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Orocio Vs. Commission On Audit (COA)

VICTORIANO V. OROCIO, petitioner, vs. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, SOFRONIO B. URSAL, MARCOS S. SEGARRA, LEON J. PILAR, JR., and JOSE M. AGUSTIN, respondents.

G.R. No. 75959 | 1992-08-31

D E C I S I O N

DAVIDE, JR., J.:

On 25 May 1982, an accident occurred at the Malaya Thermal Plant of the National Power Corporation (NPC). Based on the accident report of Robinson D. Mapili and Ildefonso I. Barrera dated 27 May 1982, 1 tube leaks on HPH 5B were confirmed at 2:30 o'clock in the morning of 25 May 1982. From the time of such confirmation until 8:00 o'clock that morning, the system was drained and prepared for repair by mechanical maintenance personnel. By 8:45 o'clock, the system was declared safe for repair. Work thus progressed that same morning until 11:10 o'clock, when the plug from the leaking tube gave...