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Valentino L. Legaspi Vs. City of Cebu, et al./Bienvenido P. Jaban, Sr., et al. Vs. Court of Appeals, et al.

VALENTINO L. LEGASPI, Petitioner, vs. CITY OF CEBU, T.C. (TITO) SA YSON AND RICARDO HAPITAN, Respondents. G.R. No. 159110 ___________________________ BIENVENIDO P. JABAN, SR., AND BIENVENIDO DOUGLAS LUKE BRADBURY JABAN, Petitioners, vs. COURT OF APPEALS, CITY OF CEBU, CITY MAYOR ALVIN GARCIA, SANGGUNIANG PANLUNSOD OF CITY OF CEBU, HON. RENATO V. OSMENA, AS PRESIDING OFFICER OF THE SANGGUNIANG PANLUNSOD, AND CITOM CHAIRMAN ALAN GA VIOLA, AS CITOM CHIEF, CITOM TRAFFIC ENFORCER E. A. ROMERO, AND LITO GILBUENA, Respondents.

G.R. No. 159110/G.R. No. 159692 | 2013-12-10

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BERSAMIN, J.:

The goal of the decentralization of powers to the local government units (LGUs) is to ensure the enjoyment by each of the territorial and political subdivisions of the State of a genuine and meaningful local autonomy. To attain the goal, the National Legislature has devolved the three great inherent powers of the State to the LGUs. Each political subdivision is thereby vested with such powers subject to constitutional and statutory limitations.

In particular, the Local Government Code (LGC) has expressly empowered the LGUs to enact and adopt ordinances to regulate...