EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
Second Regular Session
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SENATE
S.B. NO. 2147
TJfilE
(In substitution of SB Nos. 436,745 and 1000)
Prepared by the Committee on Trade, Commerce and Entrepreneurship with 
Senators Revilla Jr., Gatchallan, Binay and Pimentel III, as authors thereof.
AN ACT
REGULATING THE IMPOSHION OF FEES FORTHE USE OF PARKING 
SPACES LOCATED WITHIN COMMERCIAL AND BUSINESS 
ESTABLISHMENTS, INSTTTUTIONS AND OTHER PARKING FACILmES
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
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Section 1. Short Tide. - This Act shall be known as the "Parking Fee Regulation
Act'.
Sec. 2. Dedaradon of Policy. - It Is the policy of the State to protect the 
interests and promote the general welfare of the consumer and to establish standards 
of conduct for business and Industry.
Sec. 3. Definition of Terms. - For purposes of this Act, the following terms are 
hereby defined:
(a) Business establishments - include buildings that are used as offices or 
residential units but open a part or whole of its parking spaces to the 
public;
(b) Commercial establishments - shopping malls, supermarkets, 
restaurants, hotels, wellness centers, trade exhibits, and other similar 
establishments or activities that sell products and services;


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(c) Institutions- learning institutions, hospitals and similar establishments;
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(d) Parking area - parking spaces offered by commercial establishments,
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business establishments, institutions, and parking facilities as defined in
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this Act;
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(e) Parking cards - article issued by a parking attendant or a parking
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machine to the vehicle owner upon entry In the parking area which is
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made with polyvinyl chloride (PVC) or similar materials;
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(f) Parking facilities - spaces or buildings dedicated primarily for offering
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parking spaces for a fee such as parking spaces in airports, sea ports,
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bus terminals and train stations, park and fly, and park and ride;
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(g) Pass-tiiru - temporary use of the parking area for not more than thirty
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(30) minutes to drop off or pick up a passenger, to find a parking space,
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orfor any other reason; and
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(h) Parking ticket - document issued by a parking attendant or a parking
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machine to the vehicle owner upon entry In the parking area which is
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made with paper, cardboard or any similar materials.
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Sec. 4. (leverage. — This Act shall cover all commercial and business
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establishments, institutions, and parking facilities that offer to the public, for a fee,
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the use of parking spaces located within their premises.
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Sec. 5. Regulation of Parking Fees. — Establishments covered under Section 3
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of this Act are encouraged to provide parking spaces for their customers free of
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charge. Establishments that will impose parking fees forthe use of their parking spaces
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shall be subject to the following guidelines:
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(a) For all types of cars, the fee shall not be more than fifty pesos (P50.00)
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for the first eight (8) hours and shall not be more than ten pesos
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(PIO.OO) per hour for the succeeding hours;
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(b) For motorcycles, the fee shall not be more than thirty pesos (P30.00) for
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the first eight (8) hours and shall not be more than ten pesos (PIO.OO)
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perhourforthe succeeding hours;
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(c) For overnight parking for all types of cars, a custorner shall be charged
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a fiat rate of two hundred pesos (P200.00) per vehicle which shall cover
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the period from 12:00 midnight until 8:00 o'clock in the morning.


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Vehicles that will enter the parking premises at 6:00 o' dock in the 
morning shall be charged the standard rate;
(d) For overnight parking for motorcycles, a customer shall be charged a flat 
rate of one hundred pesos (PIOO.OO) per motorcycle which shall cover 
the period of 12:00 midnight until 8:00 o'clock in the morning. 
Motorcycles that will enter the parking premises at 6:00 o'dock In the 
morning shall be charged the standard rate for motorcycles;
(e) For valet services, a fee not exceeding one hundred pesos (PIOO.OO) 
may be charged in addition to the standard parking fee;
(0 For pass-thru, a grace period of thirty (30) minutes shall be given to a 
customer wherein no fee shall be charged;
(g) For commercial establishments where customers go to purchase items 
or where the customers pay fees to enjoy the services, facilities or 
amenities offered by the establishment, the parking fee shall be waived 
upon presentation of a valid proof of purchase or payment through a 
single or accumulated receipts of at least one thousand pesos (P 
1,000.00): Provided, That paying customers who park for more than 
three (3) hours may be charged the standard rate after the third hour.
(h) For lost or damaged parking tickets, a maximum fee of one hundred 
pesos (PIOO.OO) in addition to the parking fees applicable to the vehicle 
owner may be Imposed; and,
(i) For lost or damaged parking cards, a maximum fee of two hundred pesos 
(P200.00) in addition to the parking fees applicable to the vehicle owner 
may also be imposed.
Sec. 6. Granting of Discounts, Promotions, Lower Rates and Free Parking. — 
This Act does not prevent parking area owners from providing their parking spaces for 
free. Granting of discounts, promotions, and lower rates to the vehicle owners are also 
allowed.
Sec. 7. Issuance of Parking Receipt—Customers shall be issued a receipt upon 
entering or exiting a parking facility. A parking receipt must contain the effective date, 
time, and the plate number of the motorvehicle concerned.


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Sec. 8. Information on Parking Rates. - The rates as provided In this Act shall 
be displayed In the entrance and other conspicuous areas of the parking area.
Sec. 9. Prohibition on Invoking Waiver of Liabiiity. - Establishments shall 
maintain and provide security in the parking spaces of their establishments. When 
parking fees are collected by establishments from their customers for the use of 
parking spaces, these establishments shall be responsible for the safety of its patrons 
and shall be prohibited from Invoking the waiver of liability In case of loss of property 
or damage to the customer's motor vehicle. Provided, That the prohibition shall 
likewise apply to operators of buildings or vacant lots that are devoted primarily for 
use as parking spaces.
Sec. 10. Penaities. - Commercial or business establishments. Institutions, or 
parking facilities that will violate the provisionsof this Act shall pay the fine of one 
hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) per violation, or be punished by the 
suspension and/or revocation of their license to operate, or both, upon the discretion 
of the court.
Sec. 11. Impiementing Ruies and Reguiations. — The Department of Trade and 
Industry (DTI), In consultation with the Department of Interior and Local Govemmert 
(DILG) and other concerned government agencies shall issue the necessary roles and 
regulations for the effective Implementation of this Act within sixty (60) days from its 
effectivlty.
Sec. 12. Review.—The. DU, DILG, and other concerned government agencies. 
In consultation with the owners of the parking areas and other stakeholders shall 
review the parking rates set forth under this Act every two (2) years, and shall 
recommend changes based on relevant economic Indicators.
Sec. 13. Separabiiity Ciause. — Should any provision or part of this Act be 
declared unconstitutional or invalid, the other provisions and parts hereof. Insofar as 
they are separable from the Invalid ones, shall remain In full force and effect.
Sec. 14. Repealing Ciause. — All laws, decrees, orders. Issuances roles and 
regulations or parts thereof which are Inconsistent with this Act ate hereby repealed 
or modified accordingly.


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Sec. 15. Effectivity. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
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publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general
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circulation.
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Approved,