Practice question
A duly authorized ordinance requires all similarly situated warehouses storing flammable material to maintain objectively reasonable fire exits and extinguishers. The standards directly address documented hazards and impose proportionate costs. An owner claims that any regulation reducing profit is an unconstitutional deprivation. Resolve on the stipulated facts.
Legal references
- White Light Corporation v. City of Manila, G.R. No. 122846, January 20, 2009, main decision: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/48715
- City of Manila v. Laguio, Jr., G.R. No. 118127, April 12, 2005, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2005/apr2005/gr_118127_2005.html
- 1987 Constitution: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353 Article III, Section 1.
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