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Juan D. Celeste Vs. Court Of Appeals

JUAN D. CELESTE, PAULO M. DURANO and DOMINADOR RICARTE, petitioners, vs. THE HON. COURT OF APPEALS, AGAPITA VDA. DE LUZON, JULIANA LOPEZ, ISIDRO LUZON, LIVINIA RIZARRI, REBECCA RABINA, HERMINIA ALGARME and ALEJANDRO LUZON, respondents.

G.R. No. 61024 | 1992-05-19

D E C I S I O N


GUTIERREZ, JR., J.:

The liability of petitioners public officials, as members of the Committee on Arrastre Bidding in the Port of Cebu (Bidding Committee) is put at issue in this petition for review on certiorari.

In 1964, petitioners Juan Celeste, Paulo M. Durano and Dominador Ricarte were Collector of Customs of the Port of Cebu, Surveyor of the Port of Cebu, and Customs Operation Head, respectively.

In Special Order No. 10-64 dated May 21, 1964, the Commissioner of Customs created a committee to conduct the bidding for the arrastre service for the port of Cebu. Petitioner Celeste was named Chairman of the Bidding...