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Galindo vs. COA

ANNALIZA J. GALINDO and EVELINDA P. PINTO, Petitioners, vs. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, Respondent. Present: SERENO, C.J, CARPIO, VELASCO, JR., LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, PERALTA, BERSAMIN, DEL CASTILLO, MENDOZA, REYES, PERLAS-BERNABE, LEONEN, JARDELEZA, * and CAGUIOA, JJ.

G.R. No. 210788 | 2017-01-10

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
EN BANC
 
D E C I S I O N
 
CARPIO, J.:
 
The Case

G.R. No. 210788 is a petition[1] assailing Decision No. 2013-001[2] promulgated on 29 January 2013 by the Commission on Audit (COA) in Adm. Case No. 2010-036 for petitioner State Auditor II Annaliza J. Galindo (Galindo) and Adm. Case No. 2010-039 for petitioner State Auditing Examiner II Evelinda P. Pinto (Pinto). COA Decision No. 2013-001 involved 13 other COA personnel aside from Galindo and Pinto.[3]

The COA found Galindo and Pinto guilty of Grave Misconduct and Violation of Reasonable Office Rules and Regulations and...