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2002-09-03 |
BELLOSILLO, J. |
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| relied upon supporting documents apparently dependable as well as certifications of regularity made by responsible public officers of three (3) office divisions of the Bureau of Corrections before affixing his signature on the purchase order. In Alejandro v. People,[23] evident bad faith was ruled out because the accused gave his approval to the questioned disbursement after relying on the certification of the bookkeeper on the availability of funds for the expenditure and since the act of relying upon a subordinate's certification of regularity cannot be considered gross inexcusable negligence. In Magsuci v. Sandiganbayan[24] this Court similarly rejected the theory of criminal liability where the head of office in discharging his official duties relied upon an act of his subordinate. The fact that petitioner had knowledge of the status of Elias General Merchandising as being only the second lowest bidder does not ipso facto characterize petitioner's act of reliance as recklessly imprudent without which the crime could not have been | |||||