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Abrigo, Altuna, etc. vs. COA, etc.

RONALD S. ABRIGO, ANABELLA S. ALTUNA, RYAN JAMES V. AYSON, FLORENDO B. BATASIN, JR., LEONOR C. CLEOFAS, ALL OF WHOM WERE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF METROPOLITAN WATERWORKS AND SEWERAGE SYSTEM CORPORATE OFFICE [MWSS-CO], PETITIONERS, VS. COMMISSION ON AUDIT (COA)­COMMISSION PROPER; RUFINA S. LAQUINDANUM, DIRECTOR IV, CORPORATE GOVERNMENT SECTOR CLUSTER 3-PUBLIC UTILITIES; EYREN MARANAN­-YULDE, IN HER CAPACITY AS MWSS-CO RESIDENT COA AUDITOR; AND ANGELA B. BULOS, AUDIT TEAM LEADER, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 253117 | 2022-03-29

D E C I S I O N
 
ZALAMEDA, J.:
 
This petition for certiorari[1] under Rule 64, in relation to Rule 65, of the Rules of Court seeks to reverse and set aside the Decision No. 2019-019[2] dated 20 February 2019 and Resolution No. 2020-038[3] dated 21 January 2020 of respondent Commission on Audit (COA) Proper, upholding the disallowance of the meal allowances granted to officials and employees of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS)-Corporate Office (CO) for calendar years 2012 and 2013 in the aggregate amount of P8,173,730.00.
 
Antecedents

Petitioners are current and former employees and...