Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT Manila EN BANC G.R. No. 10!"! Au#ust !"$ 1%%" ZONSA YDA L. ALINSUG, pet itio ner , vs. REGIONAL TRI AL COURT , Br anch !, San Car" os Ci t# , Ne$ros Occi %ent a" , &r esi%e% '# (on. Ro"in%o D. Be"%ia, )r.* ROLANDO &. &ONSICA as +nicipa" +a#or o-Esca"ante, Ne$r os Oc ci%enta"* +UNI CI &ALITY OES CA LANTE, NEGROS OCCI DENT A L, an% &A T RICIO A. A L/A REZ as +ni ci pa" Tr easrer o- Esca"ante, Ne$ros Occi%enta", respon%en ts. Ale&an'e( ). Ca*it fo( peti tione( . +aniel U. ,illaflo( an' Sa-uel SM. e/a-a fo( (espon'ent Mao( Municipal T(easu(e(. R E S O U T 2 O N ,2TUG$ ).3 The petitione($ 4onsa'a . Alinsu#$ ha' been a (e#ula( e-ploee of the -unicipal #o5e(n-ent of Escalante$ Ne#(os Occi'ental$ *hen she (ecei5e' a pe(-anent appoint-ent as Cle(6 222 in the office of the Municipal Plannin# an' +e5elop-ent Coo('inato( of the sa-e -unicipalit. On 10 )une 1%%!$ she (ecei5e' an o('e( f(o- the ne*lp(oclai-e' -ao($ Rolan'o P. Ponsica$ 'etailin# he( to the Office of the Mao(. 2n co-pliance *ith the o('e($ she (epo(te' to sai' office the follo*in# 'a. On 1% )une 1%%!$ 4onsa'a absente' he(self f(o- *o(6 alle#e'lto atten' to fa-il-atte(s. She ha' as6e' pe(-ission f(o- the pe(sonnel office( but not f(o- the -ao(. On !" )une 1%%!$ Mao( Ponsica issue' Office O('e( No. "1$ suspen'in# 4onsa'a fo( one -onth an' one 'aco--encin# on !7 )une 1%%! fo( 8a si-ple -iscon'uct . . . *hich can also be cate#o(i/e' as an act ofinsubo('ination.8 The o('e( also state' that the suspension 8ca((ies *ith it fo(feitu(e of . . . benefits such as . . . sala(an' PERA an' lea5e c(e'its 'u(in# the 'u(ation of its effecti5it.8 9o(th*ith$ 4onsa'a file' *ith the Re#ional T(ial Cou(t of Ne#(os Occi'ental$ in San Ca(los Cit$ a petition$ 'ate' 0: )ul1%%!$ fo( 8in;unction *ith 'a-a#es an' p(ae( fo( te-po(a((est(ainin# o('e( an' p(eli-ina(in;unction8 a#ainst Mao( Ponsica an' the -unicipal t(easu(e(. 1 The petitione( alle#e' that since he( fa-ilsuppo(te' Mao( Ponsica<s (i5al in the 11 Ma1%%! elections$ he(sus pen sio n *as an act of 8po litical 5en'etta8. 9u( the ( all e#i n# that sai' (espon 'ent s< acts *e (e 8-al icious$ il le#al$ un*a (( ante'$ *( on#f ul an' con'e-nable8$ petitione( p(ae' fo( the follo*in# (eliefs3 =>ERE9 ORE$ p(e-is es cons i'e( e' $ it is (espectf ul l p( ae' to th is >ono(able Cou(t ?
