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Department of Health vs. C.V. Canchela and Associates, Architects (CVCAA), et al

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, Petitioner, versus C.V. CANCHELA & ASSOCIATES, ARCHITECTS (CVCAA), IN ASSOCIATION WITH MCS ENGINEERS CO., AND A.O. MANSUETO IV - ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING SERVICES, AND LUIS ALINA, SHERIFF IV, RTC, MANILA, Respondents.

G.R. No. 151373-74 | 2005-11-17

D E C I S I O N 


CARPIO-MORALES, J.: 

The Department of Health assails, via petition for review on certiorari,[1] the consolidated June 28, 2000 decision of the Court of Appeals affirming that of the Sole Arbitrator of the Construction Industry Arbitration Commission (CIAC)[2] which granted the monetary claim of herein private respondents. 

The following facts are not undisputed. 

Petitioner entered into three Owner-Consultant Agreements (Agreements) with private respondents covering infrastructure projects for the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center (Baguio Project), the Batangas Regional Hospital (Batangas...