Practice question
A city adopts a neutral commercial licensing classification for refrigerated food warehouses based on cold-chain risks. It includes present and future facilities and requires the same inspection for each class member. A later provision exempts one named warehouse that has exactly the same relevant risks and conditions, solely as a personal favor. There is no other distinction or justification. Which analysis is correct?
- The original valid class makes any later exemption valid
- The named exemption is valid because only one business benefits
- The classification need only have a legitimate title
- The exemption is valid whenever the favored warehouse promises cooperation
- The favoritism defeats equal application to similarly situated members of the class
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article III, Section 1, equal protection: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353
- Albano v. COMELEC, G.R. No. 257610 and UDK No. 17230, January 24, 2023, main decision, requisites of reasonable classification: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2023/jan2023/gr_257610_2023.html
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