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Republic of the Philippines vs. Mega Pacific etc.

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. MEGA PACIFIC ESOLUTIONS, INC., WILLY U. YU, BONNIE S. YU, ENRIQUE T. TANSIPEK, ROSITA Y. TANSIPEK, PEDRO O. TAN, JOHNSON W. FONG, BERNARD I. FONG, AND *LAURIANO A. BARRIOS, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 184666 | 2016-06-27

D E C I S I O N
 
SERENO, C.J.:
 
The instant case is an offshoot of this Court's Decision dated 13 January 2004 (2004 Decision) in a related case entitled Information Technology Foundation of the Philippines v. Commission on Elections.[1]

In the 2004 case, We declared void the automation contract executed by respondent Mega Pacific eSolutions, Inc. (MPEI) and the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) for the supply of automated counting machines (ACMs) for the 2004 national elections.

The present case involves the attempt of petitioner Republic of the Philippines to cause the attachment of the properties owned by respondent MPEI, as...