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Fernando vs. COA

BAYANI F. FERNANDO, ANGELITO S. VERGEL DE DIOS, CESAR S. LACUNA, RUBEN C. GUILLERMO, RAMON S. ONA, FELIMON T. TARRAGO, FEDERICO E. CASTILLO, ALLAN ARCEO, DANILO M. SEÑORAN,* RENE ESTIPONA AND EDENISON F. FAINSAN, IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE INCUMBENT ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER FOR FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE METRO MANILA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, PETITIONERS, VS. HONORABLE COMMISSION ON AUDIT EN BANC, RIZALINA Q. MUTIA, DIRECTOR IV, CLUSTER B­GENERAL PUBLIC SERVICE II AND DEFENSE, NATIONAL GOVERNMENT SECTOR, COMMISSION ON AUDIT AND IRENEO B. MANALO, STATE AUDITOR V, SUPERVISING AUDITOR, COMMISSION ON AUDIT, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 214910 | 2018-02-13

D E C I S I O N
 
JARDELEZA, J.:
 
This is a petition for review on certiorari[1] under Rule 64, in relation to Rule 65, of the Rules of Court, assailing Decision No. 2012-165[2] dated October 15, 2012 of the Commission on Audit (COA) which disapproved the COA-National Government Sector (NGS) Cluster-B Decision No. 2010-006 dated June 18, 2010 and effectively denied the appeal of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) with modifications.[3]

On March 22, 2004, the MMDA conducted a public bidding for the Design and Construction of Steel Pedestrian Bridges in various parts of Metro Manila, with William L. Tan...