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Inocencio Pari-An, Et Al. Vs. Civil Service Commission, Et Al.

INOCENCIO PARI-AN, ALFONSO S. SAPIPI, CIRIACO G. GIBRALTAR, ABDON CANTILLER, JULIAN V. BANARIA, ABELARDO A. INOCENCIO, CIRIACO DACULA, JR., RODOLFO CACHUELA, JR., PATRICIO T. GARCIA, BALTAZAR LUSTRIA, RICARDO C. MESTIDIO, JR., JULIA M. VILLAREAL, ANDRES M. ENCANTO and JESUS PALMARES, petitioners, vs. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, and ALMA BLANCA, MATHILDE SALAZAR, ROSARIO REYES, ANGELITA SITACA, JESUSA FABREGAS, ANGELES QUINON, JESUS MONDRAGON, RUBEN CABALUNA, CESAR MATULAC, DONIE BOQUIREN, RONNIE COBRADOR, OLIVER CHAVEZ, ROBERTO ESPINOSA, ERWIN PADOR, RODRIGO TRIO, JULIET DEMO-OS, ILDEFONSO TOLEDO, ANICETO DIAMANTE and RODRIGO BRETANA, and ELISEO TOBIAS, DIONISIO RETIRADO, FRANCISCO ESTIMO, BONIFACIO SONZA, TEODORO OLIVARES, EMILIO CAHOYA, ARTURO LUMAUAG, VIRGILIO PEREZ, SERAFIN SALCEDO, NICOLAS OTERO, RUFINA BASALATAM, FELINO PORTO, MODESTO MANGARICO and JESUS BALILA, and ROBERTO BORRA, RUPERTA LESONDRA, EDGARDO VALERA, RODOLFO VILLARBA, JOSEGIL PARRENAS, CARLOS ABOYO, CONSTANCIO DAQUITA, RODOLFO DORUELO and ELADIO PESARIO, and LOPE SENINA, JR., ROMULO PATINO, PABLO DEMAISIP, JORGE SUMBILLA, ALEXIS VILLARUEL and RODOLFO CANAMO, respondents. Teodulfo L.C. Castro for petitioners. Evalyn H. Itaas-Fetalino, Rogelio C. Limare and Florencio P. Gabriel, Jr. for CSC. Salas, Villarel & Velasco for Eliseo Tobias, et al. Nicolas P. Sonalan for Alma Blanca, et al.

G.R. No. 96536 | 1991-10-15

D E C I S I O N


GRIá'O-AQUINO, J.:

Before the change of administration as a result of the EDSA (or "people power") revolution in February 1986, the fourteen (14) petitioners, Inocencio Pari-an, et al., were occupying positions as Municipal Agricultural Food Officers (MAFOs) in the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Region 6, assigned in different municipalities of Iloilo province. Respondents Alma Blanca, et al. were holding positions, other than MAFOs, in various bureaus of the Ministry, like the Bureau of Fisheries & Aquatic Resources, Bureau of Soils & Water Management, Bureau of Plant Industry, and Bureau of Animal Industry.

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