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Besa vs. Philippine National Bank,et al.

TOMAS BESA, petitioner, vs. PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK; HON. ROBERTO S. BENEDICTO, President of the Philippine National Bank; THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, Philippine National Bank; HON. ANTONIO M. DIAZ, BIENVENIDO M. JUAT, SIMEON G. MIRANDA, JUAN PONCE ENRILE, I

G.R. No. L-26838 | 1970-05-29

D E C I S I O N 


FERNANDO, J: 

The constitutional safeguard against removal from office except for cause is invoked by petitioner Tomas Besa in this proceeding for certiorari, prohibition and quo warranto. 1 Appointed Chief Legal Counsel with the rank of Vice-President of respondent Philippine National Bank in 1962, he was shifted by virtue of a resolution of respondent Bank on October 19, 1966, to the office of its President, respondent Roberto S. Benedicto, as Consultant on Legal Matters, 2 with respondent Conrado E. Medina being assigned to his position. While petitioner would seek to nullify the above resolution and enjoin its...