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Bases Conversion and Development Authority Vs. Commission on Audit

BASES CONVERSION AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, Petitioner, versus COMMISSION ON AUDIT, Respondent.

G.R. No. 178160 | 2009-02-26

D E C I S I O N


CARPIO, J.:

The Case

This is a petition for certiorari[1] with prayer for the issuance of a temporary restraining order and a writ of preliminary injunction. The petition seeks to nullify Decision No. 2007-020[2] dated 12 April 2007 of the Commission on Audit (COA).

The Facts

On 13 March 1992, Congress approved Republic Act (RA) No. 7227[3] creating the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA). Section 9 of RA No. 7227 states that the BCDA Board of Directors (Board) shall exercise the powers and functions of the BCDA. Under Section 10, the functions of the Board include the determination of the organizational...