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Atty. Perez et al. vs. Hon. Aguinaldo et al.

ATTY. ASIS G. PEREZ, AS THEN DIRECTOR OF BUREAU OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC RESOURCES (BFAR), ATTY. BENJAMIN F.S. TABIOS, JR., AS THEN OFFICER-IN-CHARGE-ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES; LINA F. ZULUETA, OIC-CHIEF ACCOUNTANT, AND JERICARDO S. MONDRAGON, PRESIDENT AND ATTORNEY-IN-FACT OF EMPLOYEES UNION; ALL OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC RESOURCES EMPLOYEES, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. MICHAEL G. AGUINALDO, CHAIRPERSON, COMMISSION ON AUDIT (COA), ROLAND C. PONDOC, COMMISSIONER-COA, AND JOSE A. FABIA, COMMISSIONER-COA, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 252369 | 2023-02-07

R E S O L U T I O N
 
INTING, J.:
 
Before the Court is a Petition for Certiorari[1] filed under Rule 64, in relation to Rule 65, of the Rules of Court assailing Decision No. 2020-160[2] dated January 28, 2020 of the Commission on Audit (COA). The COA upheld Notice of Disallowance No. 14-05-101(11)[3] dated June 10, 2014 covering excess Collective Negotiation Agreement (CNA) incentives paid to the employees of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR).
 
The Antecedents
 
On December 8, 2011, the BFAR paid 351 of its officers and employees a total amount of P20,595,549.99 (or equivalent to...