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Atty Rudy Villarena vs COA

ATTY. RUDY M. VILLARENA, petitioner, vs. THE COMMISSION ON AUDIT, respondent.

G.R. Nos. 145383-84 | 2003-08-06

D E C I S I O N

AZCUNA, J.:

Petitioner was found guilty by the Commission on Audit (COA) of neglect of duty, simple misconduct and violation of reasonable office rules and regulations.[1] To challenge this decision, he filed the instant consolidated Special Civil Actions for Certiorari and Prohibition.

The facts of the case are not contested.[2] Petitioner, Atty. Rudy M. Villareña, is a State Auditor IV of the COA and assumed the position of Auditor of Marikina on December 1, 1994. He later became City Auditor when Marikina became a city on December 6, 1996. Pursuant to Republic Act No. 7160, the Local Government Code of 1991, the...