Ermita-Malate Hotel & Motel Operators Association v City of Manila (Digest)

ERMITA-MALATE HOTEL & MOTEL OPERATORS ASSOC., INC VS MAYOR OF MANILA G.R. No. L-24693 Police Power – Due Process Clause On 13 June 1963, !e "anila "unici#al $oar% enace% Or% 4&6' an% !e sa(e was a##ro)e% *+ !en acin (a+or sora. Or% 4&6' sou! o reulae !oels an% (oels.  classi/ie% !e( ino 1s class 0ae% a 6+r an% 2n% class 0ae% a 4.5+r.  also co(#elle% !oels(oels o e !e %e(ora#!ics o/ an+one w!o c!ecs in o !eir roo(s.  co(#elle% !oels(oels o !a)e wi%e o#en s#aces so as no o conceal !e i%eni+ o/ !eir #arons. r(ia-"alae i(#une% !e )ali%i+ o/ !e law a)errin !a suc! is o##ressi)e, ar*irar+ an% aains %ue #rocess. 7!e lower cour as well as !e a##ellae cour rule% in /a)or o/ r(ia-"alae. ISSUE: 8!e!er ISSUE:  8!e!er or no Or% 4&6' is aains !e %ue #rocess clause. HELD:: 7!e C rule% in /a)or o/ sora. 7!ere is a #resu(#ion !a !e laws HELD enace% *+ Conress 0in !is case "un $oar% is )ali%. 8o a s!owin or a sron /oun%aion o/ in)ali%i+, !e #resu(#ion sa+s. s in !is case, !ere was onl+ a si#ul si#ulai aion on o/ /acs /acs an% suc! suc! canno canno #re)a #re)ail il o)er o)er !e #resu( #resu(#i #ion. on. :ur!er :ur!er,, !e or%inance is a )ali% eercise o/ Police Power. 7!ere is no ;uesion *u !a !e c!allene% or%inance was #recisel+ enace% o (ini(is leal s+se(, is use !as rarel+ *een %enie%. "a+ Cours n;uire ?#on !e ercise  ercise o/ Police Power@ n )iew o/ !e re;uire(ens o/ %ue #rocess, e;ual #roecion an% o!er a##lica*le consiuional uaranies, !owe)er, !e eercise o/ suc! #olice #ower inso/ar as i (a+ a//ec !e li/e, li*er+ or #ro#er+ o/ an+ #erson is su*=ec o =u%icial in;uir+. 8!er 8!ere e suc! suc! eer eercis cise e o/ #oli #olice ce #owe #owerr (a+ (a+ *e consi consi%e %ere re% % as ei! ei!er er ca#r ca#rici iciou ous, s, w!i(sical, un=us or unreasona*le, a %enial o/ %ue #rocess or a )iolaion o/ an+ o!er a##lica*le consiuional uaran+ (a+ call /or correcion *+ !e cours. Two type o! D"e P#o$e Procedural Due Process A

Proce%ural %ue #rocess re/ers o !e #roce%ures !a !e !e o)e o)ern rn(e (en n (us (us /oll /ollow ow *e/o *e/ore re i %e#r %e#ri) i)es es a #ers #erson on o/ li/e li/e,, li*e li*er r+ +, or #ro#er+.49 #ro#er+.49 Proce%ural Proce%ural %ue #rocess concerns isel/ wi! o)ern(en acion a%!erin

o !e esa*lis!e% #rocess w!en i (aes an inrusion ino !e #ri)ae s#!ere. a(#les rane /ro( !e /or( o/ noice i)en o !e le)el o/ /or(ali+ o/ a !earin. Substantive Due Process A

u*sani)e %ue #rocess co(#lees !e #roecion en)isione% *+ !e %ue #rocess clause.  in;uires w!e!er !e o)ern(en !as su//icien =usi/icaion /or %e#ri)in a #erson o/ li/e, li*er+, or #ro#er+.