FACTS
The petitioner, Enrique
Morales is the chief of the detective bureau of the Manila Police Department
and holds the rank of lieutenant colonel. Upon the resignation of the chief of
police, the petitioner was designated acting chief of police and, at the same
time, given a provisional appointment to the same position by the Mayor of
Manila. The respondent Comission of Civil Cervice Abelardo Subido approved the
designation of the petitioner but rejected his appointment for “failure to meet
the minimum educational and civil service eligibility requirements for the said
position”.
ISSUE
Whether or not the petitioner
is qualified for appointment as chief of police.
HELD
No, The Act under consideration makes it unequivocal that the possession
of a college degree or a high school diploma (in addition to service) is an
indispensable requisite. Section 10 of the Act needs no interpretation because
its meaning is clear and the purpose is to require both educational and service
qualifications of those seeking appointment as a chief of police. Hence, the
petition is not qualified.
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