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Question 6
6. Hector, a government employee, asked Ignacio to take the Police Officer I
Examination in his behalf. Upon investigation, the Civil Service Commission
(CSC) observed that the picture of Hector and signature in the application form
and seat plan were not identical with those found in his Personal Data Sheet.
Thus, the CSC concluded that Hector conspired with Ignacio by allowing the
latter to impersonate him and found him guilty of dishonesty, meting out the
penalty of dismissal. Hector appealed his dismissal to the Court of Appeals. He
argued that the CSC has been divested of its authority and jurisdiction to conduct
investigations and render administrative decisions based on alleged anomalies in
police entrance and promotional examinations after the effectivity of Republic
Act No. 8551 or the Philippine National Police Reform and Reorganization Act.
The law transferred the power to administer and conduct entrance and
promotional examinations to police officers from the CSC to the National Police
Commission based on the standards set by the latter. Is Hector correct? Explain.
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