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In a highly urbanized city, the City Mayor appoints a private individual as City Information Officer (CIO) without Civil Service Commission clearance and without proper civil service eligibility; the appointee has no prior civil service status. A neighborhood association files a petition for quo warranto in the Regional Trial Court to test the CIO’s right to hold the office and to declare the office vacant. The Mayor defends that the appointment is valid as an extraordinary act necessary to counter misinformation and to ensure continuity of government during an looming information crisis. (a) Is a quo warranto under Rule 66 the proper remedy to test the CIO’s right to hold the office? Explain briefly. (b) State the controlling rule and the grounds for relief in quo warranto and how they apply here. (c) Apply the rule to the facts and state the likely outcome and form of relief the court should grant.