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Star Special Corporate Security Management vs. COA

STAR SPECIAL CORPORATE SECURITY MANAGEMENT, INC. (FORMERLY STAR SPECIAL WATCHMAN & DETECTIVE AGENCY, INC.) HEREIN REPRESENTED BY EDGARDO C. SORIANO, THE HEIRS OF CELSO A. FERNANDEZ AND MANUEL V. FERNANDEZ FOR HIMSELF AND FOR THE HEIRS, PETITIONERS, VS. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, PUERTO PRINCESA CITY AND HON. LUCILO R. BAYRON IN HIS CAPACITY AS CITY MAYOR AND THE MEMBERS OF THE SANGGUNIANG PANGLUNGSOD, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 225366 | 2020-09-01

EN BANC

DECISION
 
LEONEN, J.:
 
The Commission on Audit has no jurisdiction to reverse and set aside a final judgment of the Regional Trial Court.

This Court resolves a Petition for Certiorari[1] assailing the Decision[2] and Resolution[3] of the Commission on Audit, which denied the claim against Puerto Princesa City (Puerto Princesa) made by Star Special Corporate Security Management, Inc. (Star Special), represented by Edgardo C. Soriano, the heirs of Celso A. Fernandez (Celso), and Manuel V. Hernandez (Manuel for himself and for the Heirs, (collectively, Star Special, et al.), for the balance of the just...