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Philippine Ports Authority, et al. vs. Commission on Audit, et al

PHILIPPINE PORTS AUTHORITY and JUAN O. PEÑA, ARTURO S. BERNARDINO, and VICENTE D. RAMOS, for their own and in behalf of the PPA Officials and Employees, Petitioners, vs. COMMISSION ON AUDIT and ARTHUR HINAL, Respondents.

G.R. No. 159200 | 2006-02-16



EN BANC
D E C I S I O N 

AZCUNA, J.: 

This is a petition for certiorari seeking to annul the Decision of the Commission on Audit (COA) No. 2002-010 dated January 8, 2002 and COA Decision No. 2003-106 dated July 17, 2003. COA Decision No. 2002-010 affirmed the decision dated January 21, 2000 of the COA's Corporate Audit Office II, disallowing the grant of hazard duty pay[1] and birthday cash gift to officials and employees of petitioner Philippine Ports Authority (PPA). COA Decision No. 2003-106 denied petitioners' motion for reconsideration. 

The antecedents are as follows: 

PPA is a government-owned and controlled...