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Phil. Merchant Marine Academy vs. Court of Appeals

THE PHILIPPINE MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY, ROGELIO C. MORALES and EMILIO S. PRIETO, JR., petitioners, vs. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, HON. ARSENIO B. ALCANTARA, as Presiding Judge of Branch XV of the Court of First Instance of Rizal, VICTOR BALCE. ROMEO

G.R. No. L-38212 | 1976-02-27

D E C I S I O N

MUNOZ PALMA, J:

Victor Balce and Romeo Tibayan, Jr., fourth year students at the Philippine Merchant Marine Academy (PMMA), a government institution created under Republic Act 3680, main petitioner in this case now before Us, formed, allegedly contrary to a previous order issued by the Academy, a student organization known as the Council of Cadet-Seamen. PMMA President Rogelio C. Morales 1 a co-petitioner, learned of the formation of this organization in a letter signed by 14 cadets including Balce and Tibayan, purportedly couched in discourteous language, charging the Academy of mismanagement. Thereupon, Morales created an...