Agustin vs. Edu, 88 SCRA 195

 AGUSTIN VS. EDU 88 SCRA 195 FACTS: The validity of a lette of I!"t#$tio! 1 %ovidi!& fo a! ealy "ea'i!& devi$e fo 'oto vehi$le" i" a""ailed i! thi" %ohi(itio! %o$eedi!& a" (ei!& violative of the $o!"tit#tio!al &#aa!tee of d#e %o$e"" a!d) i!"ofa a" the #le" a!d e&#latio!" fo it" i'%le'e!tatio! ae $o!$e!ed) fo ta!"&e""i!& the f#!da'e!tal %i!$i%le of !o!* dele&atio! of le&i"lative %o+e. The fa$t" ae #!di"%#ted. The a""ailed ,ette of I!"t#$tio! No. --9 of e"ide!t /a$o") i""#ed o! De$e'(e -) 190) ead" i! f#ll: 223No+) theefoe) I) Fedi!a!d E. /a$o"4) e"ide!t of the hili%%i!e") i! the i!tee"t of "afety o! all "teet" a!d hi&h+ay") i!$l#di!& e%e""+ay" o li'ited a$$e"" oad") do hee(y die$t: 1. That all o+!e") #"e" o dive" of 'oto vehi$le" "hall have at all ti'e" i! thei 'oto vehi$le" at lea"t o!e 617 %ai of ealy   +a!i!& devi$e $o!"i"ti!& $o!"i"ti!& of tia!&#la) $olla%"i(le $olla%"i(le efle$toied %late" i! i! ed a!d yello+ $olo" at lea"t 15 15 $'". at the (a"e a!d  $'". at the "ide". -. 22 etitio!e) afte "etti!& foth that he i" the o+!e of a Vol;"+a&e! #i%%ed +he! it $a'e o#t fo' the a""e'(ly li!e" +ith (li!;i!& li&ht" foe a!d aft) +hi$h $o#ld  vey +ell "eve a" a! ealy +a!i!& devi$e devi$e i! $a"e of the e'e&e!$ie" 'e!tio!ed 'e!tio!ed i! ,ette of of I!"t#$tio!" No. --9) a" a'e!ded) a" +ell a" the i'%le'e!ti!& #le" a!d e&#latio!" i! Ad'i!i"tative ?de No. 1 i""#ed (y the la!d ta!"%otatio! Co''i""io!) 11 alle&ed that "aid ,ette of I!"t#$tio! No. --9) a" a'e!ded) $lealy violate" the %ovi"io!" a!d dele&atio! of %oli$e %o+e) 3"i$4 @ @ @:  Fo hi' they ae o%%e""ive) #!ea"o!a(le) a(itay) $o!fi"$atoy) !ay #!$o!"tit# #!$o!"tit#tio!al tio!al a!d $o!tay to the %e$e%t" of o# $o'%a""io!ate Ne+ So$iety. 1e theefoe %ayed fo a B#d&'e!t (oth the a""ailed ,ette" of I!"t#$tio!" a!d /e'oa!d#' Ci$#la  void a!d #!$o!"tit#tio!al #!$o!"tit#tio!al a!d fo a e"tai!i!& e"tai!i!& ode i! the 'ea!+hile.

RU,ING: Thi" Co#t th#" $o!"ideed the %etitio! "#('itted fo de$i"io!) the i""#e" (ei!& $lealy Boi!ed. A" !oted at the o#t"et) it i" fa fo' 'eitoio#" a!d '#"t (e di"'i""ed. The $o!$l#"io! ea$hed (y thi" Co#t that thi" %etitio! '#"t (e di"'i""ed i" ei!fo$ed (y thi" $o!"ideatio!. The %etitio! it"elf >#oted the"e t+o +heea" $la#"e" of the a""ailed ,ette of I!"t#$tio!: 3heea"4) the haad" %o"ed (y "#$h o("t#$tio!" to taffi$ have (ee! e$o&!ied (y i!te!atio!al  (odie" $o!$e!ed +ith taffi$ taffi$ "afety) the 198 Vie!!a Co!ve!tio! o! Road Si&!" a!d Si&!al" a!d the U!ited Natio!" ?&a!iatio! 6U.N.7 3heea"4) the "aid Vio!!a Co!ve!tio!) +hi$h +a" atified (y the hili%%i!e Gove!'e!t #!de .D. No. -0) e$o''e!ded the e!a$t'e!t of lo$al le&i"latio! fo the i!"tallatio! of oad "afety "i&!" a!d devi$e" @ @ @  =5 It $a!!ot (e di"%#ted the! that thi" De$laatio! of i!$i%le fo#!d i! the Co!"tit#tio! %o""e""e" eleva!$e: The hili%%i!e" @ @ @ ado%t" the &e!eally a$$e%ted %i!$i%le" of i!te!atio!al la+ a" %at of the la+ of the la!d @ @ @. =  D?CTRINE ?F INC?R?RATI?N. The 198 Vie!!a Co!ve!tio! o! Road Si&!" a!d Si&!al" i" i'%e""ed +ith "#$h a $haa$te. It i" !ot fo thi" $o#!ty to e%#diate a $o''it'e!t to +hi$h it had %led&ed it" +od. The $o!$e%t of a$ta "#!t "eva!da "ta!d" i! the +ay of "#$h a! attit#de) +hi$h i") 'oeove) at +a +ith the %i!$i%le of i!te!atio!al 'oality.  EREF?RE) thi" %etitio! i" di"'i""ed. The e"tai!i!& e"tai!i!& ode i" lifted. Thi" de$i"io! i" i''ediately ee$#toy. No $o"t".