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Ordinance No. 21-2023 of the City of Bellavista provides: “No person shall engage in any act or conduct that is noisy or disruptive and that disturbs the quiet enjoyment of public spaces within city limits.” Penalties: fines up to PHP 5,000 or imprisonment up to 25 days. On a Saturday night, Band X performs in a busy plaza with amplified music at a moderate volume; a passerby objects that the sound disturbs diners at nearby cafes, and Band X is arrested. Band X challenges the ordinance as void-for-vagueness. (a) Identify the doctrine and the controlling rule. (b) Distinguish void-for-vagueness from overbreadth and evaluate whether the phrase “noisy or disruptive” and “disturbs the quiet enjoyment” provide ascertainable standards for enforcement. (c) Apply to Band X’s facts and determine whether Band X’s conduct could be punished under the ordinance, or whether the ordinance is void-for-vagueness; if void, discuss possible remedies (e.g., severability or redrafting).