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Ofelia P. Triste Vs. Leyte State College Board Of Trustees, Et Al.

DR. OFELIA P. TRISTE, petitioner, vs. LEYTE STATE COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, namely: Hon. Lourdes R. Quisumbing, Secretary of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports and Chairman of the Board and/or Dr. Minda C. Sutaria as the authorized representative; Dr. Purificacion M. Flores, President of the Leyte State College and Vice-Chairman of the Board; Director Venancio Baclagon, National Economic and Development Authority, Regional Office No. VIII and Member of the Board; HON. SEDFREY A. ORDO?EZ, Secretary of Justice and Chairman of the Review Committee under Executive Order No. 17; and DR. CRES V. CHAN-GONZAGA, respondents.

G.R. No. 78623 | 1990-12-17

D E C I S I O N


FERNAN, J.:

The instant petition for certiorari focuses on the vice-presidency of the Leyte State College in Tacloban City. It seeks to annul and set aside the decision of the Board of Trustees of said College ousting and replacing herein petitioner with private respondent as Vice-President thereof, as well as the resolution of the Review Committee under Executive Order No. 17 dismissing petitioner's appeal thereto.

The Leyte State College, formerly the Leyte Normal School, one of the eight normal schools established in the Philippines as a teacher-training institution serving Eastern Visayas, Masbate and Surigao,...