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Ordinance No. 2029-07, enacted by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of the Province of Laguna on June 12, 2029, retroactively imposes a prohibition: any person who attended or supported a protest that occurred on October 15, 2008 in Santa Rosa, Laguna shall be barred from holding any public office, be disqualified from any appointment in government service, and shall be subject to imprisonment for up to 12 years. The ordinance applies retroactively to January 1, 2005 and states that no judicial trial is required for those punished. It also lists named individuals, including Felix Rivera and Maria Santos, and includes a catch-all for “all others identified in the police blotter as having participated.” (a) Identify the controlling doctrine and the constitutional prohibition implicated. (b) Apply the doctrine to the facts: does the ordinance violate the ban on ex post facto laws, the ban on bills of attainder, or both? Explain briefly with reasoning and indicate any potential remedies or defenses.