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National Center for Mental Health Management, et al. vs COA

NATIONAL CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH MANAGEMENT, NAMELY DR. BRIGIDA S. BUENASEDA, ISABELO BANEZ, ENGR. CONRADO REY-MATIAS, CORA SOLIS, AND ENYA LOPEZ, petitioners, vs. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, respondent.

G.R. No. 114864 | 1996-12-06

VITUG, J.:


The 17th March 1994 decision 1 of the Commission on Audit ("COA") affirming the Special Audit Office ("SAO") Report 2 No. 89-125 and Evaluation Report of 02 August 1993, is assailed by top officials of the National Center for Mental Health Management ("NCMHM"), herein petitioners, in this special civil action for certiorari.

An increase in its budgetary allocation of from P145 million in 1987 to P191 million in 1988 enabled petitioner NCMHM, headed by Dr. Brigida Buenaseda, to finally undertake the rehabilitation apparently long overdue, of various facilities in the NCMHM. Included in its improvement efforts were several...