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259 Phil. 1109

FIRST DIVISION

G.R. No. 87687, December 26, 1989

IS!"#O T. S!"##O, P"TITION"R, VS. D"PRT$"NT OF "D%&TION,

&%#T%R" ND SPORTS, R"SPOND"NTS.

D " & I S I O N

GANCAYCO, J.:

I' (hi) *e(i(io' +le b- 'o'/l-er b- re)o' o llee*o3er(-, 4e re clle *o' (o ecie 'ie i))e ohich )hll be i3e' more im*or('ce / (he lel(ech'icli(ie) o (he l or (he 'me'(l *ri'ci*le) o )(ice ' ir'e)).

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Pe(i(io'er, ) (he "leme'(r- School Pri'ci*l o Tli)-' l)o (he ))i)('( Pri'ci*l o (he Tli)- !r'- :ihSchool o (he Di3i)io' o Gi'oo &i(-. The br'- hih)chool ) i' e+ci( ( (h( (ime e (o (he c( (h( (he

)(e'() col hrl- *- or (heir mo'(hl- (i(io' ee).Si'ce ( (h( (ime l)o, (he Pre)ie'( o (he Phili**i'e) ho) er'e)(l- cm*i'i' ) i3i' i i' (he mo'( oP2,000.00 or ech brrio, (he brrio co'cil (hroh *ro*erre)ol(io') llo(e (he mo'( o P8;0.00 (o co3er * or (he)lrie) o (he hih )chool (echer), i(h (he ho'e)( (hoh(i' mi' (h( (he brrio hih )chool ) brrio *roec( ') )ch (hereore, ) e'(i(le (o i() )hre o (he RI&D 'i' e)(io'. The o'l- *r( (h( (he herei' *e(i(io'er *l-e) hi) bei' (hori

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i() (ech'icli(ie). Th), (he herei' *e(i(io'er, (oe(her i(h(he brrio c*(i', ere chre o (he 3iol(io' o Re*blic c( ?019, ' bo(h ere co'3ic(e (o )>er )e'(e'ce oo'e -er ' i)li+c(io' (o hol *blic o>ice. The

herei' *e(i(io'er **ele hi) c)e (o (he &or( o **el),$'il. The &or( o **el) moi+e (he eci)io' b-elimi'(i' (he )b)iir- im*ri)o'me'( i' c)e oi')ol3e'c- i' (he *-me'( o o'e/hl o (he mo'( bei'i'3ol3e. The herei' *e(i(io'er, bei' +''cill- b((ere,col 'o lo'er hire l-er (o *rocee (o (he hihe)( cor(o (he l'.Fi'll-, (he herei' *e(i(io'er ) r'(e ' !SO#%T"PRDON b- (he Pre)ie'( o (he Re*blic o (he Phili**i'e),

re)(ori' him (o @ll ci3il ' *oli(icl rih().= 4i(h (hi)i')(rme'( o' h', (he herei' *e(i(io'er **lie orrei')((eme'( (o (he o3er'me'( )er3ice, o'l- (o berei')((e (o (he ro' *o)i(io' o mere cl))room (echer' 'o( (o hi) ormer *o)i(io' ) "leme'(r- SchoolPri'ci*l I.Pe(i(io'er 'o *r-) (o (hi) &or( or (he olloi' relie

1. A(h( he beB Rei')((e (o hi) ormer *o)i(io' )

"leme'(r- School Pri'ci*l IC2. :i) o3er'me'( )er3ice) be me co'(i'o) )i'ceSe*(ember 10, 19;8 hich i) hi) orii'l **oi'(me'( '(il(he *re)e'( (imeC?. A(h( he beB Gi3e' hi) bc )lrie) corre)*o'i' (o (he*erio rom Se*(ember 1, 1971 (o No3ember 2?, 1982C;. Th( ll hi) )er3ice crei() l- er'e be re)(oreC5. ', (h( ll o(her rih() ' *ri3ilee) 'o( me'(io'eherei' )hll l)o be r'(e. APe(i(io', *. 2BThe Solici(or Ge'erl comme'() (h( (here i) 'o )(icibleco'(ro3er)- i' (hi) c)e bec)e (he i))e i'3ol3e i)he(her or 'o( *e(i(io'er meri() re**oi'(me'( (o (he*o)i(io' he hel *rior (o hi) co'3ic(io' / (h( o "leme'(r-Pri'ci*l I. The Di3i)io' o &i(- School), Gi'oo &i(-,

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Reio' E, De*r(me'( o "c(io' ' &l(re, i 'o( c(o' *e(i(io'er=) ree)(. :e'ce, (he *re)e'( *e(i(io'.

4e belie3e o(heri)e. There i) here )(icible

co'(ro3er)-. Pe(i(io'er clim) he m)( be re)(ore (o (he)me *o)i(io' he ) i' beore he ) co'3ic(e o' mere(ech'icl error ' or hich he ) i3e' ' b)ol(e*ro'.

Thi) i) 'o( h-*o(he(icl or b)(rc( i)*(e. I( i) 'o(cemic or moo( or, (o or mi', (here i) e+'i(e 'co'cre(e co'(ro3er)- (ochi' (he lel rel(io') o *r(ie)h3i' 3er)e lel rel(io'). Thi) i) rel ' )b)('(il

co'(ro3er)- mi((i' o )*eci+c relie (hroh cor(ecree (h( i) co'cl)i3e i' chrc(er. The c)e oe) 'o( cllor mere o*i'io' or 3i)e, b( or >irm(i3e relie.

 ) e'erl rle, (he e)(io' o he(her or 'o( *e(i(io'er)hol be re**oi'(e (o hi) ormer *o)i(io' i) m((er oi)cre(io' o (he **oi'(i' (hori(-, b( 'er (hecircm)('ce) o (hi) c)e, i (he *e(i(io'er h bee''irl- e*ri3e o h( i) rih(ll- hi), (he i)cre(io' i)

li+e b- (he reireme'() o i3i' )(ice (o (he*e(i(io'er. I( i) 'o lo'er m((er o i)cre(io' o' (he *r(o (he **oi'(i' *oer, b( i)cre(io' (em*ere i(hir'e)) ' )(ice.

 ) (o (he rme'( (h( (he De*r(me'( o "c(io',&l(re ' S*or() c''o( be )e, (he o'l- ')er i) (h(i() o>icil) c' be )e or llee r3e error) i' (heiro>icil c(). i', 4e i'ore (ech'icli(- b- co')ieri'

(hi) )i( i')( (he o>icil) o (hi) o3er'me'( e'c-.

Ti' i'(o co')ier(io' (h( (hi) *e(i(io' i) +le b- 'o'/l-er ho clim) (h( *o3er(- e'ie) him (he )er3ice) o l-er, 4e l)o )e( )ie (he reireme'( o eh)(io' omi'i)(r(i3e remeie) ' re)ol3e (o o irec( (o (hemeri() o (he *e(i(io'.

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I' $o')'(o 3). Fc(or', r., (hi) &or( hel (h( (heb)ol(e i)li+c(io' rom o>ice or i'eliibili(- rom*blic o>ice orm) *r( o (he *'i)hme'( *re)cribe 'er(he *e'l coe ' (h( *ro' ree) (he i'i3il rom ll

(he *e'l(ie) ' lel i)bili(ie) ' re)(ore) him (o ll hi)ci3il rih(). l(hoh )ch *ro' re)(ore) hi) eliibili(- (o *blic o>ice i( oe) 'o( e'(i(le him (o (om(icrei')((eme'(. :e )hol **l- or re**oi'(me'( (o )io>ice.

I' (he *re)e'( c)e (er hi) b)ol(e *ro', *e(i(io'er )rei')((e (o (he )er3ice ) cl))room (echer b- (heDe*r(me'( o "c(io', &l(re ' S*or().

 ) (here re 'o circm)('ce) (h( ol rr'( (heimi'(io' i' hi) r', )(ice ' ei(- ic((e) (h( he bere(r'e (o hi) ormer *o)i(io' o "leme'(r- SchoolPri'ci*l I ' 'o( (o (h( o mere cl))room (echer.

:oe3er, (he &or( c''o( r'( hi) *r-er or bce)rom Se*(ember 1, 1971 (o No3ember 2?, 1982 )i'ce i'$o')'(o (hi) &or( )i he i) 'o( e'(i(le (o (om(ic

rei')((eme'(. Pe(i(io'er ) lll- )e*r(e rom (heo3er'me'( )er3ice *o' hi) co'3ic(io' or ' o>e')e.Th), l(hoh hi) rei')((eme'( h bee' l- (horiore o'l- (o (ho)e ho h3e bee' illell- i)mi))e 'ere (h) orere rei')((e or (o (ho)e o(heri)e ci((eo (he chre i')( (hem.

I' (he )me lih(, (he &or( c''o( ecree (h( hi)

o3er'me'( )er3ice be me co'(i'o) rom Se*(ember 10,19;8 (o (he *re)e'( he' i( i) 'o(. ( '- r(e he' hereche) (he com*l)or- e o re(ireme'(, he )hll e( (he**ro*ri(e re(ireme'( be'e+() ) ' "leme'(r- SchoolPri'ci*l I ' 'o( ) mere cl))room (echer.

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 WHEREFORE, (he *e(i(io' i) GRNT"D i' (h( (heSecre(r- o (he De*r(me'( o "c(io', &l(re 'S*or() 'Hor hi) l- (hori