- Petitioner
- Civil Service Commission
- Respondent
- Clave
- Citation
- G.R. No. 194645
- Court
- From Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) to Civil Service Commission (CSC) to Court of Appeals (CA) to Supreme Court (SC)
- Division
- En Banc
- Ponente
- Per Curiam
- Decided
- March 6, 2012
Summary
This consolidated case involves Aurora M. Clave, a government employee with 28 years of service, who was charged with simple neglect of duty for improperly cancelling a salary loan header without authorization. The GSIS and Civil Service Commission both imposed dismissal, considering this her second offense for the same violation. The Court of Appeals reduced the penalty to suspension, citing her long service and lack of bad faith. However, the Supreme Court reversed, ruling that her length of service was aggravating rather than mitigating given her history of three administrative violations. The Court emphasized strict application of civil service rules requiring dismissal for repeat offenses, ultimately reinstating the dismissal with all accessory penalties including perpetual disqualification from government service.