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Dennis A. B. Funa Vs. The Chairman, Commission on Audit, Reynaldo A. Villar

DENNIS A. B. FUNA, Petitioner, vs. THE CHAIRMAN, COMMISSION ON AUDIT, REYNALDO A. VILLAR,Respondent.

G.R. No. 192791 | 2012-04-24

EN BANC


D E C I S I O N

 

VELASCO, JR., J.:

 

In this Petition for Certiorari and Prohibition under Rule 65, Dennis A. B. Funa challenges the constitutionality of the appointment of Reynaldo A. Villar as Chairman of the Commission on Audit and accordingly prays that a judgment issue “declaring the unconstitutionality” of the appointment.

 

The facts of the case are as follows:

 

On February 15, 2001, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (President Macapagal-Arroyo) appointed Guillermo N. Carague (Carague) as Chairman of the Commission on Audit (COA) for a term of seven (7) years, pursuant to the 1987 Constitution.[1]...