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The petitioners served as Comelec Commissioners for only 4 months from February to June 1998 under interim appointments by President Ramos that were not confirmed by Congress. They applied for retirement benefits under R.A. No. 1568 but were denied because the law requires commissioners to serve a full 5-year term. The petitioners argued the law should be liberally interpreted to grant benefits but the Court ruled it cannot legislate and the language of the law is clear that only those serving a full term a
- Author
- Renard Enrile
- Language
- EN