182001-04 and Marquez vs. Sandiganbayan G.R. Nos. 182020-24, Sep. 2, 2009)
182001-04 and Marquez vs. Sandiganbayan G.R. Nos. 182020-24, Sep. 2, 2009)
182001-04 and Marquez vs. Sandiganbayan G.R. Nos. 182020-24, Sep. 2, 2009)
public bidding for the questioned procurements. However, the lack of public bidding
alone does not automatically equate to a manifest and gross disadvantage to the
government. As we had occasion to declare in Nava v. Sandiganbayan,[22] the
absence of a public bidding may mean that the government was not able to secure
the lowest bargain in its favor xxx (Caunan vs. People of the Phils G.R. Nos. 181999 &
182001-04 and Marquez vs. Sandiganbayan G.R. Nos. 182020-24, Sep. 2, 2009)