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Director Fredric Villanueva, et al. vs The Commission on Audit

DIRECTOR FREDRIC VILLANUEVA, ATTY. JOSEPH HUMIDING, ENGR. FRANCIS BASALI, and TESSIE BRINGAS, Petitioners, versus THE COMMISSION ON AUDIT, herein represented by GUILLERMO N. CARAGUE, RAUL C. FLORES and EMMANUEL DALMAN, in their capacity as Chairman and Commissioners, respectively, Respondents.

G.R. No. 151987 | 2005-03-18

D E C I S I O N 


Chico-Nazario, J.: 

      This original action for certiorari with prayer for temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction seeks the reversal of the 12 September 2000 Decision of the Commission on Audit (COA) as well as its 06 December 2001 Resolution denying the motion for reconsideration of petitioners herein.[1] The assailed decision and resolution both affirmed the Special Audit Office (SAO) Report No. 95-31 of the Special Audit Office of the COA recommending the filing of criminal charges against petitioners for violation of Section 3(e) of Republic Act No. 3019,[2] as amended, and...