7/25/2019 Benguet State University vs COA

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Benguet State University vs. COAGR No. 169637 June 8 !""7

FACTS: Congress passed Republic Act No. 8292 entitledAn Act Providing forthe Uniform Composition and Powers of the Governing Boards, the Manner of

Appointment and Term of Office of the President of Chartered State Universitiesand Colleges, and for Other Purposes, commonly no!n as t"e igher!ducation Moderni"ation Act of #$$%. #ursuant to Section $ %d& o' t"e said la!,t"e (oard o' Regents o' (S) passed and appro*ed (oard Resolution No. +9$on ctober -, 99+, granting rice subsidy and "ealt" care allo!ance to (S)semployees. T"e sums !ere taen 'rom t"e income deri*ed 'rom t"e operations o'(S) and !ere gi*en to t"e employees at di''erent periods in 998. A Notice o'/isallo!ance !as issued stating t"at RA 8292 does not pro*ide 'or t"e grant o'said allo!ance to employees and o''icials o' t"e )ni*ersity. (S) re0uested t"eli'ting o' t"e disallo!ance !it" CA Regional ''ice but !as denied. 1t "eld t"att"e grant o' said allo!ances laced statutory basis, transgresse# t$e

%onstitutiona& 'ros%ri'tion ona##itionaou(&e or in#ire%t %o)'ensationand ran counter to t"e pro*isions o' t"e Salary Standardiation 3a!.

1SS)4: 5"et"er or not granting rice subsidy and "ealt" care allo!ance to (S)employees is repugnant to Section 8 o' Article 9 o' t"e 98+ Constitution

R)31N6: 7es. (S) can not cite Section $%d& o' RA 8292 as its basis 'or grantingallo!ances. 5"at is clear 'rom t"e said pro*ision is t"at income generated by t"euni*ersity may be disbursed by its 6o*erning (oard 'or instruction, researc",etension, or ot"er programspro;ects o' t"e uni*ersity or colleges.< (S) !as!rong in t"eoriing t"at t"e p"rase ot"er programspro;ects o' t"e uni*ersity or

college< in Section $ %d& co*ers A33 pro;ects and programs o' t"e uni*ersity,1NC3)/1N6 t"ose designed to upli't t"e economic plig"t o' t"e employees.Rat"er, as CA contended, it must be 31=1T4/ to t"ose programs !"ic" t"euni*ersity may speci'ically undertae in pursuance o' its #R1=AR7 (>4CT1?4to ac"ie*e 0uality education. Un#er t$e 'rin%i'&e o* e+us#e) generis, !"ere astatute describes t"ings o' a particular ind accompanied by !ords o' a genericc"aracter, t"e generic !ord !ill usually be limited to t"ings o' a S1=13ARNAT)R4 !it" t"ose particularly enumerated. T"e CA correctly ruled t"at t"eot"er programspro;ects< under t"e Act s"ould be t"e SA=4 NAT)R4 asinstruction, researc", and etension.