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(G) 27. Liban V Gordon
(G) 27. Liban V Gordon
GORDON
HELD:
PUBLIC FUNCTIONS.
Gordons position:
(1) He has been working as a Red Cross volunteer for the past 40
years. He was already Chairman of the PNRC Board of Governors when
he was elected Senator in May 2004, having been elected Chairman in
2003 and re-elected in 2005.
(2) PNRC is not a GOCC
(3) The prohibition under Art. 6, 13 of the Constitution does not apply
in the present case since volunteer service to the PNRC is neither an
office nor an employment
Chairman
is a
modify the decisions or actions of the Chairman. This proves again established by special charters in the interest of the common good
that the office of the Chairman is a private office, not a government and subject to the test of economic viability.
office.