, MERCEDES FELICIANO, FRANCISCO CASTRO, TERESITA BELISARIO, CRISELDA REMPILLO, ANGEL M. LOZARI, REBECCA CASIBANG, DEMETRIO MENDOZA, PEDRO MANALO, JULIA DAQUICAN, LUZVIMINDO ECHON, DOMINADO MENDOZA, and EMILIA FOZ, petitioners, vs. ABELARDO SUBIDO, in his personal capacity and as Commissioner of Civil Service, HERMOGENES DIEGO, in his capacity as City Treasurer of Manila, and HUGODINO COSIN LIM, in his capacity as City Auditor of Manila, respondents.

G.R. No. L-29588 | 1968-12-27

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CAPISTRANO, J.: 

Manila Ordinance No. 6485, effective January 1, 1968 created the position of City Legal Officer and the positions of his staff, and appropriated the necessary amount for their salaries. This Ordinance was passed pursuant to Section 19 of Republic Act No. 5185, otherwise known as the Decentralization Act of 1967, which authorizes a city to create said positions to enable the city to avail itself of "full time and trusted services." For this purpose, continues the law, "the functions hitherto performed by the . . . city fiscals in serving as legal adviser and legal officer for civil cases of the . ....