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New Bian Commercial, Inc. etc. Vs. Office of the Ombudsman, et al.

NEW BIAN YEK COMMERCIAL, INC. represented by DANFORD S. SY, Petitioner, VERSUS OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN (VISAYAS), RODOLFO V. GONZALES, JR., Mayor of the Municipality of Valencia, Negros Oriental, ROLANDO B. OBA?ANA, Municipal Treasurer of the Municipality of Valencia, Negros Oriental, ERWIN VERGARA, Provincial Attorney of Negros Oriental, ALEX ABELIDO and DOMINADOR ABELIDO, Respondents.

G.R. No. 169338 | 2009-01-20

R E S O L U T I O N


CORONA, J.:

On August 13, 2000, the municipality of Valencia, Negros Oriental awarded to Legacy Construction (Legacy), a corporation owned by respondents Alex Abelido and Dominador Abelido, the P14,621,967.79, 300-day[1] contract for the improvement of its waterworks system (Valencia project).

In connection with the Valencia project, Legacy through its project engineer, Jaime Lu, purchased from petitioner New Bian Yek Commercial, Inc. pipes worth P2,816,590.[2] As payment for the pipes, Lu issued two personal checks[3] to petitioner. The said checks were, however, dishonored upon presentment but Legacy did not...