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Albert vs COA

RAMON ALBERT, petitioner, vs. CELSO D. GANGAN, in his capacity as Chairman, Commission on Audit, ROGELIO ESPIRITU, in his capacity as Commissioner, Commission on Audit, SOFRONIO URSAL, in his capacity as Commissioner, Commission on Audit, EMMA M. ESPINA, in her capacity as Director, Commission on Audit, and LAKAMBINI RAZON, in her capacity as Then Resident Auditor for National Home Mortgage Finance Corp., respondents.

G.R. No. 126557 | 2001-03-06

D E C I S I O N

BUENA, J.:

This petition for certiorari seeks to nullify Commission on Audit (COA) Decision No. 2700 dated February 19, 1993, finding petitioner, then President of the National Home Mortgage Finance Corporation (NHMFC), liable for the amount of P36,796,711.55 covering the payment of the loan proceeds for the lot acquired by the Alyansang Maka-Maralitang Asosasyon at Kapatirang Organisasyon (AMAKO) which was disallowed in audit.

The facts are undisputed:

The Housing and Urban Development Coordination Council (HUDCC) together with the Presidential Commission for Urban Poor (PCUP), NHMFC, and Home Insurance Guarantee Corporation...