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An environmental advocacy group, Luntiang Kinabuhayan (LK), registered with the City, plans a peaceful demonstration in the municipal park to press for wildlife conservation measures. The City passes an Assembly Permit Ordinance requiring all public-space assemblies to file a permit at least 24 hours before the event and empowers a City Assembly Board to deny permits for alleged public-order or safety concerns, with broad, discretionary criteria and no objective standards for denial. LK applies for the permit, complies with safety provisions, but the permit is denied. LK 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 LK’s facts: Is the city ordinance valid or unconstitutional as applied to LK? Explain with reference to the standard of review and the elements of a permissible restriction.