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Chozas vs. COA

JESSICA M. CHOZAS, MAYBELLE DELA CRUZ, LUZVIMINDA V. MONTEMAYOR, FRANCELAINE CUNANAN, AVELINA ALMAZAN, MARIA BULAONG, FRANCELAIDA BALUYOT, JULIETA DELA CRUZ, ANACLETA DE GUZMAN, VICTORIA DELA CRUZ, JESUS JIMENEZ, JOSEFINA OCHOA, EDUARDO ALCORIZA, TRINIDAD PANGAN, TARCILITA PANGAN, LAURA GONZALES, CRISANTO GALVEZ, REGINA DELA CRUZ, CHESALON DELA CRUZ AND RAUL REYNALDO ARROYO, PETITIONERS, V. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, RESPONDENT. [G.R. No. 235031, October 8, 2019] DR. MARIANO C. DE JESUS AND HERMOGENA A. BAUTISTA, FOR THEMSELVES AND AS ATTORNEYS-IN-FACT OF OTHER OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE BULACAN STATE UNIVERSITY (BulSU), PETITIONERS, V. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 226319 | 2019-10-08

D E C I S I O N
 
A. REYES, JR., J.:
 
The Commission on Audit (COA) as the guardian of public funds, bears the constitutional mandate of ensuring that government resources are properly spent. On this score, the Court shall not interfere with the right of the COA to disallow the unauthorized and unlawful release of allowances and benefits by government entities, save in exceptional cases where the COA acted with grave abuse of discretion amounting to lack or excess of jurisdiction. All amounts disallowed by the COA must be rightfully restored to the government coffers.
 
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