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    The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Employees Union filed a petition challenging the Commission on Audit's disallowance of a food basket allowance granted to 130 employees. The Commission on Audit denied the allowance on the grounds that the Department of Agriculture official who approved it lacked authority and that the allowance was already incorporated into employees' salaries. The Supreme Court denied the petition and affirmed the Commission on Audit's decision, finding that the food basket allowance did not comply with the requirements of the Salary Standardization Law and related issuances.

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    The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Employees Union filed a petition challenging the Commission on Audit's disallowance of a food basket allowance granted to 130 employees. The Commission on Audit denied the allowance on the grounds that the Department of Agriculture official who approved it lacked authority and that the allowance was already incorporated into employees' salaries. The Supreme Court denied the petition and affirmed the Commission on Audit's decision, finding that the food basket allowance did not comply with the requirements of the Salary Standardization Law and related issuances.

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    BFAR Employees Union v. COA Ruling Affirmed

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    The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Employees Union filed a petition challenging the Commission on Audit's disallowance of a food basket allowance granted to 130 employees. The Commission on Audit denied the allowance on the grounds that the Department of Agriculture official who approved it lacked authority and that the allowance was already incorporated into employees' salaries. The Supreme Court denied the petition and affirmed the Commission on Audit's decision, finding that the food basket allowance did not comply with the requirements of the Salary Standardization Law and related issuances.

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    BureauofFisheriesandAquaticResources(BFAR)Employees

    Union,RegionalOfficeNo.VII,CebuCityv.Commissionon
    Audit
    DateofPromulgation:August13,2008
    Petition:ReviewoncertiorariofthedecisionandresolutionoftheCommissionon
    AuditLegalandAdjudicationOffice
    Plaintiffandappellee:BFAREmployeesUnion,RegionalOfficeNo.VII
    Defendantandappellants:CommissiononAudit
    Facts:
    BFAREmployeesUnionissuedResolutionNo.01requestingtheBFARCentral
    OfficeforaFoodBasketallowancetoalleviatehighcostofliving.
    CesarM.Drilon,Jr.,UndersecretaryforFisheriesandLivestockofthe
    DepartmentofAgricultureapproved(P10,000.00eachtothe130employeesof
    BFARRegionVIIforatotalofP1,322,682.00).
    CommissiononAuditLegalandAdjudicationOffice(COALAO)disallowedthe
    grantofFoodBasketAllowance.
    Petitionersmotionforreconsiderationandappealwerebothdenied.Hencethis
    appeal
    Issue:
    1. WoNthedisallowanceisunconstitutionalasitcontravenesSecs.9and10,Art.II
    ofthe1987Constitution
    2. WoNtheapprovaloftheUndersecretaryforFisheriesandLivestock(Drilon)is
    tantamounttotheauthorityfromthepresident
    3. WoNthefoodbasketallowanceconformswithSec.12oftheSalary
    StandardizationLaw
    4. WoNthefoodbasketallowanceisnotincludedintheNationalCompensation
    CircularNo.59(ListofallowancesthatareintegratedintotheBasicSalary)
    Ratio:
    1. No.ThesocialjusticeprovisionsoftheConstitutionarenotselfexecuting
    principles.Togivethemeffect,legislativeenactmentisrequired.
    2. No.DAUndersecretaryhasnotauthoritytograntanyallowancetotheemployees
    ofBFAR.(BasedonSection4.5ofBudgetCircularNo.16)
    3. No.Thebenefitsexcludedfromthestandardsalaryratesarethosewhichare
    grantedtoemployeesforthereimbursementoftheexpensesincurredinthe
    performanceoftheirofficialfunctions.Thefoodbasketallowanceisnota
    reimbursement.ItisaformoffinancialassistancetoemployeesoftheBFAR.

    4. Yes.Thefoodbasketallowancefallsunderthe14thcategory(incentive
    allowance/fee/pay).Thusitisalreadyincorporatedintheirsalaryandcanno
    longerbegrantedbythegovernment
    Held:PetitionisDENIED.DecisionofCOALAOisAFFIRMED.
    Notes:
    Sec.9,ArtII.(1987Constitution).
    TheStateshallpromoteajustanddynamicsocialorderthatwillensurethe
    prosperityandindependenceofthenationandfreethepeoplefrompoverty
    throughpoliciesthatprovideadequatesocialservices,promotefullemployment,
    arisingstandardofliving,andanimprovedqualityoflifeforall.
    Sec.10,ArtII.(1987Constitution).
    TheStateshallpromotesocialjusticeinallphasesofnationaldevelopment.
    Section4.5ofBudgetCircularNo.16
    Allagenciesareherebyprohibitedfromgrantinganyfood,rice,giftchecks,or
    anyotherformofincentives/allowances exceptthoseauthorizedvia
    AdministrativeOrderbytheOfficeofthePresident.
    Sec12ofSalaryStandardizationlaw
    Allkindsofallowancesareintegratedinthestandardizedsalaryratesexcept
    (7)suchotheradditionalcompensationnototherwisespecifiedhereinasmaybe
    determinedbytheDBM

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