Saligumba vs COA, 117 SCRA 669

Saligumba v COA 117 SCRA 669

FACTS:

On the basis of the sworn complaint of Editha Saligumba, the COA instituted the administrative case against Leonardo Estella, Auditing Examiner III, in the Auditor's Office of Misamis Occidental. The charge was that the respondent raped Editha Saligumba on several occasions. For insufficiency of evidence, the charge was dropped by COA.

           

Saligumba now wants the Supreme Court of review the COA decision. She insists that the decision of the COA is contrary to the evidence and the same time raises factual issues.

ISSUE:

            

Whether the action will prosper?

HELD:

The petition has to be dismissed for the following reasons:

1.      Our power to review COA decisions refers to money matters and not to administrative cases involving the discipline of its personnel.

2.      Even assuming that We have jurisdiction to review decisions on administrative matters as mentioned above, We can not do so on factual issues; Our power to review is limited to legal issues.