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

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House BillNo.__1 841

INTRODUCED BY HON. MARCELINO “MARCY” R. TEODORO

EXPLANATORY NOTE

As the populace becomes increasingly dependent on automobiles, in
many instances, efforts to accommodate parking the motor vehicles have
overextended actual need. The cost of providing parking is driven by key factors:
the number of parking spaces required the opportunity cost of the land used for
parking and the cost for parking space. The more parking spaces required, the
higher the cost of parking.

Parking spaces are one of the practical ways for these establishments to
prop up their economic viability and potentials. However, one of the problems is
the proliferation of park-for-a-fee spaces allotted by these commercial
establishments to charge and collect parking fees from customers who use the
parking areas. It has been observed that malls, hotels and similar establishments
have been charging fees and they still charge additional parking fees by the hour
after three hour's lapse. The fact that the commercial center and shopping mall
management always deny responsibility for loss of any vehicle or any personal
property left inside the car even if it is occurred inside their guarded parking
areas

They should stop acting like scrooge and for a change give something
back to their loyal customers.

This bill seeks to prohibit the charging of any fee for the use of parking
spaces in shopping malls, hotels, and similar commercial establishments. The
objective of this bill is to prohibit and outlaw this practice of exacting or charging
parking fees which have become pernicious.

In view of the foregoing, approval of this bill is highly recommended.

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MARCELINO “MARCY” R, TEQDORO

Representative, 1* District
City of Marikina


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

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session |

House Bill No.

INTRODUCED BY HON. MARCELINO “MARCY” R. TEODORO

AN ACT
PROHIBITING THE IMPOSITION OF ANY FEE FOR THE USE OF PARKING
SPACES AND FACILITIES LOCATED WITHIN SHOPPING MALLS, HOTELS
AND SIMILAR COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS, AND PRESCRIBING
PENALTIES THEREFOR

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

Section 1. This Act shall prohibit owners of shopping malls, hotels and similar
business and/or commercial establishments, their agents and/or authorized
representatives, from imposing, exacting, collecting and/or charging any and all
fees for the use of parking spaces located within these establishments, except
owners of buildings or spaces which are exclusively devoted or utilized to provide
parking spaces and services and not in any way connected with any other
business.

Section 2. No Building Permit shall be issued for the construction of business
and commercial establishments that include as integral parts thereof, parking
spaces and facilities; and buildings and other facilities for parking purposes within
existing business and commercial establishments unless the owner thereof
submit an affidavit that parking spaces and facilities shall be made available to
their patrons/customers free of charge. Provided, that the permits for the
construction of buildings and facilities to be devoted or utilized exclusively for
parking purposes shall be issued only upon submission of an affidavit that the
said buildings and facilities are to be devoted or used exclusively for parking
purposes and are not attached, in any way, to any shopping mall, hotel or any
other similar establishment.

Section 3. Any business establishment which shall collect, impose or charge any
fee for the use of parking spaces and facilities in violation of this Act, shall be
penalized with a fine of not less than One Hundred Thousand Pesos (Php 100,
000.00) but not more than Five Hundred Thousand Pesos (Php 500, 000.00).
The Members of the Board of Directors or any other corporate officers found
guilty of violating any provisions of this Act shall suffer an imprisonment of not
more than five (5) years.

Any government official or employee who shall be found to have violated the
provision of this Act by approving or issuing building permits for the construction
of parking spaces and facilities, shall be suspended for not less than ten (10)
days but not more than sixty (60) days, after due notice and hearing in an


appropriate administrative proceedings; Provided, that this shall not preclude
further prosecution from other laws.

Section 4. Any provision of this Act which is subsequently declared to be
unconstitutional shall not affect the validity of its other provisions.

Section 5. All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations or parts thereof
inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or amended accordingly.

Section 6. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved,