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Osmena vs. COA

TOMAS R. OSMEÑA, in his personal capacity and in his capacity as City Mayor of Cebu City, Petitioner, vs.THE COMMISSION ON AUDIT, Respondent.

G.R. No. 188818 | 2011-05-31

EN BANC


D E C I S I O N


BRION, J.:


Before the Court is the Petition for Certiorari [1] filed by Tomas R. Osmeña, former mayor of the City of Cebu, under Rule 64 of the Rules of Court. The petition seeks the reversal of the May 6, 2008 Decision [2] and the June 8, 2009 Resolution [3] of the respondent Commission on Audit (COA), which disallowed the damages, attorney’s fees and litigation expenses awarded in favor of two construction companies in the collection cases filed against the City of Cebu, and made these charges the personal liability of Osmeña for his failure to comply with the legal requirements...