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A city enacts Ordinance No. 2026-44 requiring all business premises within city limits to install and maintain electronic noise monitoring devices to ensure that ambient noise levels in surrounding neighborhoods do not exceed 55 decibels from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., with penalties including fines up to PHP 100,000 and temporary business closures for repeat violations. A local association of hotel and bar operators challenges that the ordinance is beyond the city’s police power and unduly burdens commerce and property rights.   (a)Identify the controlling doctrine and the standard used to evaluate the validity of police power measures. (b)Explain the limits of police power, including due process and equal protection considerations, and the role of local government units under the Local Government Code. (c)Apply the doctrine to the facts: Is Ordinance No. 2026-44 a valid exercise of police power? Why or why not?