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TransCo vs. COA

NATIONAL TRANSMISSION CORPORATION, Petitioner, vs. COMMISSION ON AUDIT (COA) and COA CHAIRPERSON MICHAEL G. AGUINALDO, Respondents. Present: SERENO, C.J, CARPIO, VELASCO, JR., LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, BRION, PERALTA,* BERSAMIN, DEL CASTILLO, PEREZ, MENDOZA, REYES, PERLAS-BERNABE,* LEONEN, JARDELEZA, and CAGUIOA,JJ

G.R. No. 223625 | 2016-11-22

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
EN BANC
 
DECISION 
 
MENDOZA, J.: 

This petition for certiorari under Rule 64 of the Revised Rules of Court seeks to reverse and set aside the March 19, 2015 Decision1 and December 23, 2015 Resolution2 of the Commission on Audit (COA) which affirmed the August 7, 2013 Decision3 of the COA Corporate Government Sector Cluster 3 (COA-CGS). 

Petitioner National Transmission Corporation (TransCo) is a government owned and controlled corporation (GOCC) created under Republic Act (R.A.) No. 9136 or the Electric Industry Reform Act of 2001 (EPIRA).4 On March 1, 2003, it...