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Dr. Onate vs. Commission on Audit

DR. WENIFREDO T. OÑATE, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 213660 | 2016-07-05

D E C I S I O N
 
PERALTA, J.:
 
This is a petition for certiorari under Rule 64, in relation to Rule 65, of the Rules of Court (Rules), to reverse the Commission on Audit (COA) Decision No. 2014-126[1] dated June 20, 2014, which ruled that the payment of the legal sevices of Atty. Alex A. Arejola shall be the personal liability of petitioner Dr. Wenifredo T. Oñate (Dr. Oñate).

Sometime in June 2009, a retainership contract[2] was entered into by and between Atty. Alex A. Arejola and Camarines Notte State College (CNSC), as represented by its President, Dr. Oñate. Pursuant thereto, Atty. Arejola was engaged to act...