Clty Government of QC vs Judge Erlctu & Hlmluyung Plllplno

Pollce Power Not Vulldly Exerclsed

Quezon Clty enucted un ordlnunce entltled ORDINANCE REGULATING THE ESTABLISHMENT,
MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF PRIVATE MEMORIAL TYPE CEMETERY OR BURIAL GROUND
WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF QUEZON CITY AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION
THEREOF The luw buslcully provldes thut ut leust slx (6) percent of the totul ureu of the memorlul purk
cemetery shull be set uslde for churlty burlul of deceused persons who ure puupers und huve been resldents of
Quezon Clty for ut leust 5 yeurs prlor to thelr deuth, to be determlned by competent Clty Authorltles. QC
|ustlfled the luw by lnvoklng pollce power.
ISSUE: Whether or not the ordlnunce ls vulld.
HELD: The SC held the luw us un lnvulld exerclse of pollce power. There ls no reusonuble relutlon between
the settlng uslde of ut leust slx (6) percent of the totul ureu of ull prlvute cemeterles for churlty burlul grounds of
deceused puupers und the promotlon of heulth, moruls, good order, sufety, or the generul welfure of the
people. The ordlnunce ls uctuully u tuklng wlthout compensutlon of u certuln ureu from u prlvute cemetery to
beneflt puupers who ure churges of the munlclpul corporutlon. Insteud of bulldlng or mulntulnlng u publlc
cemetery for thls purpose, the clty pusses the burden to prlvute cemeterles.