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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session
HousE BILL NO.EELS
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Introduced by
REP. AUGUSTINA DOMINIQUE "Ditse Tina" C. PANCHO
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Latest data from the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) show that there
are some 2.9  million  registered vehicles  in  Metro  Manila.  Added to the problem of traffic,
this sheer volume of vehicles on the road also find owners of private vehicles faced with the
problem of finding adequate parking space in a business district, or in shopping malls.
Indeed,   it  is  a  welcome  reprieve  for  private  vehicle  owners  to  be  provided  a
convenient and affordable parking when they go the malls and other similar establishments;
and  many  consumers  are totally  agreeable to  paying  a  reasonable  parking  fee for this
convenience.  However,  beyond the standard parking fees,  many shopping  malls impose
succeeding  charges  after a  lapse  in  a  prescribed  time  of use  of their  parking  facilities.
Despite this]  mall operators also implement a non-liability policy that clears them from any
accountabili{y   for   any   damages   and   theft   done   to   any   vehicle   parking    in   their
establishments.
Given that the Supreme Court has already ruled on the legality of imposing parking
fees in such commercial establishments, it remains nevertheless the policy of the State to
regulate  the  manner that  such  fees  are  implemented,  in  support  of public  interest.  This
presents a clear need for legislation to mandate owners and administrators of parking lot
facilities, to support consumer interests of vehicle owners who pay their parking fees over
and above the revenues that they will  be giving these establishments by patronizing the
products and services of their business tenants.
This  Bill  seeks  to  set  an  equitable  middle-ground  that  will  afford  consumers  the


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session
HoUSE BILL No.5 02 6
Introduced by
REP. AUGUSTINA DOIVIINIQUE "Ditse Tina" C.  PANCHO
AN  ACT  REGULATING  THE  IMPOSITION  OF  PARKING  FEES  IN  SHOPPING
CENTERS  AND   MALLS,   AND  SIMILAR  ESTABLISHMENTS,   INCLUDING  VACANT
LOTS  USED  EXCLUSIVELY  FOR  PARKING  AND  PRESCRIBING  PENALTIES  FOR
VIOLATION THEREOF
B_3..i.t  e.nacted  by .t!e.  Senate  and  the  House  of  Representatives  in  Congress  of  the
Philippines assembled:
S.FCTION 1. Short Title. --This Act shall be known as "Parking Fee Regulation Act
Of 2022".
SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. It is the policy of the State to protect the interests
of the  consumer,  promote  his general welfare  and  to  establish  stanciards  of conduct for
bu.siness..an_d inp.ustry. I_owards this end, the State shall enact laws to protect consumers
who. gvail of parking facilities offered by business operators from unreasJnable parking rates
and fees.
SECTION  4.  Scope.  This Act shall  apply to  parking facilities for all  kinds of motor
vehicles,  including  parking  spaces  in  shopping  malls,  hospitals,  schools  or other similar
esteplishments,  including  vacant  lots  and  buildings  that  are  solely  devoted  for  use  as
parking.
SECTION 5. Regulation of Parking Fees. For purposes of this Act, establishments
vyh_jch .will  impose  parking fees for the  use of their parking  spaces shall  be  subject to the
following:
a) The standard parking fee shall be a flat rate Of Forty pesos (P 40.00)
regardless of parking time incurred except for overnight parking;
b) For overnight parking, a customer shall be charged a one-time fee Of
One hundred fifty pesos (P 150.00) per vehicle;
c)  A  customer  shall  be  given  a  grace  period  of twenty  (20)  minutes,
wherein  he shall  not be charged the  standard  parking fee  if his  motor vehicle  shall  have
entered and exited the premises within the grace period;
d)  For shopping  malls,  restaurants,  stores,  and  similar establishments
where  customers  go  to  purchase  items  or where  the  customers  pay  fees  to  enjoy  the


services, fa?ilities or amenities offered by the establishment, the parking fee shall be waived
p.nce a customer .p_resents a validated  proof of purchase or payment bf not less than One
thousand pesos (P1,000.00).
e) Cystome.rs shpll. b?. issu_fd a_ receipt upon entering or exiting a parking
f.€cility. .A parfti.ng [pceipt must cpntain_ the effective date a-nd time and the plat; nu.mber Jf
the motor vehicle the customer is paying for.
SECTl.PN 6. Segregation of Parking Spaces for Overnight Parked Vehicles. A
Seper.a.te .parking sp?ce fgr.overpigpt parking shall be provided for irong~term guests in order
to aid in the protection of the vehicles and property within.
SFPTIPN.7. Proh!b.iq.op on Invoking Waiver of Liability. When parking fees are
?pllected. by..bysiness pst?.Plishments f!pm_ their customers for the use of parki;g spaces,
these estab!i.shment_s shall be responsible for the safety of its patrons it sh;ll be u-nlawiul fc;r
e.wr!ers a.nd_/or administrators of parking facilities to impose blanket or unconditional waivers
liTif.ing their I.iability for d_3n|age to property and injury to persons caused by any and all acts
Of :.hpir..employpes,. st3.ff,  tresp.?ssep,  an9 th.i_rd  persons  against the  pr6perfy or persons
with.in the parking facility and  its adjunct facilities.  Any waiJer to such effect-shall. be void
and against public policy.
?EFT.!9N I. Ppn?I.ties.  .Any person or establishment who violates the provisions of
tpi_S Act :hall bp firpd vyith no| le.s.s than One .hundred fifty thousand pesos (i 150,000.00)
ppr custoap.er that_ is charged with  an  overpriced  parking fee,  or imbrisonrr;ent of not le:s
than one (1) year but not more than three (3) years, or bJth, upon th5 discretion of the court.
SECTl9N 9. Implementing  Rules and Regulations. The Secretary of Trade and
I.ndu.stry    Shell    promulgate   the    necessary    rules    and    regulations   fo;   the    effective
impl.em.ent?!ion  of  the  prov.i.sions._of  this  Act.  The  Secretary  of  Trade  and   Industry  is
auf.horiz.ed to review every three (3)  years the applicability of Section  4 of this Act arid to
a.dj!.s,t. the rats o.f park.in.g fee_s, taking into c_onsideration tire cost of maintenance of parking
facilities, cost of provision of security and the inflation rate of the preceding year.
SFPT19ry  !.0. Separability clause. If for any reason, any provision of part hereof is
deplared  invalid,  the  other  provisions  not  affected  thereby  shall  remain  in  full  force  and
effect.
SECTION  11.  Rapea/ing  C/ause.  Any  provision  of the  law,  presidential  decree,
executive  orders,  rules  and  regulations  contrary  to  the  provision  of  this  Act  is  hereby
repealed, amended or modified accordingly.
SECTION 10. EffecfJ.yi.fy. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its complete
publication  in the Official  Gazette or in  at least two (2)  newspapers of general circulation,
whichever comes earlier.
Approved,