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Benedicto Bitonio vs COA & Chairman Celso Gangan

BENEDICTO ERNESTO R. BITONIO, JR., Petitioner, versus COMMISSION ON AUDIT and CELSO D. GANGAN, CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMISSION ON AUDIT, Respondents.

G.R. No. 147392 | 2004-03-12

D E C I S I O N

CALLEJO, SR., J.:

The instant petition filed under Rule 64 of the Revised Rules of Court seeks the annulment of the Decision[1] of the Commission on Audit (COA) dated January 30, 2001 denying the petitioner's motion for the reconsideration of the COA Notices of Disallowance Nos. 98-008-101 (95) and 98-017-101 (97) dated July 31, 1998 and October 9, 1998, respectively, involving the per diems the petitioner received from the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA). In order to avoid multiplicity of suits, an Amended Petition[2] dated August 16, 2002 was later filed to include in the resolution of the instant petition...