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Jose A. Abaya, Et Al. Vs. Civil Service Commission, Et Al.

JOSE A. ABAYA, ANICETO O. CADA, JR., PRESIDIO M. CARINO, AIDA D. FULGENCIO, ERNESTO G. GARCIA, BONIFACIO S. MOLINA, REMIGIO P. PUGAT and DOMINGO C. TOBIAS, petitioners, vs. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, HON. SENEN D. BACANI in his capacity as SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE, and DANTE Q. BARBOSA in his capacity as CHAIRMAN, REORGANIZATION APPEALS BOARD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, respondents. JUAN BERGONIO, PORFIRIO ALMOJERA, WARINA PEROS, ANGEL TAWATAO, JR., NAPOLEON TUGADE, DIOSDADO CAASI, ALFREDO CASIMERO, DOMINADOR MARRA, MARIO BUCAT AND LILIA TOLETE, intervenors.

G.R. No. 98027 | 1994-10-07

D E C I S I O N


BELLOSILLO, J.:

Petitioners were employees of the Department of Agriculture in the Province of Pangasinan when on 30 January 1987 then President Corazon Aquino issued Executive Order No. 116 reorganizing the Department. 1 Jose Abaya, Aniceto O. Cada, Jr., Presidio M. Cariño and Ernesto J. Garcia were Municipal Agriculture and Food Officers (MAFO's), while petitioners Aida Fulgencio, 2 Bonifacio S. Molina, 3 Remigio Pugat 4 and Domingo C. Tobias 5 were occupying lower positions.

In the reorganization, the position of MAFO was abolished and replaced with Municipal Agricultural Officer (MAO). Former MAFO's did not...