Cuyegkeng vs.

Cruz
G.R. No. L
-
16263

Facts:

Among the 12 nominees for the Board of Medical

Examiners, only 6 were
shortlisted by the
President, which includes Dr. Pedro Cruz, a
government physician. The petitioners, who are
among the nominees cut by the president, prayed
for two causes of action. The first, being that any
one of them is qualified for the position and
that Dr.
Cruz’s appointment
be rendered illegal, thus
null
and void. While the second,
prays for a writ of
preliminary injunction, ceasing, desisting and
refraining the respondent from assuming and
performing the role of Board Medical Examiner, and
for the
respondent to pay for the costs of this suit.
The petition for preliminary injunction was
dismissed. The Council of Philippine Medical
Association, and incorporated association
intervened
enjoining the petitioners in their prayer
for relief.

Issue:
Whet
her or not petitioners’ have valid causes of
action.

Held:
No. The Court Ruled that Respondent has a
good
and valid
right to his title
on the grounds that one
who does not claim to be entitled to the office
allegedly usurped or unlawfully held or exercise
d by
another cannot question his title by quo warranto.
This suggests that petitioners have no cause of
action against the respondent. While the
intervenors have no right to question the title of
respondent. Hence, the petition for quo warranto
has no mer
it.