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Erasmo v. Home Insurance & Guaranty Corp. August 29, 2002MA. ERLY P. ERASMO, petitioner , vs.HOME INSRANCE & GARAN!Y CORPORA!ION, respondent .

 Austria-Martinez, J .:

NA!RE" Petition for review on certiorari under ROC 4

#AC!S

• !"#$o%ee concerned: Ma. Er$y P. ERASMO

• !"#$o%er: Home Insurance & Guaranty Corp. %HIGC

• Emp$oyment '(story

o Consu$tant &'''-Mar. (0, )9*2+

o Manager, Proect !va$uation e#art"ent &A#r. ), )9*2-ec. (), )9*+

o Manager, Accounts Manage"ent &an. ), )9*/-A#r. )9*+

o  Assistant 1ice-President, Accounts Manage"ent &Ma% )9*-u$. )9**+

o Manager , 3uarant% and Credit nsurance e#art"ent &Aug. )9**-Mar. ), )992+

o Officer-in-Carge, 5ecnica$ 6ervice73uarant% and Credit nsurance 3rou# &5673C3+ &Marc )/-

une )4, )992+ -8 Per"anent a##oint"ento 1ice-President, 5673C3 &une ), )992-start of te case+

PAR5CAR6 O; 5<! APPO=5M!=5:

• =ature > Pro"otion• !"#$o%"ent 6tatus > 5e"#orar%

• 5e #osition re?uired Career !@ecutive 6ervice &C!6+ e$igii$it%, wic !ras"o

$acBed.

• ;e. 24, )99( > !ras"o was carged, wit neg$ect of dut%, inco"#etence, conduct #reudicia$ to est

interest of te service, and aving financia$ and "ateria$ interest in a transaction re?uiring a##rova$ of eroffice. 5e <3C nvestigating Co""ittee $ater reco""ended tat te carges e dis"issed.

• !ras"o a##ea$ed er te"#orar% a##oint"ent to te C6C.

• Mar. )2, )99( > C6C u#e$d te te"#orar% a##oint"ent, ru$ing tat C!6 e$igii$it% was re?uired to o$d a

C!6 #osition, and an a##oint"ent to a C!6 #osition can e considered #er"anent on$% wen tea##oint"ent to te ranB is "ade % te President of te Pi$i##ines.

• une )0, )99( > <3C President ;ernando MRA=A, r. notified !ras"o of er ter"ination, wit notice

tat te #endenc% of an ad"inistrative case against er #rec$uded renewa$ of er a##oint"ent.

•  Aug. (), )99( - #on re?uest of !ras"o, te !@ecutive irector of te C!6 oard rendered an o#inion

o$ding tat te fi$ing of an ad"inistrative case does not auto"atica$$% revoBe a C!6 a##oint"ent, nor doesit affect te va$idit% of a te"#orar% a##oint"entD and tat for a ter"ination to e effective, tere "ust e acategorica$ or #ositive act of ter"ination of service.

• On te asis of said o#inion, !ras"o wrote <3C to seeB reinstate"ent wit acB wages. <er re?uest was

denied as er o$d #osition ad a$read% een fi$$ed u# % a #er"anent a##ointee.

• #on $earning of te <3C Co""itteeEs reco""endation to dis"iss te carges against er, !ras"o

reiterated er re?uest for reinstate"ent, a$$eging tat <3C gave er a co#% of te Co""ittee re#ort on$% *"onts after it was rendered on un. 29, )99. <er 2nd re?uest was denied.

• )99/ > !ras"o a##ea$ed er dis"issa$ to te C6C.

• ;e. (, )99* > CSC )en(e) t'e appea$, on ( grounds: )+ !ras"oEs a##oint"ent was te"#orar%, ence se

was not #rotected % te securit% of tenure c$auseD 2+ er a##ea$ was fi$ed e%ond te )-da% reg$e"entar%#eriodD (+ te a##ointing autorit%, as a genera$ ru$e, cannot e co"#e$$ed to issue an a##oint"ent.

• CA affir"ed te C6C reso$ution. <ence, tis recourse to te 6C.

ISSE %HEL*" F7= !ras"o is entit$ed to e reinstated to te #osition of 1ice-President of 5673C3 of <3C %NO

RA!IOTEMPORARY APPOINTMENT DOES NOT CREATE SECURITY OF TENURE 

• CA+" Circu"stances sow tat !ras"oEs #ro"otion to 1ice-President, 5673C3 is te"#orar% in nature.

o 5is is c$ear$% indicated in er a##oint"ent #a#ers, dated une )), )992.

o !ras"o does not ave te C!6 e$igii$it% re?uired for te #osition, wic is a C!6 office.

•  As er a##oint"ent was te"#orar%, it was ter"ina$e at te #$easure of te a##ointing #ower wit or witout

causeD wit no securit% of tenure &Matibag v. enipa!o+.

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•  A"#a"oso v. Ma"araig$ A #er"anent a##oint"ent can e issued on$% Gto a #erson wo "eets a$$ te

re?uire"ents for te #osition to wic e is eing a##ointed, inc$uding te a##ro#riate e$igii$it% #rescried.

• GT#e %ere &a"t t#at a position be'ongs to t#e Career Servi"e does not a(to%ati"a''! "on&er se"(rit! o& ten(re

on its o""(pant even i& #e does not possess t#e re)(ired )(a'i&i"ations. S("# rig#t *i'' #ave to depend ont#e nat(re o& #is appoint%ent+ *#i"# in t(rn depends on #is e'igibi'it! or 'a", o& it. A person *#o does not#ave t#e re)(isite )(a'i&i"ations &or t#e position "annot be appointed to it in t#e &irst p'a"e+ or as ane-"eption to t#e r('e+ %a! be appointed to it %ere'! in an a"ting "apa"it! in t#e absen"e o& appropriate

e'igib'es. T#e appoint%ent e-tended to #i% "annot be regarded as per%anent even i& it %a! be sodesignated / H

PAM!R A v. C6C NOT APP0ICA0E1 AC<ACO6O CONTRO0S

• Ru$e in A"#a"oso: C!6 e$igii$it% is re?uired for a C!6 #osition, suc tat an a##oint"ent of one wo does

not #ossess suc e$igii$it% sa$$ e te"#orar% and "a% e witdrawn at wi$$ % te a##ointing autorit% andGat a "o"entEs notice.

• Ecept(ona$ -acts (n Palmera )o not ota(n (n t'e case at ar" n Pa'%era te e"#$o%ee signed a

contractua$ a##oint"ent on te pretet t'at (t /ou$) prov()e $e0a$ as(s -or t'e payment o- '(s annua$sa$ary. 6C ru$ed tat te e"#$o%ee, wo ad een in te govern"ent for (4 %ears and was aout to retire,cou$) not 'ave (nten)e) to re$(n1u(s' '(s permanent appo(ntment and te enefits attacing to it. 6Crefused to re$ease te e"#$o%ee into an uncertain future after retire"ent, considering tat e signed tecontract as a suter-u0e to rece(ve '(s sa$ary. 5e contract was tus ru$ed void and cannot e te asisfor c$ai"ing tat te e"#$o%ee ad aandoned is #ost.

• CA+" !ras"o understood te i"#$ications of er #ro"otiona$ ut te"#orar% a##oint"ent. 6e was not

o$igated to acce#t te #ro"otion. Pro"otions are in te nature of gifts wic a #erson as a rigt to refuse. A$toug !ras"o was under a #er"anent a##oint"ent, se acce#ted te #ro"otion to 1P. <aving done so,se ad aandoned or given u# er for"er #osition. Fen se acce#ted te te"#orar% a##oint"ent, ineffect, se aandoned er rigt to securit% of tenure.

• Ro%(a'de2 v. CSC$ G - - - T#is is not a "ase o& re%ova' &ro% o&&i"e. Indeed+ *#en #e a""epted t#is

te%porar! appoint%ent #e *as t#ereb! e&&e"tive'! divested o& se"(rit! o& ten(re. A te%porar! appoint%entdoes not give t#e appointee an! de&inite ten(re o& o&&i"e b(t %a,es it dependent (pon t#e p'eas(re o& t#eappointing po*er. T#(s+ t#e %atter o& "onverting s("# a te%porar! appoint%ent to a per%anent one isaddressed to t#e so(nd dis"retion o& t#e appointing a(t#orit!.H

• Moreover, !ras"o never ac?uired te C!6 e$igii$it% re?uired % te #osition, even if uris#rudence a$$ows in

e@ce#tiona$ cases te a##oint"ent of a non-C!6 e$igi$e #rovided tat C!6 e$igii$it% is suse?uent$%ac?uired.

• !ras"o cannot e returned to eing 1P, 5673C3 ecause te #ower of a##oint"ent is essentia$$%

discretionar% and cannot e contro$$ed, not even % te 6C, as $ong as it is e@ercised #ro#er$% % tea##ointing autorit%D <3C aving a$read% found a #er"anent re#$ace"ent.

• Re: c$ai" tat !ras"oEs $etter to te C6C was a #etition, not an a##ea$, tus ti"e$% fi$ed: Regard$ess of

weter te $etter was an a##ea$ or a #etition, C6C acted on te "atter an%wa%D and 6C found no reversi$eerror in te C6C ru$ing.

*ISPOSI!ION" enied