THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC) 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
Second Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S.B.No 
'11ECEIVED BY : 
Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
EXF'LANATORY NOTE 
The cost of appearance enhancement services such as hairdressing, barbering and 
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cosmetology, as well as other personal services like dry cledng, tailoring and shoe repair, is an 
important factor that customers take into consideration wheb they shop for ,such services. It 
becomes the case, however, that a customer gets a shock whin the time comes for him to'settle 
the bill. As the service has already been rendered, the custdmer has no option~lefi but to pay. 
Thus, it is important for a customer to be aware how mnchihe or she will have-to pay before 
contracting any person for the p e r f o m c e  of any service. 
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This bill seeks to protect consumers from unexpected price charging by requiring persons 
engaged in image enhancement and other services to post a clear and conspicuous sign of the 
prices they charge for their services in plain view to all custoaers and potential customers. Such 
a measure will also prevent the performers of such services bom charging different customers 
different prices for the same service. 


THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC) 
6 JAN 16 PJl 5 9  
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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Second Regular Session 
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WCEIVED BY: 
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SENATE 
s.B.N~. 2191 
Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
AN ACT 
REtQWRING PERSONS ENGAGED IN APPEARANCE ENHANCEMENT AND OTHER 
SERVICES TO POST A CLEAR AND CONSPICUOUS ‘SIGN OF THE PRICES THEY 
CHARGE FOR THEIR SERVICES IN PLAIN VIEW $0 ALL CUSTOMERS AND 
POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatt’ves of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
SECTION 1. Short Title. -This Act shall be known 4 
the “Price Posting Act of 2005,” 
SECTION 2. Purpose. - It is a policy of the State to ipromote the general welfare of the 
people. Pursuant to this policy, this Act seeks to protect consumers from unexpected price 
charging by requiring persons engaged in image enhancemeGt and other services to post a clear 
and conspicuous sign of the prices they charge for their services in plain view to all customers 
and potential customers. 
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SECTION 3. ,Price Posting by Persons Engaged in Hairdressing, Barbering or 
Cosmetology. -Any person who is directly or indirectly engaked in the practice of hairdressing, 
barbering or cosmetology or who holds himself out to the public as being able to do so, shall post 
a clear and conspicuous sign, in plain View to all customers arid potential customers, which shall 
state the price to be charged for each and every service offered; 
Where more than one person practices in a single’ facility and where such persons 
charge the same price for each and every service provided, :a single posting shall satisfy the 
requirements of this section. However, where persons practiding within a single facility do not 
charge the same price for each and every service offered, eaih practitioner shall post a sign in 
accordance with this section. 
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SECTION 4. Price Posting by Persons engaged i i  Dry Cleaning, Tailoring or Shoe 
Repair. - Every owner, operator or person engaged in dry: cleaning, tailoring, shoe repair, or 
similar services who cleans, presses, alters, repairs, or dyeb articles belonging to a consumer 
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shall post a clear and conspicuous sign in plain view to all customers and potential customers 
which shall state the prices the customer is to be charged for all services offered by such owner, 
operator or person. 
SECTION 5. Penalties. - Failure by any person undkr Sections 3 and 4 to comply with 
the price posting requirement therein shall be punished with ai penalty of imprisonment of arrest0 
menor, or a fine ranging f?om One Thousand Pesos (P1,bOO.OO) to Three-Thousand Pesos 
(P3,000.00), or both, at the discretion of the court, takinb. into consideration all attending' 
circumstances. 
If entity responsible for failure to comply with Sectidns 3 or 4 is a corporation, trust or 
firm, partnership, association or any other entity, the penalty] of imprisonment shall be imposed 
on the entity's responsible officers, including, but not limitecl to, the president, vice-president, 
chief executive officer, general manager, managing directbr or partner directly responsible 
therefor. 
SECTION 6. Separability Clause. - If any provision; or part hereof, is held invalid or 
unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the provision shdl remain valid and subsisting. 
SECTION 7. Repealing Clause. - Any law, ' presid&ntid decree, issuance, executive 
order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule or regitation c o n k y  to or inconsistent 
with the p~ovbions' 
sfthis Act, is hereby repealed, modified 04 amended'wcordingly, 
SECTION 8. Eflectivity Clause. - This Act shall taki effect fifteen (15) days aRer'its 
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publioatfon in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulatio$. 
Approved,