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Cajiuat, Justiniano , et al. Vs. Ismael Mathay, Sr., et al.

JUSTINIANO CAJIUAT, MARCIAL LARA, JOSE NU?EZ, LEONOR AMACIO, ETERIO SOTIANGCO, OTILIO DE GUZMAN, OSCAR INDUCTIVO, DONATO ABELLARDO, CECILIO CUNANAN, CONSTANTE QUITORIANO, RAYMUNDO QUI?ONES, ABDON LAMSIN, FERNANDO BANAAG, FERNANDO PINEDA, LORENZO GERONIMO, ENRIQUE VILLANUEVA, DELFIN ESPINO, WILSON ALBANA, VALERIO ARELLANO, ESTRELLA BAYAWA, PEDRO CORPUZ, MELITON CRUZ, ERNESTO RAMIREZ, LEONARDO SANTOS, ALBERT ARCE, SATURNINO LARIN, IGNACIO FONTE, ROBERTO TORRES, SEVERINO BAUTISTA, FELICIANO BAUTISTA, PEDRO GOLPEO, ARSENIO TORRES, DOMINGO MA?O, BIENVENIDO VALMONTE, SALVADOR SANTIAGO, ANDRES ASLARONA, RICARDO TOBIAS, AGAPITO VILLAROMAN, CONRADO PAULINO, MAURICIO BELTRAN, JOSE MARAVILLA, and CARMELO BARBER, petitioners, vs. HONORABLE ISMAEL MATHAY, SR., in his capacity as Acting Chairman of the Commission on Audit, respondent.

G.R. No. L-39743 | 1983-09-24

D E C I S I O N


FERNANDO, J.:

The claim of petitioners, which was denied by the then Acting Chairman of the Commission on Audit, Ismael Mathay, Sr., is based on par. 3, Section 26 of Presidential Decree No. 4. It reads as follows: "Permanent officials and employees of the Rice and Corn Administration . . . who prefer to retire, if qualified for retirement, shall be given gratuity equivalent to one month salary for every year of service but in no case more than twenty-four months salary, in addition to all other benefits to which they are entitled under existing laws and regulations." 1 There is no dispute that petitioners were, prior to...