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Supreme Court halts curfew for minors in 3

cities
Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News

Posted at Jul 26 2016 02:19 PM | Updated as of Jul 26 2016 04:56 PM


MANILA - The Supreme Court (SC) has issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) that
halts the implementation of the curfew ordinances for minors in the cities of Manila, Quezon
and Navotas.
A petition was filed by the Samahan ng mga Progresibong Kabataan last Friday assailing the
constitutionality of Manila City Ordinance No. 8046, Quezon City Ordinance No. SP-2301,
and Navotas City Ordinance No. 2002-13.
The curfews in these cities begin at 10 pm and last up to 4 a.m. in Manila, Navotas and up to
5 a.m. in Quezon City.
The ordinances cite public peace and order and safety, and the welfare of minors as reasons
for the curfew.
The petition cited the following grounds in assailing the constitutionality of the curfew
ordinances:
- the Manila curfew ordinance is contrary to Republic Act (RA) No. 9344, also known as the
Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act;
- the curfew ordinances are unconstitutional under the doctrine of void for vagueness because
it results in arbitrary and discriminatory enforcement;
- the curfew ordinances are unconstitutional for overbreadth by proscribing or impairing
legitimate activities of minors during curfew hours;
- the curfew ordinances are unconstitutional because these deprive minors of the right to
liberty and the right to travel without substantive due process; and,
- the curfew ordinances are unconstitutional because these deprive parents of the natural and
primary right in the rearing of the youth without substantive due process.
The TRO will remain in effect during the pendency of the case, or until lifted by the high
court.
The case was raffled to the chambers of Associate Justice Estela Perlas-Bernabe.

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