PUBLIC CORPORATION

MID-TERM EXAMINATION

I
An ordinance of the Municipality of Virac, Catanduanes,was passed classifying the warehouse of Mr.
X,as a public nuisance because of the disturbances cause by the operations of a abaca boiling machine
inside the warehouse. It allegedly affected the tranquility and health of the neighborhood due to the
smoke. X, move for a reconsiderations but the council denied it, hence, he went to court raising the
issue whether the warehouse is nuisance or not. Decide.

II
PAGCOR decided to operate a casino in Baguio City under authority of PD 1869. It leased a portion of a
building owned by Mr. A renovated and equipped it in preparation for its inauguration. The City Council
enacted an ordinance prohibiting the operation of Casinos in the City and providing penalty for its
violation Mr. A and PAGCOR assailed the validity of the ordinance in court. How would you resolve the
issue? Discuss fully?

III
The municipal Council of the Municipality of Betis, Pampanga, passed an ordinance penalizing any
person or entity engaged in the business of selling tickets to movies or other public exhibitions, games
or performances which would charge children between seven (7) and twelve(12) years of age the full
price of admission tickets instead of only one half of the amount thereof. Would you hold the ordinance
a valid exercise of legislative power by the Municipality? Why?

IV
An ordinance was passed by the Municipality of Bocaue , Bulacan, prohibiting the operation of
nightclubs, cabarets, and dance hall in the Municipality of the renewal of their licenses to operate them.
Petitioners, owners and operators of nightclubs on Bocaue filed a petition questioning the validity of the
ordinance and to prohibit said Municipality from enforcing the same. The RTC of Bulacan dismisses the
petition and upheld the validity of the ordinance. Thereafter petition for the certiorari was filed by the
petitioners before the Supreme Court. Will it prosper? Why?

V
Mapayo is a Municipality composed of 80 Barangays. The western Barangays, feeling left out of
economic initiatives; wish to constitute themselves into a new and separate town to be called MASIGLA.

Granting the MASIGLA’S proponents succeed to secure a Law in their favor, would a plebiscite be
necessary or not? If it’s necessary who should vote or participate in the plebiscite? Discuss briefly.

VI
An Ordinance of Quezon City required memorial park operators to set aside at least 2% of the land area
of their cemetery for charity burial of decreased pauper of deceased pauper residents. Discuss the
constitutional validity of the ordinance.

VII
May Local Government Units Exercise the power of eminent domain? If so, under what conditions?

VIII
What is the meaning of Devolution and its implications?

IX
State the basic principles governing the effective implementation of the local government code.