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Moreno vs. COA

PHILIP JOHN B. MORENO, ACOUNTANT III/DIVISION CHIEF II, PHILIPPINE RETIREMENT AUTHORITY, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS (SPECIAL FORMER TENTH DIVISION) AND OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 238566 | 2019-02-20

D E C I S I O N
 
A. REYES, JR., J.:
 
Section 1, Article XI of the 1987 Constitution declares in no uncertain terms that public office is a public trust. The provision was designed for a sole rudimentary purpose-to exact accountability from public officers.[1] And so that public accountability is more than just a phrase written on parchment, public servants who fail to observe the stringent requirement of the law must meet the appropriate consequences, with the most severe being dismissal from the service. To be sure, such consequences are meant no to punish the erring public officer, but rather to preserve the People's...