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Quisumbing vs. Garcia

HON. GABRIEL LUIS QUISUMBING, HON. ESTRELLA P. YAPHA, HON. VICTORIA G. COROMINAS, HON.RAUL D. BACALTOS (Members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Cebu), Petitioners, versus HON. GWENDOLYN F. GARCIA (In her capacity as Governor of the Province of Cebu), HON. DELFIN P. AGUILAR (in his capacity as Director IV (Cluster Director) of COA), Cluster IV “ Visayas Local Government Sector, HON. HELEN S. HILAYO (In her capacity as Regional Cluster Director of COA), and HON. ROY L. URSAL (In his capacity as Regional Legal and Adjudication Director of COA), Respondents.

G.R. No. 175527 | 2008-12-08

D E C I S I O N

Tinga, J.:

Gabriel Luis Quisumbing (Quisumbing), Estrella P. Yapha, Victoria G. Corominas, and Raul D. Bacaltos (Bacaltos), collectively petitioners, assail the Decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Cebu City, Branch 9, in Civil Case No. CEB-31560, dated July 11, 2006, which declared that under the pertinent provisions of Republic Act No. 7160 (R.A. No. 7160), or the Local Government Code, and Republic Act No. 9184 (R.A. No. 9184), or the Government Procurement Reform Act, respondent Cebu Provincial Governor Gwendolyn F. Garcia (Gov. Garcia), need not secure the prior authorization of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan...