THE Supreme Court has upheld the ruling of the Commission on Audit (CoA) disallowing the payment of over P2 million by the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) for the installation of Christmas decorations and lighting in violation of the public procurement law.

In a Resolution made public on Wednesday, the Supreme Court En Banc dismissed the Petition for Certiorari filed by Mark T. Lapid, et al. assailing the CoA decision which had upheld the Notice of Disallowance against payments made by TIEZA to Kabukiran Garden for the supply of Christmas decorations.

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