Practice question
During an authorized agency reorganization, a permanent employee's office is nominally abolished but immediately replaced by another performing substantially the same functions. The employee is displaced in favor of a less qualified newcomer. Officials insist that the word reorganization conclusively defeats every tenure claim. Under RA 6656, which assessment is correct?
- The label conclusively proves good faith
- Any reorganization automatically cancels every permanent appointment
- Similarity of functions is legally irrelevant in every case
- The stated circumstances may evidence bad faith; the label does not eliminate statutory tenure protections
- A newcomer's political connections automatically establish superior merit
Legal references
- Republic Act No. 6656, June 10, 1988, Sections 2 and 4, tenure protection in government reorganization: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1988/ra_6656_1988.html
- 1987 Constitution, Article IX-B, Sections 2 and 8, civil-service rights and compensation: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353
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