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Domingo R. Tapay Vs. Elfren Cruz, Et Al.

ARCH. DOMINGO R. TAPAY, petitioner, vs. MMC ACTING GOVERNOR ELFREN CRUZ, MAYOR BRIGIDO SIMON, JR. and ARCH. LEONARDO ESPINOS, JR., respondents.

G.R. No. 84701 | 1990-06-13

D E C I S I O N


PARAS, J.:

Who has the power to appoint Building Officials in Metro Manila the Secretary of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) or the Metro-Manila Commission (MMC) Governor? This is the issue upon which the
Court is called upon to resolve in this petition.

Petitioner Arch. Domingo R. Tapay is the incumbent Building Official of Quezon City, having been designated and appointed to the position by then Minister Jesus Hipolito of the Ministry of Public Works and Highways, on March 4,1982.

On July 28,1988, respondent MMC Acting Governor Elfren Cruz, in an Office Order No. 70, ordered the recall of herein...