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Zenaida R. Larano, etc. Vs. Commission on Audit

ZENAIDA R. LARANO, in her own behalf and as attorney-in-fact of Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System Retirees, Petitioner, versus COMMISSION ON AUDIT, Respondent.

G.R. No. 164542 | 2007-12-18

D E C I S I O N


PUNO, C.J.:

This petition on certiorari assails Decision No. 2003-082 dated May 22, 2003[1] and Resolution No. 2004-015 dated June 24, 2004[2] of respondent Commission on Audit (COA) that denied the claim for retirement benefits under Republic Act No. 1616[3] (RA No. 1616) of petitioners Zenaida R. Laraño and other Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) retirees after receiving their benefits under the Revised Early Retirement Incentive Package (Revised ERIP) of MWSS.

The facts of the case are not disputed.

On June 7, 1995, Republic Act No. 8041 (RA No. 8041), otherwise known as the "National Water Crisis Act of...