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POLILAWREV SARMIENTO 01 THE 1987 CONSTITUTION

CHREA V CHR (2004)

CASE SUMMARYThe General Appropriations Act of 1998 authorized Constitutional Commissions and O ces enjoying scalautonomy to change their organizational structures and salaries !elie"ing that it enjoyed scal autonomy#the C$% su&mitted an upgrading and reorganization scheme to the '!(# )hich )as summarilydisappro"ed !ased on the Constitution# the la)# and on jurisprudence# the C$% is not clothed )ith scal

autonomy e"en though it )as created &y the 198* Constitution

Facts There were certai !r"#i$i" $ i the %e era& A!!r"!riati" $ Act "' 1998 (RA 8)**+ that ,a#e

C" $tit-ti" a& C"..i$$i" $ AN/ O ce$ e "2i , 3$ca& a-t" ".24o the a-th"ri5ati" t" cha ,e their "r,a i5ati" a& $tr-ct-re$ a 6 $a&arie$o the a-th"ri5ati" t" -$e $a#i ,$ i their a!!r"!riati" $ '"r 'ri ,e e e3t$ '"r their " cia&$

a 6 e.!&"2ee$ a 6 "ther " cia& !-r!"$e$ eca-$e "' thi$ the CHR !r".-&,ate6 a re$"&-ti" a6"!ti , a -!,ra6i , a 6 rec&a$$i3cati"

$che.e i #"i , the creati" "' 10 a66iti" a& !&a ti&&a !"$iti" $: A!!"i t.e t$ a." , thee.!&"2ee$ "' the CHR were .a6e:

The re$"&-ti" wa$ '"rwar6e6 t" the /e!art.e t "' -6,et a 6 Ma a,e.e t '"r a!!r"#a&: / MSecretar2 /i"; " 6e ie6 the a!!r"#a& with the rea$" i , that4

o < ei , a .e. er "' the 3$ca& a-t" ".2 ,r"-! 6"e$ "t #e$t the a,e c2 with the a-th"rit2t" rec&a$$i'2 -!,ra6e a 6 create !"$iti" $ with"-t a!!r"#a& "' the / M: Whi&e the.e. er$ "' the %r"-! are a-th"ri5e6 t" '"r.-&ate a 6 i.!&e.e t the "r,a i5ati" a&$tr-ct-re$ "' their re$!ecti#e " ce$ a 6 6eter.i e the c".!e $ati" "' their !er$" e&$-ch a-th"rit2 i$ "t a $"&-te a 6 .-$t e e=erci$e6 withi the !ara.eter$ "' the U i3e6P"$iti" C&a$$i3cati" a 6 C".!e $ati" S2$te. e$ta &i$he6 - 6er RA >7)8 ."re !"!-&ar&2; "w a$ the C".!e $ati" Sta 6ar6i5ati" Law:?

eca-$e "' the / M@$ 6i$a!!r"#a& the Ci#i& Ser#ice C"..i$$i" (NCR O ce+ rec"..e 6e6 t" CSC(Ce tra& O ce+ that the ew CHR a!!"i t.e t$ e re ecte6:

The E.!&"2ee$@ A$$"ciati" "' the CHR (CHREA+ re -e$te6 CSC Ce tra& t" a r. CSC NCR@$rec"..e 6ati" " the ,r"- 6 that the / M i$ the " &2 a,e c2 with a!!r"!riate a-th"rit2.a 6ate6 2 &aw t" e#a&-ate a 6 a!!r"#e .atter$ "' rec&a$$i3cati" a 6 -!,ra6i , a$ we&& a$creati" "' !"$iti" $

CSC Ce tra& 6e ie6 CHREA@$ re -e$t: CHREA r"-,ht the .atter t" the CA: The CA a r.e6 CSC Ce tra& a 6 -!he&6 the #a&i6it2 "' the

-!,ra6i , a 6 rec&a$$i3cati" $che.e i the CHR " the ,r"- 6 that $-ch acti" i$ withi theC"..i$$i" @$ 3$ca& a-t" ".2 a 6 that the CHR i$ e=e.!t 'r". the Sa&ar2 Sta 6ar6i5ati" Law (RA>7)8+

CHR ar,-e6 thato CHREA ha$ " $ta 6i , t" $-e c" $i6eri , that there e=i$t$ " " cia& writte rec"r6 i the

C"..i$$i" rec", i5i , !etiti" er a$ a " a 36e "r,a i5ati" "' it$ e.!&"2ee$ "r i$ therea 2thi , i the rec"r6$ t" $h"w that it$ !re$i6e t Marcia& A: Sa che5 Br: ha$ the a-th"rit2t" $-e the CHR

o it ha$ the a-th"rit2 t" ca-$e the -!,ra6i , rec&a$$i3cati" !&a ti&&a creati" a 6 c"&&a!$i ,$che.e $a $ the a!!r"#a& "' the / M eca-$e it e "2$ 3$ca& a-t" ".2

IssueW/N CHREA has standin t! sue YESW/N CHR can "a#$u""% i&'"e&ent an u' adin and ec"assi cati!n !$ 'e s!nne" '!siti!ns#ith!ut ' i! *+M a'' !,a" N-

He"d/Rati! CHREA a a$$"ciati" .a6e -! "' ra ; a 6 3&e e.!&"2ee$ ha$ $ta 6i , t" $-e eca-$e it ri$;$

i -r2 'r". the -!,ra6i , a 6 rec&a$$i3cati" which e e3t$ " &2 a 'ew i 6i#i6-a&$ i -!!er &e#e&!"$iti" $ "' the CHR:

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Ser#ice$ 'r". which the e e3t$ "' the e.!&"2ee$ i c&-6i , th"$e i the ra ; a 6 3&e are6eri#e6:?

The Sa&ar2 Sta 6ar6i5ati" Law !r"#i6e$ that it i$ the / M that $ha&& e$ta &i$h a 6 a6.i i$ter a- ite6 C".!e $ati" a 6 P"$iti" C&a$$i3cati" S2$te.: The CA wa$ wr" , t" $a2 that the CHR i$e=e.!t eca-$e the c"#era,e "' the SS Law i c&-6e$ a&& ,"#er .e t " ce$:

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