2. mmda vs bel air

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II. MMDA vs Bel Air

METROPOLITAN MANILA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, petitioner,

vs. BEL-AIR VILLAGE AO!IATION, IN!., respon"ent.

D E C I S I O NPUNO, J.:

Not infrequently, the government is tempte to t!"e leg!l short#uts to solve urgent pro$lems of the people. %ut even government is !rme &ith the $est of intention, &e #!nnot !llo& it to run roughsho over the rule of l!&. 'g!in, &e le

h!mmer f!ll !n f!ll h!r on the illeg!l !ttempt of the ((D' to open for pu$li# use ! priv!te ro! in ! priv!te su$ivi)hile &e hol th!t the gener!l &elf!re shoul $e promote, &e stress th!t it shoul not $e !#hieve !t the e*pense orule of l!&. + h

Petitioner ((D' is ! government !gen#y t!s"e &ith the elivery of $!si# servi#es in (etro (!nil!. -esponent %el'/ill!ge 'sso#i!tion, In#. 0%'/'1 is ! nonsto#", nonpro2t #orpor!tion &hose mem$ers !re homeo&ners in %el'ir /ill!gpriv!te su$ivision in (!"!ti City. -esponent %'/' is the registere o&ner of Neptune Street, ! ro! insie %el'ir /il

On De#em$er 34, 5667, responent re#eive from petitioner, through its Ch!irm!n, ! noti#e !te De#em$er 88, 566requesting responent to open Neptune Street to pu$li# vehi#ul!r tr!9# st!rting J!nu!ry 8, 566. ;he noti#e re!s: Co


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' lo#!l government is !

system in (etropolit!n (!nil!L

In the elivery of the seven 0>1 $!si# servi#es, the ((D' h!s the follo&ing po&ers !n fun#tions: Esm


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0#1 Unert!"e !n m!n!ge on its o&n metro&ie progr!ms !n proFe#ts for the elivery of spe#i2# servi#es uner itsFurisi#tion, su$Fe#t to the !pprov!l of the Coun#il. or this purpose, ((D' #!n #re!te !ppropri!te proFe#t m!n!gemeo9#esL

01 Coorin!te !n monitor the implement!tion of su#h pl!ns, progr!ms !n proFe#ts in (etro (!nil!L ientify $ottlen!n !opt solutions to pro$lems of implement!tionL

0e1 ;he ((D' sh!ll set the poli#ies #on#erning tr!9# in (etro (!nil!, !n sh!ll #oorin!te !n regul!te theimplement!tion of !ll progr!ms !n proFe#ts #on#erning tr!9# m!n!gement, spe#i2#!lly pert!ining to enfor#ement,engineering !n eu#!tion. Upon request, it sh!ll $e e*tene !ssist!n#e !n #ooper!tion, in#luing $ut not limite to

!ssignment of personnel, $y !ll other government !gen#ies !n o9#es #on#erneL

0f1 Inst!ll !n !minister ! single ti#"eting system, 2*, impose !n #olle#t 2nes !n pen!lties for !ll "ins of viol!tionstr!9# rules !n regul!tions, &hether moving or nonmoving in n!ture, !n #on2s#!te !n suspen or revo"e riversli#enses in the enfor#ement of su#h tr!9# l!&s !n regul!tions, the provisions of -' ?53 !n PD 547 to the #ontr!rnot&ithst!ning. or this purpose, the 'uthority sh!ll impose !ll tr!9# l!&s !n regul!tions in (etro (!nil!, through itr!9# oper!tion #enter, !n m!y eputi@e mem$ers of the PNP, tr!9# enfor#ers of lo#!l government units, uly li#ensse#urity gu!rs, or mem$ers of nongovernment!l org!ni@!tions to &hom m!y $e eleg!te #ert!in !uthority, su$Fe#tsu#h #onitions !n requirements !s the 'uthority m!y imposeL !n

0g1 Perform other rel!te fun#tions require to !#hieve the o$Fe#tives of the ((D', in#luing the unert!"ing of elive$!si# servi#es to the lo#!l government units, &hen eeme ne#ess!ry su$Fe#t to prior #oorin!tion &ith !n #onsent o

lo#!l government unit #on#erne.< Jurismis

;he implement!tion of the ((D's pl!ns, progr!ms !n proFe#ts is unert!"en $y the lo#!l government units, n!tion!government !gen#ies, !##reite peoples org!ni@!tions, nongovernment!l org!ni@!tions, !n the priv!te se#tor !s &!s $y the ((D' itself. or this purpose, the ((D' h!s the po&er to enter into #ontr!#ts, memor!n! of !greement !nother #ooper!tive !rr!ngements &ith these $oies for the elivery of the require servi#es &ithin (etro (!nil!.8

;he governing $o!r of the ((D' is the (etro (!nil! Coun#il. ;he Coun#il is #ompose of the m!yors of the #ompone58 #ities !n 7 muni#ip!lities, the presient of the (etro (!nil! /i#e(!yors =e!gue !n the presient of the (etro (Coun#ilors =e!gue.86 ;he Coun#il is he!e $y ! Ch!irm!n &ho is !ppointe $y the Presient !n veste &ith the rof #!$inet mem$er. 's the poli#ym!"ing $oy of the ((D', the (etro (!nil! Coun#il !pproves metro&ie pl!ns,progr!ms !n proFe#ts, !n issues the ne#ess!ry rules !n regul!tions for the implement!tion of s!i pl!nsL it !pprovthe !nnu!l $uget of the ((D' !n promulg!tes the rules !n regul!tions for the elivery of $!si# servi#es, #olle#tion

servi#e !n regul!tory fees, 2nes !n pen!lties. ;hese fun#tions !re p!rti#ul!rly enumer!te !s follo&s: =ER


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It &ill $e note th!t the po&ers of the ((D' !re limite to the follo&ing !#ts: formul!tion, #oorin!tion, regul!tion,implement!tion, prep!r!tion, m!n!gement, monitoring, setting of poli#ies, inst!ll!tion of ! system !n !ministr!tion;here is no syll!$le in -. '. No. >68? th!t gr!nts the ((D' poli#e po&er, let !lone legisl!tive po&er. Even the (etro (Coun#il h!s not $een eleg!te !ny legisl!tive po&er. Unli"e the legisl!tive $oies of the lo#!l government units, therno provision in -. '. No. >68? th!t empo&ers the ((D' or its Coun#il to


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-!tion!li@ing the use of ro!s !n thoroughf!res is one of the !#ts th!t f!ll &ithin the s#ope of tr!nsport !n tr!9#m!n!gement. %y no stret#h of the im!gin!tion, ho&ever, #!n this $e interprete !s !n e*press or implie gr!nt oforin!n#em!"ing po&er, mu#h less poli#e po&er. (isFuris

Se#only, the ((D' is not the s!me entity !s the ((C in S!ng!l!ng. 'lthough the ((C is the forerunner of the prese((D', !n e*!min!tion of Presienti!l De#ree 0P. D.1 No. 8?, the #h!rter of the ((C, sho&s th!t the l!tter possessegre!ter po&ers &hi#h &ere not $esto&e on the present ((D'. JFle*

(etropolit!n (!nil! &!s 2rst #re!te in 56>7 $y Presienti!l De#ree 0P.D.1 No. 8?. It #omprise the Hre!ter (!nil! 'r#ompose of the #ontiguous four 0?1 #ities of (!nil!, ue@on, P!s!y !n C!loo#!n, !n the thirteen 0531 muni#ip!litie(!"!ti, (!n!luyong, S!n Ju!n, =!s Pin!s, (!l!$on, N!vot!s, P!sig, P!teros, P!r!n!que, (!ri"in!, (untinlup! !n ;!g

in the provin#e of -i@!l, !n /!len@uel! in the provin#e of %ul!#!n.?4 (etropolit!n (!nil! &!s #re!te !s ! responsethe 2ning th!t the r!pi gro&th of popul!tion !n the in#re!se of so#i!l !n e#onomi# requirements in these !re!sem!n ! #!ll for simult!neous !n uni2e evelopmentL th!t the pu$li# servi#es renere $y the respe#tive lo#!lgovernments #oul $e !ministere more e9#iently !n e#onomi#!lly if integr!te uner ! system of #entr!l pl!nnin!n this #oorin!tion,


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55. ;o #oorin!te !n monitor government!l !n priv!te !#tivities pert!ining to essenti!l servi#es su#h !s tr!nsport!tQoo #ontrol !n r!in!ge, &!ter supply !n se&er!ge, so#i!l, he!lth !n environment!l servi#es, housing, p!r"evelopment, !n othersL

58. ;o insure !n monitor the unert!"ing of ! #omprehensive so#i!l, e#onomi# !n physi#!l pl!nning !n evelopmethe !re!L

53. ;o stuy the fe!si$ility of in#re!sing $!r!ng!y p!rti#ip!tion in the !B!irs of their respe#tive lo#!l governments !npropose to the Presient of the Philippines e2nite progr!ms !n poli#ies for implement!tionL

5?. ;o su$mit &ithin thirty 0341 !ys !fter the #lose of e!#h 2s#!l ye!r !n !nnu!l report to the Presient of the Philippi

!n to su$mit ! perioi# report &henever eeme ne#ess!ryL !n

57. ;o perform su#h other t!s"s !s m!y $e !ssigne or ire#te $y the Presient of the Philippines.< S#V FF

;he ((C &!s the


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;he Constitution, ho&ever, re#ogni@e the ne#essity of #re!ting metropolit!n regions not only in the e*isting N!tion!lC!pit!l -egion $ut !lso in potenti!l equiv!lents in the /is!y!s !n (in!n!o.?3 Se#tion 55 of the s!me 'rti#le R thuprovie:

-. '. No. >68? origin!te !s Kouse %ill No. 5?5>4A 5555 !n &!s introu#e $y sever!l legisl!tors le $y D!nte ;ing!-oilo Hole@ !n eli#i!no %elmonte. It &!s presente to the Kouse of -epresent!tives $y the Committee on =o#!lHovernments #h!ire $y Congressm!n Ciri!#o -. 'lfelor. ;he $ill &!s ! prou#t of Committee #onsult!tions &ith the logovernment units in the N!tion!l C!pit!l -egion 0NC-1, &ith former Ch!irmen of the ((C !n ((',74 !n #!reero9#i!ls of s!i !gen#ies. )hen the $ill &!s 2rst t!"en up $y the Committee on =o#!l Hovernments, the follo&ing e$!too" pl!#e:


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If you go over Se#tion , &here the po&ers !n fun#tions of the (etro (!nil! Development 'uthority, it is purely#oorin!tive. 'n it provies here th!t the #oun#il is poli#ym!"ing. 'll right.

Uner the Constitution is ! (etropolit!n 'uthority &ith #oorin!tive po&er. (e!ning to s!y, it #oorin!tes !ll of theiBerent $!si# servi#es &hi#h h!ve to $e elivere to the #onstituen#y. 'll right.

;here is no& ! pro$lem. E!#h lo#!l government unit is given its respe#tiveW !s ! politi#!l su$ivision. G!loo"!n h!s itpo&ers, !s provie for !n prote#te !n gu!r!ntee $y the Constitution. 'll right, the e*er#ise. Ko&ever, in the e*eof th!t po&er, it might $e eleterious !n is!v!nt!geous to other lo#!l government units. So, &e !re forming !n!uthority &here !ll of these &ill $e mem$ers !n then set up ! poli#y in orer th!t the $!si# servi#es #!n $e eBe#tive#oorin!te. 'll right. Fusti#e

Of #ourse, &e #!nnot eny th!t the ((D' h!s to survive. )e h!ve to provie some funs, resour#es. %ut it oes notpossess !ny politi#!l po&er. )e o not ele#t the Hovernor. )e o not h!ve the po&er to t!*. 's ! m!tter of f!#t, I &!strying to intim!te to the !uthor th!t it must h!ve the po&er to sue !n $e sue $e#!use it #oorin!tes. 'll right. It#oorin!tes pr!#ti#!lly !ll these $!si# servi#es so th!t the Qo& !n the istri$ution of the $!si# servi#es &ill $e #ontin=i"e tr!9#, &e #!nnot eny th!t. Its $efore our eyes. Se&er!ge, Qoo #ontrol, &!ter system, pe!#e !n orer, &e #!neny these. Its right on our f!#e. )e h!ve to loo" for ! solution. )h!t &oul $e the right solutionM 'll right, &e envisith!t there shoul $e ! #oorin!ting !gen#y !n it is #!lle !n !uthority. 'll right, if you o not &!nt to #!ll it !n !uthorits !lright. )e m!y #!ll it ! #oun#il or m!y$e ! m!n!gement !gen#y.

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;KE CK'I-('N: So inste! of orin!n#es, s!y rules !n regul!tions.

KON. %E=(ON;E: Or resolutions. '#tu!lly, they !re !#tu!lly #onsiering resolutions no&.

;KE CK'I-('N: -ules !n resolutions.

KON. %E=(ON;E: -ules, regul!tions !n resolutions.4A 5555 &!s presente $y the Committee to the Kouse of -epresent!tives. ;he e*pl!n!tonote to the $ill st!te th!t the propose ((D' is ! 68?. Unli"e the ((C, t((D' h!s no po&er to en!#t orin!n#es for the &elf!re of the #ommunity. It is the lo#!l government units, !#ting throtheir respe#tive legisl!tive #oun#ils, th!t possess legisl!tive po&er !n poli#e po&er. In the #!se !t $!r, the S!ngguni!P!nlungso of (!"!ti City i not p!ss !ny orin!n#e or resolution orering the opening of Neptune Street, hen#e, itspropose opening $y petitioner ((D' is illeg!l !n the responent Court of 'ppe!ls i not err in so ruling. )e esistruling on the other issues !s they !re unne#ess!ry. Esmso

)e stress th!t this e#ision oes not m!"e light of the ((D's no$le eBorts to solve the #h!oti# tr!9# #onition in (e(!nil!. Every!y, tr!9# F!ms !n tr!9# $ottlene#"s pl!gue the metropolis. Even our on#e spr!&ling $oulev!rs !n

!venues !re no& #r!mme &ith #!rs &hile #ity streets !re #logge &ith motorists !n peestri!ns. ;r!9# h!s $e#omeso#i!l m!l!ise !Be#ting our peoples prou#tivity !n the e9#ient elivery of goos !n servi#es in the #ountry. ;he (&!s #re!te to put some orer in the metropolit!n tr!nsport!tion system $ut unfortun!tely the po&ers gr!nte $y its#h!rter !re limite. Its goo intentions #!nnot Fustify the opening for pu$li# use of ! priv!te street in ! priv!te su$ivis&ithout !ny leg!l &!rr!nt. ;he promotion of the gener!l &elf!re is not !ntitheti#!l to the preserv!tion of the rule of l!&SF!

IN /IE) )KE-EO, the petition is enie. ;he De#ision !n -esolution of the Court of 'ppe!ls in C'H.-. SP No. 367?6!9rme. Sppes#

SO O-DE-ED.

2. mmda vs bel air

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