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Macalino vs. COA

RAUL F. MACALINO, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 253199 | 2023-11-14

D E C I S I O N
 
MARQUEZ, J.:
 
Before the Court is a losing vice mayoralty candidate who was designated as a legal officer less than a year from his electoral loss, pleading that his salaries and allowances as a legal officer be sustained.

We cannot do so.

In a Petition for Certiorari[1] under Rule 64 in relation to Rule 65 of the Rules of Court, petitioner Raul F. Macalino (Macalino) seeks to reverse and set aside the August 9, 2019 Decision[2] No. 2019-305 and the January 21, 2020 Resolution[3] of the COA Proper. Said rulings affirmed the November 12, 2014 Decision of the COA Regional Office No. III sustaining...