Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No. 927 
Introduced by Hon. Bernadette S. Barbers 
AN ACT 
REGULATING THE OPERATIONS AND IMPOSITION OF FEES FOR THE USE OF 
PARKING SPACES AND PARKING FACILITIES IN VARIOUS ESTABLISHMENTS 
SUCH AS TO ACCOMMODATION, COMMERCIAL SERVICES, FOOD SERVICES, 
HEALTH   SERVICES, RETAIL   SERVICES, EDUCATIONAL   INSTITUTIONS 
INCLUDING INDEPENDENT PARKING ENTERPRISES AND PRESCRIBING 
PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This bill seeks to regulate the imposition of fees for the use of parking spaces 
in shopping malls, hospitals, schools, hotels and similar establishments. In the 
Philippines, vehicle owners are often forced to pay exorbitant fees for parking even if 
malls and other establishments are already earning from the sale of their products and 
services. A parking fee often costs as much as Php 180 for a number of hours – an 
amount which most Filipinos can barely afford. This may also be one of the reasons 
why streets in highly urbanized areas are clogged with parked cars as street parking 
is less costly. 
The collection of overpriced and unreasonable parking fees by malls, parking 
lots, hospitals, schools, hotels and other similar establishments is prejudicial and anti-
consumer. It is high time that Congress exercise its power to regulate a simple issue 
that citizens have been complaining about for so long.   
The above premise considered, support for the passage and approval of this 
legislation is earnestly sought. 
HON. BERNADETTE S. BARBERS 
      2nd District, Surigao del Norte 
July 1, 2025
3:04 pm


Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No. 927 
Introduced by Hon. Bernadette S. Barbers 
AN ACT 
REGULATING THE OPERATIONS AND IMPOSITION OF FEES FOR THE USE OF 
PARKING SPACES AND PARKING FACILITIES IN VARIOUS ESTABLISHMENTS 
SUCH AS TO ACCOMMODATION, COMMERCIAL SERVICES, FOOD SERVICES, 
HEALTH   SERVICES, RETAIL   SERVICES, EDUCATIONAL   INSTITUTIONS 
INCLUDING INDEPENDENT PARKING ENTERPRISES AND PRESCRIBING 
PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Short Title. – This Act shall be known as the “Parking Operations 
and Fees Regulation Act.” 
SEC. 2. 
Declaration of Policy. — It is the policy of the State to prioritize 
public safety and public welfare, as well as to protect the interest and promote the 
general welfare of consumers while allowing reasonable return on investment. 
Towards this end, the State shall promulgate measures that will protect consumers 
who avail of parking facilities offered by business operators from unreasonable parking 
rates and fees. 
SEC. 3. 
Definition of Terms. —  As used in this Act, the following terms 
are defined as follows: 
(a) Accommodation establishments refer to hotels, motels, hostels, inns, resorts,
lodging facilities and all other establishments that offer accommodation
facilities for lease.
(b) Corporate offices or facilities refer to all other public and private facilities that
serve the general public which are not accommodation establishments, food
service 
establishments, 
health service 
establishments 
or 
retail
establishments, including but not limited to government and private offices.
(c) Covered establishments refer to accommodation establishments, corporate
offices   or   facilities, food service establishments, health service
establishments, retail establishments and all other similar establishments,
whether government-owned or privately owned, including independent
parking enterprises that charge a parking fee for the use of its parking
spaces.


(d) Customer refers to a person who avails of a good or service in a covered 
establishment for which the parking space is primarily intended. 
 
(e) Educational institutions refer to public or private schools, including daycare 
or   childcare   centers, preschools, nursery, kindergarten, elementary, 
secondary, tertiary or college, higher education institutions, universities, 
training institutions, and other learning facilities providing formal and informal 
education and training. 
 
(f) Food service establishments refer to restaurants, food parks, or any other 
establishment where food is prepared or served, which are independent from 
existing retail establishments. 
 
(g) Health   service   establishments   refer to   hospitals, clinics   and   other 
establishments that provide health services, which are independent from 
existing retail establishments. 
 
(h) Independent   parking   enterprises   refer   to   establishments, whether 
government-owned or privately owned, whose primary business is to provide 
parking spaces and charge a corresponding parking fee for its use. 
 
(i) Parking client refers to a person who does not avail a good or service in a 
covered establishment and solely avails the use of a parking space in a 
covered establishment. 
 
(j) Parking fee refers to the amount paid or charged for the use of a parking 
space in a covered establishment. 
 
(k) Retail establishments refer to establishments open to the general public or 
selected members of the general public for the sale of goods and services, 
including but not limited to, shopping malls, retail stores, supermarkets, 
shops, and other similar establishments. 
 
SEC. 4. 
Coverage of this Act. 
— This Act shall cover all parking 
facilities of covered establishments for all types of vehicles such as but not limited to 
bicycles, motorcycles, and automobiles. 
 
Nothing in this Act shall prevent covered establishments from not charging any 
parking fee or charging less than the maximum rates imposed herein. 
 
SEC. 5. 
Provision of Parking Spaces and Regulation of Parking Fees 
for Health Service Establishments. — Health service establishments are 
encouraged to offer their parking spaces to their customers free of charge. 
 
Health service establishments shall provide free parking for confined patients 
and out-patients who avail of medical services: Provided, That the confined patient or 
out-patient shall provide proof of confinement or that medical services were indeed 
availed of respectively: Provided, further, That each patient can only avail one 
(1) 
free parking slot per day. 
 
For   parking   clients, the   maximum   parking   fee   that   health   service 
establishments may impose shall be Twenty pesos (P20.00) per hour. 


 
SEC. 6. 
Provision of Parking Spaces and Regulation of Parking Fees 
in Accommodation Establishments. — 
Accommodation 
establishments 
are 
encouraged to offer their parking spaces to their customers free of charge. 
 
 
Accommodation establishments shall provide free parking for their customers: 
Provided, That customers shall provide proof of transaction with the accommodation 
establishment. 
 
For   parking   clients, the   maximum   parking   fee   that   accommodation 
establishments may impose shall be Thirty pesos (P30.00) per hour. 
 
SEC. 7. 
Provision of Parking Spaces and Regulation of Parking Fees 
in Food Service Establishments. – Food service establishments are encouraged to 
offer their parking spaces to their customers free of charge. 
 
Food service establishments shall provide free parking for their customers for 
the first two (2) hours: Provided, That customers shall provide proof of transaction with 
the food service establishment: Provided, further, That if a customer exceeds the 
grace period of two (2) hours, the maximum parking fee that may be imposed by any 
food service establishment shall be Twenty pesos (P20.00) per hour. 
 
For parking clients, the maximum parking fee that food service establishments 
may impose shall be Twenty pesos (P20.00) per hour. 
 
SEC. 8. 
Provision of Parking Spaces and Regulation of Parking Fees 
for Educational Institutions. – Educational institutions are encouraged to provide 
their parking spaces free of charge. Educational institutions shall provide free parking 
spaces for officials, employees, faculties, students, and guests: Provided, That 
necessary identification cards are presented. 
 
For parking clients, the maximum parking fee that educational institutions may 
impose shall be Twenty pesos (P20.00) per hour. 
 
SEC. 9. 
Provision of Parking Spaces and Regulation of Parking Fees 
for Retail Establishments. – Retail establishments are encouraged to offer their 
parking spaces to their customers free of charge. 
 
Customers of retail establishments shall be allowed to park free of charge for a 
maximum of two (2) hours only: Provided, That such customers shall provide proof 
that at least One thousand pesos (P1,000.00) worth of products or services, in not 
more  than  two 
(2)  transactions,  were  purchased  in  such  establishments.  If a 
customer exceeds the grace period of two (2) hours, the maximum parking fee that 
may be imposed by any retail establishment shall be Twenty pesos (P20.00) 
per 
hour but not to exceed One hundred pesos 
(P100.00) per day, except for those 
who will be subjected to the overnight parking fee. 
 
SEC. 10. 
Provision of Parking Spaces and Regulation of Parking Fees 
for Corporate Offices or Facilities. — Corporate offices or facilities are encouraged 
to offer their parking spaces free of charge. 
 


The maximum parking fee that corporate offices or facilities may impose shall 
be Forty pesos (P40.00) for the first four (4) hours and an additional Twenty pesos 
(P20.00) per succeeding hour thereafter, but in no case shall the parking fee exceed 
One hundred forty pesos (Php 140.00) per day. 
 
SEC. 11. 
Provision of Parking Spaces and Regulation of Parking Fees 
for Independent Parking Enterprises. — For independent parking enterprises, the 
imposition of parking fees for the use of their parking spaces shall be subject to the 
following: 
 
(a) Open 
Parking 
Establishments. 
For 
open 
single-level 
parking establishments, the maximum parking fee that may be imposed shall 
be Thirty  pesos (P30.00)  per vehicle  for the  first three (3)  hours  and  
an additional Twenty pesos 
(P20.00) per succeeding hour thereafter but 
not to exceed One hundred pesos (P100.00) per day, except for those who 
will be subjected to the overnight parking fee. 
 
(b) Multilevel Parking Enterprises. For multilevel parking establishments, the 
maximum parking fee that may be imposed shall be Forty pesos (P40.00) 
per vehicle for the first three 
(3) hours and an additional Twenty  pesos 
(P20.00) per succeeding  hour thereafter but not to exceed One hundred 
pesos 
(P100.00) per day, except for those who will be subjected to the 
overnight parking fee. 
 
SEC. 12. 
Street Parking Fee. – For enterprises or corporations who are 
duly authorized to provide and regulate street parking, the maximum parking fee that 
may be imposed shall be Fifty pesos (P50.00) per hour. 
 
SEC. 13. 
Overnight Parking Fee. – The maximum overnight parking fee 
that may be imposed by any covered establishment shall be One hundred fifty pesos 
(P150.00) per vehicle. 
 
SEC. 14. 
Lost Parking Ticket Fee. – The maximum lost parking ticket fee 
that may be imposed by any covered establishment shall be One hundred fifty pesos 
(P150.00) per vehicle: Provided, That the owner is able to provide the necessary 
documents to prove his or her ownership of the subject vehicle: Provided, further, That 
covered establishments shall refund the lost parking ticket fee when the customer 
returns or surrenders the parking ticket or card within sixty (60) days from the time 
they used the parking facility. 
 
SEC. 15. 
Exigent Circumstances. – In case of natural disasters such as 
floods, heavy   typhoons, earthquakes, volcanic   eruptions, landslides, and   fires, 
covered establishments shall waive all parking fees during the occurrence of the 
natural disaster. 
 
Once the natural disaster ceases, covered establishments shall issue a notice 
posted in three (3) conspicuous places requiring the removal of parked vehicles within 
twelve (12) hours. 
 
Regular parking fees shall be imposed for vehicles which remain beyond the 
twelve (12) hour period. 
 


SEC. 16. 
Prohibition   from   invoking   Waiver   of   Liability. – Covered 
establishments shall comply with the minimum standards for parking facilities.  They 
shall be prohibited from invoking the waiver of liability in case of loss of property or 
damage to the customer's or parking client's vehicle. They shall only be liable for loss 
of property or damage to the customers or parking client's vehicle upon proof of failure 
to comply with the minimum standards required by this Act, negligence, want of care, 
or any similar act showing that it failed to provide safe and secure parking areas. 
 
The prohibition enunciated in the immediately preceding paragraph shall 
likewise apply to operators of independent parking enterprises. 
 
Nothing in this Act shall prevent covered establishments from collecting 
damages from the person primarily responsible for any injury to a customer or parking 
client, or damage or loss of their vehicle. 
 
SEC. 17. 
Obligations of Customers and Parking Clients in Using 
Parking Spaces or Facilities. – Customers and parking clients shall observe the 
parking rules and regulations imposed by covered establishments as mandated in this 
Act and should only park in designated parking spaces of the covered establishment 
that they will particularly visit, do business with, or make any similar transaction. 
 
Customers shall provide any receipt of purchase of any amount or any proof of 
visit in the establishment before paying. This is to avoid overcrowding of parking areas 
and to assure that designated spaces will be fully utilized by legitimate clients, visitors, 
customers, and patrons of the covered establishments. 
 
In the same respect, customers and parking clients shall keep their receipt of 
entry and exit from the covered establishments for better surveillance. 
 
SEC. 18. 
Minimum   Standards   for   Parking   Facilities. – All   covered 
establishments charging parking fees shall maintain the following minimum standards: 
 
a. Customers and parking clients shall be issued a parking receipt upon 
entering or exiting a parking facility. A parking receipt must contain the 
effective date and time and the plate number of the motor vehicle the 
customer or parking client is paying for; 
 
b. Such number of closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras as may be 
sufficient to monitor all parked vehicles. Upon the occurrence of a crime, 
covered establishments shall, without delay, render immediate assistance to 
the victim, and allow the victim and law enforcement agencies access to the 
scene of the crime. Covered establishments shall also give the victim and 
law enforcement agencies copies of the CCTV footage which captured the 
incident. Refusal to allow immediate access to the crime scene or give copies 
of CCTV footages shall render the owner, operator, or manager of covered 
establishments liable for damages, as well as for obstruction of justice under 
Presidential Decree No. 1829; 
 
c. Such number of security guards to monitor all parked vehicles; 
 


d. Such number of entrance booths to prevent congestion in public roads and 
highways; 
 
e. Such number of exit booths to prevent congestion within the parking lot; 
 
f. A minimum of not less than four percent (4%) of the total parking slots per 
parking level, in the most convenient and accessible location, shall be 
reserved exclusively for Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities 
(PWDs); 
 
g. Minimum safety standards: 
 
i. 
Necessary traffic safety signs; 
 
ii. 
Pedestrians crossing signs and markings; 
 
iii. 
Speed bumps or rumble strips; and 
 
iv. 
The maximum speed limit shall be set at twenty kilometers per hour 
(20 km/hr) to ensure safety of all customers and parking clients. 
 
SEC. 19. 
Provision for Bicycle Parking. – All covered establishments 
shall install a fixed structure that will serve as their designated bicycle parking areas. 
The number of allotted bicycle parking slots shall be determined by concerned local 
government units (LGUs) in coordination with the Department of Trade and Industry 
(DTI). 
 
SEC. 20. 
Penalties. – Any person or establishment who violates the 
provisions of this Act shall be fined with not less than One hundred thousand pesos 
(P100,000.00) but not more than Three hundred thousand pesos (P300,000.00) per 
customer that is charged with a fee beyond the maximum rates imposed herein, or a 
suspension or cancellation of business permits and licenses, or both, upon the 
discretion of the court. 
 
SEC. 21. 
Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). – Within ninety 
(90) days from the effectivity of this Act, the DTI shall, in consultation with the 
Department of Transportation, Department of Public Works and Highways, and 
Department of the Interior and Local Government, promulgate the rules and 
regulations necessary to effectively implement the provisions of this Act. 
 
The Secretary of the DTI is authorized to review the applicability of this Act and 
to adjust the parking fees as prescribed herein not oftener than once every three (3) 
years, taking into consideration the cost of maintenance of parking facilities, provision 
of security, real property taxes, the inflation rate and other operating expenses, but in 
no case shall parking fees be adjusted or increased by more than fifteen percent 
(15%). 
 
SEC. 22. 
Transitory Provision. – All covered establishments are given a 
period of six (6) months from the effectivity of the IRR of this Act   to implement the 
necessary logistical and technological adjustments to comply with such IRR. 
 


SEC. 23. 
Separability Clause. – If any provision or part of this Act is held 
invalid or unconstitutional, the remaining parts or provisions not affected shall remain 
in full force and effect. 
 
SEC. 24. 
Repealing Clause. – All laws, executive orders, presidential 
decrees or issuances, letters of instruction, administrative orders, rules, and 
regulations as well as local ordinances contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions 
of this Act are hereby repealed, amended, or modified accordingly. 
 
SEC. 25. 
Effectivity Clause. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days 
after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. 
 
Approved,