Mateo v. CA
G.R. No. 113219 August
14, 1995
Puno, J.
Issue:
whether
or not the Regional Trial Court of Rizal has jurisdiction over a case involving
dismissal of an employee of Morong Water District, a quasi-public corporation
Held:
No.
MOWAD is a quasi-public corporation created pursuant to Presidential Decree (P.D.)
No. 198, known as the provincial Water Utilities Act of 1973, as amended. Employees
of government-owned or controlled corporations with original charter fall under
the jurisdiction of the Civil Service Commission.
Indeed,
the hiring and firing of employees of government-own and controlled corporations
are governed by the provisions of the Civil Service Law and Rules and Regulations.
Presidential Decree No.
807, Executive Order No. 292, and Rule II section 1 of Memorandum Circular No. 44
series of 1990 of the Civil Service Commission spell out the initial remedy of private
respondent against illegal dismissal. They categorically provide that the party
aggrieved by a decision, ruling, order, or action of an agency of the government
involving termination of services may appeal to the Commission within fifteen (15)
days. Thereafter, private respondent could go on certiorari to the Supreme
Court under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court if he still feels aggrieved by the ruling
of the Civil Service Commission.
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