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intend to hold the public officer liable for damages under Article
32 of the Civil Code for violation of constitutional rights only if
he/she acted beyond the scope of authority, is further made clear
by the fact that under Article 32, a private individual is similarly
held accountable.
RESOLUTION
NACHURA, J.:
It is a fundamental principle in the law of public officers
that a duty owing to the public in general cannot give rise
to a
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“On June 10, 1993, the legislature enacted Republic Act No.
7654 (RA 7654), which took effect on July 3, 1993. Prior to its
effectivity, cigarette brands ‘Champion,’ ‘Hope,’ and ‘More’ were
considered local brands subjected to an ad valorem tax at the rate
of 20-45%. However, on July 1, 1993, or two days before RA 7654
took effect, petitioner issued RMC 37-93 reclassifying ‘Champion,’
‘Hope,’ and ‘More’ as locally manufactured cigarettes bearing a
foreign brand subject to the 55% ad valorem tax. RMC 37-93 in
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Code is the general law on the civil liability of public officers while
Article 32 of the Civil Code is the special law that governs the
instant case. Consequently, malice or bad faith need not be
alleged in the complaint for damages. It also sustained the ruling
of the RTC that the defect of the certification against forum
shopping was cured by the submission of the corporate secretary’s
certificate giving authority to its counsel to execute the same.”4
[Citations and underscoring omitted.]
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11 Id., at p. 891.
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15 Supra note 1.
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26 Rollo, p. 686.
27 Drilon v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 106922, April 20, 2001, 357
SCRA 12.
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28 Id.
29 Id.
30 Fluor Daniel, Inc. Philippines v. EB. Villarosa & Partners Co., Ltd.,
G.R. No. 159648, July 27, 2007, 528 SCRA 321.
31 G.R. No. 119398, July 2, 1999, 309 SCRA 602.
32 Id., at pp. 620-621.
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DISSENTING OPINION
YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:
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rise to an action for damages against a public officer, and that is,
a tort for impairment of rights and liberties. Indeed, Article 32 is
a special
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2 Rollo, p. 534.
3 No. L-22554, August 29, 1975, 66 SCRA 299.
4 Id., at p. 309.
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5 Id.
6 G.R. No. 119398, July 2, 1999, 309 SCRA 602.
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16 Id., at p. 224.
17 Supra note 6 at pp. 620-621.
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