Law on Public Officers

(Continuation of lessons taken before ECQ)

Accountability of Public Officers
• Discipline
A. Grounds For Disciplinary Action
-Public office is a public trust. (1987 Constitution, Art. XI, Sec. 1)
-Presidential Decree No. 6. Promulgated on September 27, 1972
-Republic Act No. 3019 “Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act”
-Republic Act No. 6713 “Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards….
-Provisions of the Local Government Code on Disciplinary Actions
against LGU elective and appointive officials and employees
-Pertinent provisions of the Revised Penal Code
Read: 1)ABAKADA-GURO Party List vs. Purisima, GR No. 166715, Aug.
14, 2008
2)Zoleta vs. Sandiganbayan, GR No. 18224, July 29, 2015
Jurisdiction in Disciplinary Cases (Ombudsman, Office of the Special
Prosecutor and Sandiganbayan are covered in succeeding topics)

a. 1987 Phil. Constitution, Art. IX (B) Sec. 2

b. Administrative Code of 1987, Book V, Subtitle A – Chapter 3,
Section 12(6 and 11); and Chapter 7, Section 47
c. Local Government Code, Book I, Title II, Chapter IV (Disciplinary
Action for Elective Officials); and Title III (Human Resources
Development)

Must Read: CSC versus CA, et. al., GR Nos. 176162 and 178845.
Oct. 9, 2012
Preventive Suspension
• 2 kinds:
-Preventive Suspension Pending Investigation
-Preventive Suspension Pending Appeal
Read: Sections 47 and 51, Civil Service Law.
Sections 51 and 52, Executive Order No. 292.
Gloria vs. CA, GR No. 131012, April 21, 1999.
Garcia vs. Mojica, Sept. 10, 1999.
Reinstatement and Back Salaries
• Revised Rules on Administrative Cases in the Civil
Service, Section 53 (Nov. 8, 2011)
• City Government of Makati vs. Odena, GR No.
191661, August 13, 2013
DISMISSAL FROM GOVERNMENT
SERVICE
• Object of dismissal is not the punishment of the
respondent but the improvement of public service
and preservation of public faith and confidence in
the government. (Bautista vs. Negado, GR No. L-
14319, May 26, 1960)
• Read: 1)Remolona vs. CSC, GR No. 137473, Aug. 2,
2001
2)Balasbas vs. Monayao, GR No. 190524, Feb.
17, 2014
CONDONATION DOCTRINE
• Conchita Carpio-Morales vs. Binay, GR Nos. 217126-
27, Nov. 10, 2015
• Office of the Ombudsman vs. Vergara, GR No.
216871, December 6, 2017