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LOPEZ,THE BOARD OP REGENTS included.
OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE
PHILIPPINES,and NEMESIO
CERALDE,respondents.
VOL. 31, FEBRUARY 6
Citation: 31 SCRA 637 18, 1970
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1. and contributors to, the
political process, but as voters
and decision-makers on the FELIXBERTO C. ST
primary level. Not so in the
academic community. What
MARIA, petitioner,
qualifies a man to enjoy equal SALVADOR P. LOPEZ,TH
human or political rights does BOARD OP REGENTS
not qualify him to teach equally
with others or even to study THE UNIVERSITY OF TH
equally on every level. There is PHILIPPINES,and
an authoritative, not
authoritarian, aspect of the
NEMESIO
process of teaching and learning CERALDE,respondents.
that depends not upon the
person or power of the teacher,
but upon the authority of his
knowledge, the cogency of his
Political law; Civil serv
method, the scope and depth of law; Appointments; Coll
his experience,, But whatever
dean in University of
the differences in the power of
making decisions flowing from Philippines enjoys security
legitimate differences in tenure-Contract of employm
educational authority, there is an
equality of of a dean of a college of
University of the Philippi
2. there is no trampling of has a fixed term of five ye
human dignity. I recognize no
and enjoys security of tenure
primacy in any of the rights
enshrined in the constitution— Same; Same; Sa
rather, I hold that it is the
inescapable peculiar function and Transfer, promotion, demot
duty of the courts to determine distinguished.—A transfer i
in appropriate instances, given
God’s light, where one ends and movement from one position
where only the other begins. In another which is of equival
conclusion, I hold that the order
in question should be construed
rank, level or salary, with
as a mere temporary measure break in service. Promotion
that does not in any manner the advancement from
minimize the status of petitioner
as Dean of the College of position to another with
Education and as merely a increase in duties a
temporary detail of said
petitioner to the Office of the responsibilities as authorized
President until the Board of law, and usually accompan
Regents has acted on his petition
filed therewith, action on which
by an increase in salary.
he impeded by somehow transfer that results
prematurely promotion or demoti
advancement or reduction o
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