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Sep 25, 2007 commission on audit administrative law government audit private corporation charter test animal welfare

Private or Public? COA Audit Authority Over Animal Welfare Societies

When is a corporation created by special law a government entity subject to COA audit? The Supreme Court clarifies the test.

Dec 24, 2000 labor law gocc jurisdiction civil service commission nlrc philippine national red cross

GOCC vs. Private Corporation: Labor Jurisdiction and the Philippine National Red Cross Case

Learn how the Supreme Court's charter test determines whether an employer is a GOCC and which tribunal—CSC or NLRC—has jurisdiction over labor disputes.