Aida eugenio vs.

CSC
280 SCRA 713 Law on Public Ofces Cea!ion and Aboli!ion o" a Public
Ofce is #ssen!iall$ Legisla!ive
%n 1&&3' Aida #ugenio (assed !)e Caee #*ecu!ive Sevice #ligibili!$ +C#S,.
S)e was !)en eco--ended !o be a((oin!ed as a Civil Sevice Ofce Ran.
%/. 0u! )e a((oin!-en! !o said an. was i-(eded w)en in !)e sa-e $ea'
!)e Civil Sevice Co--ission +CSC, abolis)ed !)e Caee #*ecu!ive Sevice
0oad +C#S0,. C#S0 is !)e ofce !as.ed wi!) (o-ulga!ing ules' s!andads'
and (ocedues on !)e selec!ion' classi1ca!ion and co-(ensa!ion o" !)e
-e-bes o" !)e Caee #*ecu!ive Sevice.
#ugenio !)en assailed !)e esolu!ion w)ic) abolis)ed C#S0. S)e aveed !)a!
!)e CSC does no! )ave !)e (owe !o abolis) C#S0 because !)e sa-e was
cea!ed b$ law +P.2. 1,. CSC on !)e o!)e )and agued !)a! i! )as !)e (owe
!o do so (usuan! !o !)e Ad-inis!a!ive Code o" 1&87 w)ic) gan!ed !)e CSC
!)e ig)! !o eogani3e !)e CSC.
%SS4#5 6)e!)e o no! !)e Civil Sevice Co--ission -a$ validl$ abolis) !)e
Caee #*ecu!ive Sevice 0oad.
7#L25 8o. 9)e C#S0 is cea!ed b$ law. %! can onl$ be abolis)ed b$ !)e
legisla!ue. 9)e cea!ion and aboli!ion o" (ublic ofces is (i-ail$ a
legisla!ive "unc!ion' e*ce(! "o Cons!i!u!ional ofces. 9)e (owe !o
es!uc!ue gan!ed !o !)e CSC is li-i!ed !o ofces unde i!. 9)e law !)a!
cea!ed !)e C#S0 in!ended said ofce !o be an au!ono-ous en!i!$ al!)oug) i!
is ad-inis!a!ivel$ a!!ac)ed !o !)e CSC.