January 17, 2023 | 7:22 pmSTATE AUDITORS have ordered the Bacolod City government to pay a cargo service firm for the shipment of a donated patrol boat that was delivered almost eight years ago.
The 28-footer boat was donated by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources to the city government for patrolling activities under the governmentUnder the donation agreement, the city will cover the expenses of the vesselThe city government refused to pay AWCS, citing that there was no contract between the two parties.
AWCS filed a civil case before the Regional Trial Court of Bacolod, which ruled that CoA had primary jurisdiction on the case. CoA, in its decision, confirmed that there was no contract between the two parties but said the city government must still pay the shipping company on the basis oft specified in a contract.rotten and unserviceable condition, proof that the equipment had been in the possession of the city for quite some time.