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Lao vs. LGU of Cagayan De Oro City

TEODULFO E. LAO, JR., ROGER A. ABADAY, ZALDY O. OCON, AND ENRICO D. SALCEDO, PETITIONERS, VS. LGU OF CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, MAYOR CONSTANTINO JARAULA, VICE MAYOR VICENTE T. EMANO, CITY COUNCILOR RAMON TABOR, CITY COUNCILOR REYNALDO ADVINCULA, CITY COUNCILOR IAN MARK NACAYA, CITY COUNCILOR PRESIDENT ELIPE, CITY COUNCILOR EMMANUEL ABEJUELA, CITY COUNCILOR ALFONSO GOKING, CITY COUNCILOR ALDEN DACAL, CITY COUNCILOR ALEXANDER DACER, CITY COUNCILOR MARYCOR CALIZO, CITY COUNCILOR AARON NERI, CITY COUNCILOR ADRIAN BARBA, CITY COUNCILOR IAN CAESAR ACENAS, CITY COUNCILOR SIMEON LICAYAN, CITY COUNCILOR KAREN VI POQUITA, CITY COUNCILOR DANTE PAJO, IN THEIR PRIVATE AND/OR OFFICIAL CAPACITIES AND MEGA INTEGRATED AGRO-LIVESTOCK FARM CORPORATION PRESIDENT ERWIN BRYAN SEE*, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 187869 | 2017-09-13

DECISION
 
LEONEN, J.:
 
Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code, requires prior authorization from the sangguniang panlungsod, law, or ordinance, before a city mayor may sign a contract in behalf of the city. If the city mayor has no authority from the sangguniang panlungsod to sign a contract, members of the sangguniang panlungsod have standing to file a case to have this contract declared null and void.

This is a Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court questioning the March 30, 2009 Resolution[2] and May 11, 2009 Order[3] of Branch 17, Regional Trial Court,...