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The Supreme Court ruled that Ordinance No. 4760 enacted by Manila to regulate hotels and suppress prostitution was constitutional and did not violate due process. Petitioners challenged sections of the ordinance as unreasonable and arbitrary but the Court applied the presumption of validity and found petitioners did not provide sufficient evidence to prove unconstitutionality. While personal liberty and property are important, the Court held that public welfare allows the state to interfere with individual
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