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Emilio A. Gonzales III Vs. Office of the President of the Philippines (Executive Secretary Paquito N. Ochoa, Jr.,)

EMILIO A. GONZALES III, Petitioner, versus OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES, acting through and represented by EXECUTIVE SECRETARY PAQUITO N. OCHOA, JR., SENIOR DEPUTY EXECUTIVE SECRETARY JOSE AMOR M. AMORANDO, Officer in Charge, Office of the Deputy Executive Secretary for Legal Affairs, ATTY. RONALDO A. GERON, DIR. ROWENA : TURINGAN SANCHEZ and ATTY. CARLITO D. CATAYONG, Respondents. x---------------------------------------------x WENDELL BARRERAS-SULIT, Petitioner, versus ATTY. PAQUITO N. OCHOA, JR., in his capacity as EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, ATTY. DENNIS F. ORTIZ, ATTY. CARLO D. SULAY and ATTY. FROILAN D. MONTALBAN, .JR., in their capacities as CHAIRMAN and MEMBERS of the OFFICE OF MALACANANG LEGAL AFFAIRS, Respondents.

G.R. No. 196231 and G.R. No. 196232 | 2012-09-04

D E C I S I O N 
 
PERLAS-BERNABE, J.: 
 
The Cases 
 
These two  petitions  have  been  consolidated  not  because  they  stem  from  the  s~me factual  milieu  but  because  they  raise  a  common  thread  of  issues relating to the President's exercise of the power to remove from  office herein  petitioners  who  claim  the  protective  cloak  of independence  of the constitutionally-created  office  to  which  they...