The Civil Service Commission has denied a motion for reconsideration filed by Escalante Mayor Santiago Barcelona to an order directing him to reappoint 14 employees in the new staffing pattern of Escalante City under its reorganization.

The CSC resolution denying the motion for Barcelona directed him to pay the backwages and other benefits of drivers II Emerson Bermejo and Eduardo Bacaron, utility workers II Diolito Albento, Joseph Demalerio, Rodolfo Pritos, Amelia Villa, Aurelio Pios, Rodolfo Api, Norma Jose, Silva Bacaron, Noel Dueñas and Edna Abibas, day car worker I Gloria Tan and labor foreman Constantino Dueñas.

The CSC order dated Jan. 8 was signed by CSC chairman Karina Constantino David and Commissioners Cesar Buenaflor and Mary Ann Fernandez -Mendoza. Barcelona yesterday said he has raised the CSC ruling to the Court of Appeals.

Barcelona argued that the CSC erred in not finding that Bermejo et. al. were guilty of willful and deliberate forum shopping.

Their security of tenure was never violated because when he ordered the implementation of the reorganization all positions were considered abolished by operation of law, Barcelona pointed out.

The abolition of the positions of Bermejo et. al. was done in good faith and they were offered separation pay in accordance with the standards set under Republic Act 6656, he argued.

But the CSC said the issues raised by Barcelona were the same ones in his appeal and no new evidence was submitted to provide grounds for the Commission to modify or reverse its resolution.*CPG

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