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A registered environmental NGO, Bantay Kalikasan ng Solara (BKS), plans a peaceful demonstration in the Solara Riverfront Park to protest river pollution. The City enacts an ordinance requiring all assemblies in public spaces to file a permit at least 72 hours before the event and to obtain a separate "special safety clearance" for gatherings within 200 meters of public parks, with city officials empowered to deny permits at their discretion on grounds of alleged safety, traffic, or public order concerns. BKS applies and complies with safety measures, but the permit is denied. BKS sues for violation of the Right to Association. (a) Identify the central doctrine at issue and the governing constitutional/constitutional-international framework. (b) Distinguish the controlling rule for permissible restrictions on the Right to Association and peaceful assembly. (c) Apply the doctrine to BKS’s facts: Is the city ordinance valid or unconstitutional as applied to BKS? Explain with reference to the standard of review and the elements of a permissible restriction.