Garcia vs. Chief of Staff, Et Al. G.R. No. L-20213 Januar 31, 1!"" #AC$S% &laintiff, 'ariano E.

Garcia file( )ith the Court of #irst *nstance of &an+asinan an action to collect a su, of ,one a+ainst the Chief of Staff an( A(-utant General of the Ar,e( #orces of the &hili..ines , the Chair,an of the &hili..ine /eterans 0oar( an( 1or the Au(itor General (ate( 2ece,3er 1, 1!"1. Gacia alle+e( that so,eti,e in Jul 1!45, he suffere( in-uries )hile on a ,ilitar trainin+ ca,. at #lori(a3lanca, &a,.an+a . $hereafter he file( his clai, fo (isa3ilit 3enefits an( so su3,itte( .a.ers to su..ort it to the 6ffice of the A(-utant General. 'a 2, 1!78, .laintiff receive( a letter fro, the sai( A(-utant9s 6ffice (is:ualif in+ his clai,. $he A(-utant 6ffice (enie( his clai, of (isa3ilit 3enefits alle+in+ that Co,,on)ealth Act 400 ha( 3een re.eale( 3 R.A. "10 )hich too; effect on Jan. 1 , 1!70. $hat (ue to the in-uries .laintiff suffere( he lost his si+ht ,a;in+ hi, .er,anentl (isa3le(. $hat 3 the un-ustifie( refusal 3 (efen(ants the latter (i(n9t en-o e( his su..ose( (isa3ilit .ension fro, Jul 1!45. $he Chief of Staff of the Ar,e( #orces of the &hili..ines an( the &hili..ine /eterans A(,inistration file( ,otions to (is,iss the co,.laint on +roun(s that the court has no -uris(iction on the sai( ,atter of the co,.laint. $he court on 'arch 2, 1!"2 ren(ere( an or(er (is,issin+ the co,.laint. <o)ever, ,otion for reconsi(eration of the sai( or(er has also 3een (enie(. *SS=E% >hether or not the court has -uris(iction on the sai( ,atter an( (is,issin+ the co,.laint on +roun(, it 3ein+ the ,one clai, a+ainst the +overn,ent. <EL2% $he or(er (is,issin+ the co,.laint ha( 3een affir,e(, )ithout .ronounce,ent as to costs. $he clai, for recover of ,one a+ainst the +overn,ent ,ust 3e file( )ith the Au(itor General, in line )ith the .rinci.le that the State cannot 3e char+e( )ithout its content as .rovi(e( 3 the Co,,on)ealth Act 328 Sec. 1 that in all cases involvin+ the settle,ent of accounts an( clai,s other than those of accounta3le officers, the Au(itor General shall act an( (eci(e the sa,e )ithin si?t (a s, e?clusive of Sun(a s an( holi(a s after their .resentation.

Also, if all a(,inistrative re,e(ies ha( 3een ,a(e an( if su.erior a(,inistrative officers coul( +rant relief it is not necessar to entertain actions a+ainst the a(,inistrative officers as esta3lishe( 3 the rule.