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2014-09-02 |
PERALTA, J. |
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| For the broadcast companies, they similarly have the standing in view of the direct injury they may suffer relative to their ability to carry out their tasks of disseminating information because of the burdens imposed on them. Nevertheless, even in regard to the broadcast companies invoking the injury that may be caused to their customers or the public those who buy advertisements and the people who rely on their broadcasts what the Court said in White Light Corporation v. City of Manila[29] may dispose of the question. In that case, there was an issue as to whether owners of establishments offering "wash-up" rates may have the requisite standing on behalf of their patrons' equal protection claims relative to an ordinance of the City of Manila which prohibited "short-time" or "wash-up" accommodation in motels and similar establishments. The Court essentially condensed the issue in this manner: "[T]he crux of the matter is whether or not these establishments have the requisite standing to plead for protection of their patrons' equal protection rights."[30] The Court then went on to hold: Standing or locus standi is the ability of a party to demonstrate to the court sufficient connection to and harm from the law or action challenged to support that party's participation in the case. More importantly, the doctrine of standing is built on the principle of separation of powers, sparing as it does unnecessary interference or invalidation by the judicial branch of the actions rendered by its co-equal branches of government. | |||||
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2014-02-18 |
ABAD, J. |
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| In any event, consenting adults are protected by the wealth of jurisprudence delineating the bounds of obscenity.[30] The Court will not declare Section 4(c)(1) unconstitutional where it stands a construction that makes it apply only to persons engaged in the business of maintaining, controlling, or operating, directly or indirectly, the lascivious exhibition of sexual organs or sexual activity with the aid of a computer system as Congress has intended. | |||||
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2013-03-12 |
MENDOZA, J. |
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| White Light Corporation v. City of Manila,[25] discusses the test of a valid ordinance: The test of a valid ordinance is well established. A long line of decisions including City of Manila has held that for an ordinance to be valid, it must not only be within the corporate powers of the local government unit to enact and pass according to the procedure prescribed by law, it must also conform to the following substantive requirements: (1) must not contravene the Constitution or any statute; (2) must not be unfair or oppressive; (3) must not be partial or discriminatory; (4) must not prohibit but may regulate trade; (5) must be general and consistent with public policy; and (6) must not be unreasonable.[26] | |||||