MIRASOL VS.

DPWH, digested

Posted by Pius Morados on November 8, 2011

GR # 158793, June 8, 2006 (Constitutional Law – Police Power)

FACTS: Petitioner assailed the constitutionality of an administrative regulation banning the use of motorcycles at the toll
way on the ground that it is baseless and unwarranted for failure to provide scientific and objective data on the dangers
of motorcycles plying the highways. Respondent avers that the toll ways were not designed to accommodate
motorcycles and that their presence in the toll ways will compromise safety and traffic considerations.

ISSUE: Whether or not administrative regulation banning the use of motorcycles is unconstitutional.

HELD: No, the use of public highways by motor vehicles is subject to regulation as an exercise of the police power of the
state. The sole standard in measuring its exercise is reasonableness, not exact definition and scientific formulation. It is
evident that assailed regulation does not impose unreasonable restrictions, but outlines precautionary measures
designed to ensure public safety.