Practice question
An official claims that punitive suspension of a permanent career employee needs no legal cause because the Constitution protects only against dismissal. The facts establish no lawful ground. Resolve the claim and distinguish it from an independently authorized preventive measure not presented here.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353 Article IX-B, Section 2(3).
- Executive Order No. 292, Administrative Code of 1987, Book V, Title I, Subtitle A, Chapter 7, Section 46: https://lawphil.net/executive/execord/eo1987/eo_292_1987.html
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