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National Food Authority, et al. vs CA, et al.

NATIONAL FOOD AUTHORITY and ROMEO G. DAVID, petitioners, vs. THE HON. COURT OF APPEALS, HON. BERNARDO P. ABESAMIS, Presiding Judge, Regional Trial Court, Branch 85, Quezon City, HON. RODOLFO ORTIZ, Presiding Judge, Regional trial Court, Branch 89, Quezon City, HON. TIRSO D. C. VELASCO, Presiding Judge, Regional Trial Court, Branch 88, Quezon City, HON. BENEDICTO B. ULEP, Presiding Judge, Branch 105, Quezon City, HON. JUSTO M. SULTAN, Presiding Judge, Branch 98, Quezon City, COL. FELIX M. MANUBAY, MASADA SECURITY AGENCY, CONTINENTAL WATCHMAN AND SECURITY AGENCY, ALBERTO T. LASALA, and NORMAN D. MAPAGAY, respondents.

G.R. Nos. 115121-25 | 1996-02-09

PUNO, J.:


The case at bar involves the legality of negotiated security contracts awarded by the National Food Authority (NFA), a government-owned and controlled corporation and its Administrator, Romeo G. David, to several private security agencies, in default of a public bidding. Petitioners NFA and David seek a modification of the decision of the Court of Appeals insofar as it nullifies and enjoins the implementation of the said negotiated security contracts.

The facts are not disputed.

In 1990, the NFA, through then Administrator Pelayo J. Gabaldon, conducted a public bidding to award security contracts for the protection of its...