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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

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Seventeenth Congress
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. _

Introduced by Honorable Rodante D. Marcoleta

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to regulate the collection/charging of parking fees by
establishments, particularly the owners/operators of shopping malls,
supermarkets, schools, hospitals, hotels and similar business and/or
commercial establishments, consistent with the declared policy of the State
“to protect the interests of the consumer, promote the general welfare and to
establish standards of conduct for business and industry” within the meaning
of Article 2 of Republic Act No. 7394, otherwise known as the Consumer

‘Act of the Philippines.

Given the increasing sophistication, not to mention consumers’
shifting preferences, the provision of parking facilities/spaces is a basic
amenity that they expect no less. In fact, even progressive and reputable
business concerns will not survive the onslaught of competition without
these parking facilities. It is not, therefore, an excuse that they should

unreasonably collect parking fees on the pretext that they need to recoup


their investment in providing and maintaining such facility, when the

underlying reason is to entice discriminating consumers in the first place.

This bill does not entirely prohibit the collection of parking fees but to
rationalize its imposition in the light of an unregulated environment relative
thereto that proves nugatory, if not inimical, to the interests and welfare of

the patronizing and motoring public.

The above premises considered, the approval of the attached bill is

urgently sought.



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

Seventeenth Congress
First Regular Session

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HOUSE BILL NO. _ Be 4

Introduced by Honorable Rodante D. Marcoleta

AN ACT
REGULATING THE IMPOSITION OF FEES FOR THE USE OF
PARKING SPACES AND/OR FACILITIES PROVIDED BY OR
LOCATED WITHIN SHOPPING MALLS, SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS,
HOTELS AND SIMILAR ESTABLISHMENTS AND PRESCRIBIN
PENALTIES THEREOF FOR VIOLATIONS

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines
in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. It is the declared policy of the State to protect the
interests of consumers, promote their general welfare and establish standards
of conduct for business and industry.

SECTION 2. To implement such declared policy, it is necessary to
regulate the collection of parking fees currently being imposed by owners
and agents of shopping malls, schools, hospitals, hotels and similar business

establishments.


SECTION 3. Business establishments hereto described are prohibited
from collecting parking fees within the first three (3) hours from the time a
customer entered the parking premises of said establishments.

SECTION 4. A customer who exceeds the first three (3) hour
allotment shall be assessed the parking fee regularly imposed by said
establishments; provided that should said customer purchased a product(s) or
service(s) within said establishment, he should be entitled to a 10% parking
fee rebate if the value of his total purchase is not less than One Thousand
(P1,000.00)Pesos.

SECTION 5. Any person who violates the provisions of the preceding
sections shall be fined of not less than Fifty Thousand (P50,000.00) Pesos
and imprisonment of not less than Six (6) months, or both, upon the
discretion of the Court.

SECTION 6. Nothing is implied in this Act, directly or indirectly, that
establishments opting not to collect parking fees at all shall be dissuaded
from doing so.

SECTION 7. Any provision of law, orders, rules and regulations or
parts thereof, contrary to, or inconsistent with, the provisions of this Act are

hereby repealed or modified accordingly.


SECTION 8. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its

publication in any two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,