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City of General Santos, represented by its Mayor, Hon. Darlene Magnolia R. Antonino-Custodio Vs. Commission on Audit

CITY OF GENERAL SANTOS, represented by its Mayor, HON. DARLENE MAGNOLIA R. ANTONINO-CUSTODIO Petitioner, vs. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, Respondent.

G.R. No. 199439 | 2014-04-22

EN BANC

 

DECISION


LEONEN, J.:

 

In order to be able to deliver more effective and efficient services, the law allows local government units the power to reorganize. In doing so, theyshould be given leeway to entice their employees to avail of severance benefits that the local government can afford. However, local government units may not provide such when it amounts to a supplementary retirement benefit scheme.


In this special civil action for certiorari,1 the city of General Santos asks us to find grave abuse of discretion on the part of the Commission on Audit (COA). On January 20, 2011, respondent...