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Police Power of The State PDF
Police Power of The State PDF
Police Power
WHAT IS POLICE POWER?
Police Power
WHAT IS POLICE POWER?
Police Power
Police power is:
• Public health
• Public morals
• Public safety
• Public welfare
Police power is GENERALLY exercised
by the Congress.
1. Lawful subject
2. Lawful means
LAWFUL SUBJECT means:
On Lawful Means…
Villavicencio v. Lucban
An ordinance where prostitutes from Manila are shipped to
Davao in order to clean the City of Manila.
Villavicencio v. Lucban
• Law prohibiting slaughter of work animals like carabaos (US
v. Toribio, 15 Phil 85)