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Hon. Buenaflor vs. Ramirez

HON. CESAR D. BUENAFLOR, PETITIONER, VS. JOSE R. RAMIREZ, JR., RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 201607 | 2017-02-15

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
THIRD DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N
 
BERSAMIN, J.:
 
The Regional Trial Court (RTC) has no jurisdiction over a case involving the validity of the termination of employment of an officer or employee of the Civil Service.
 
The Case

The petitioner appeals the resolutions promulgated on January 31, 2012[1] and April 24, 2012,[2] whereby the Court of Appeals (CA) respectively affirmed the dismissal by the RTC, Branch 96, in Quezon City of the petitioner's appeal for having been filed out of time and denied his motion for reconsideration.
 
Antecedents

On August 27,...