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In the case of Paraiso International properties inc. vs CA and peoples housing land
Corp. (G.R. no. 153420, april 16, 2008) the supreme court defined a compromise
agreement as essentially a contract perfected by mere consent, the latter being
manifested by the meeting of the offer and the acceptance upon the thing and the
cause which are to constitute the contract.
The notable difference between a private contract and a Governent contract is the
prohibition of the disbursement of fund without the approved allocation from
congress, this is was cited and mentioned as in the case of Hon. Osmena vs COA
and Honrable Domingo ( G.R. no. 98355, March 2, 1994) where the supremem court
ruled that. The Auditing Code of the Philippines (P.D. 1445) further provides that no
contract involving the expenditure of public funds shall be entered into
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unless there is an appropriation therefore and the proper accounting official
of the agency concerned shall have certified to the officer entering into the
obligation that funds have been duly appropriated for the purpose and the amount
necessary to cover the proposed contract for the current year is available for
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expenditure on account thereof. (Emphasis supplied) Any contract entered into
contrary to the foregoing requirements shall be VOID