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Cruz vs. Commission on Audit

TEODORO B. CRUZ, JR., MELCHOR M. ALONZO, AND WILFREDO P. ALDAY, PETITIONERS, VS. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 210936 | 2016-06-28

D E C I S I O N
 
SERENO, C.J.:
 
This is a Petition for Certiorari[1] under Rule 64 of the Rules of Court, assailing Decision No. 2012-142[2] and Notice/Resolution[3] rendered by the Commission on Audit (COA).
 
The Antecedents Facts

Petitioners Teodoro B. Cruz, Jr. and Melchor M. Alonzo were former employees of the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA): Cruz was the administrator, and Alonzo the Administrative Department manager. Petitioner Wilfredo P. Alday is the current General Services Division Manager.

The facts culled from the records of the case reveal that the LRTA Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) awarded...