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    This case involved the revocation of Dennis Lazo's certificate of eligibility by the Civil Service Commission (CSC) after it was discovered his actual exam score of 34.48% did not match the 76.46% indicated on his certificate. The CSC revoked the certificate as null and void without a formal investigation. The Supreme Court upheld the revocation, finding that notice and a hearing were not required as the CSC merely rechecked examination papers and reevaluated existing documents. It also noted Lazo failed to prove his actual score was higher and instead argued he had no involvement in any irregularities. The petition to invalidate the revocation was dismissed.

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    This case involved the revocation of Dennis Lazo's certificate of eligibility by the Civil Service Commission (CSC) after it was discovered his actual exam score of 34.48% did not match the 76.46% indicated on his certificate. The CSC revoked the certificate as null and void without a formal investigation. The Supreme Court upheld the revocation, finding that notice and a hearing were not required as the CSC merely rechecked examination papers and reevaluated existing documents. It also noted Lazo failed to prove his actual score was higher and instead argued he had no involvement in any irregularities. The petition to invalidate the revocation was dismissed.

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    This case involved the revocation of Dennis Lazo's certificate of eligibility by the Civil Service Commission (CSC) after it was discovered his actual exam score of 34.48% did not match the 76.46% indicated on his certificate. The CSC revoked the certificate as null and void without a formal investigation. The Supreme Court upheld the revocation, finding that notice and a hearing were not required as the CSC merely rechecked examination papers and reevaluated existing documents. It also noted Lazo failed to prove his actual score was higher and instead argued he had no involvement in any irregularities. The petition to invalidate the revocation was dismissed.

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    Lazo Vs CSC

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    Lazo vs CSC

    GR no. 108824 | Sept 14, 1994 | Mendoza


    Doctrine: Under the Constitution, the Civil Service Commission is the central personnel agency of the government
    charged with the duty of determining questions of qualifications of merit and fitness of those appointed to the civil
    service. Its power to issue a certificate of eligibility carries with it the power to revoke a certificate for being null and
    void.
    Facts:
    On November 11, 1988 the Civil Service Commission received a letter reporting that petitioner Dennis C. Lazo
    had boasted to him that he had bought his career service (subprofessional) eligibility from the Civil Service
    Commission for P7, 000.00, P4, 500.00 of which had been paid to the examiner.
    The CSC ordered the examination answer sheets of petitioner to be retrieved and hand-checked by the Office
    of Recruitment, Examination and Placement.
    The rechecking disclosed that petitioner's actual score was 34.48%, not 76.46% as indicated in his certificate of
    eligibility.
    The CSC filed, but later dismissed the administrative charges against petitioner for lack of evidence linking
    petitioner to the irregularity. However, it revoked his eligibility for being null and void.
    When the CSC denied his motion for reconsideration, he filed a petition for certiorari alleging that the CSC
    acted with grave abuse of discretion and denied petitioner's right to due process by unilaterally revoking
    petitioner's eligibility without a formal investigation or an opportunity given to him to examine and go over his
    answer sheet in the Civil Service Examination
    Issues:
    1. W/N petitioners right to due process was violated when his certificate of eligibility was revoked without
    notice or hearing
    Held/Ratio:
    1. NO, While it is true as a general proposition that the CSC cannot motu propio revoke a certificate of
    eligibility without notice and hearing to the examinees concerned, in the context of this case, which
    simply involves the rechecking of examination papers and nothing more than a reevaluation of
    documents already in the records of the CSC according to a standard answer key previously set by it,
    notice and hearing was not required. Instead, what applied was the rule of res ipsa loquitur (the thing
    speaks for itself)
    2. Petitioner could have shown that his actual score was 76.46%, and not 34.48%, but instead, he argues in
    his petition that he should not be made to answer for an irregularity in which he had no participation and, on
    this basis, asked the CSC for a formal investigation.
    3. The fact is that he failed the civil service examinations. This fact is not affected by the fact that his
    participation in the grade-fixing has not been proven. The certificate being void, it did not confer upon him
    any vested right to be appointed to a position in the government service.
    Ruling: the petition is DISMISSED for lack of merit.
    Digest by: Nico Mendiola

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