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Republic of the Philippines

City of lloilo
OFFICE OF THE SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOO

EXCERPT FROM THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE SANGGUNIANG

PANLUNGSOD OF THE CITY OF ILOILO, PHILIPPINES, HELD AT THE SESSION HALL, ILOlUL
TERMINAL MARKET BUILDING, ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2006. ~~-- ">,. ~
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HON. STEVIE REY I. ABITANG, SK Federation President Membe "c", ~---~~

HON. JULIENNE L. BARONDA, Member ~ VF T'r\'G- ~
HON. JOSE S. ESPINOSA Ill Member
HON. ELY A. ESTANTE, JR., Member
HON. JEFFREY P. GANZON, Member
HON. MERCI D. GARCIA, Member
HON. ERLINDA G. LIBERIAGA, Member
HON. RAMON CUA LOCSIN Member
HON. JED PATRICK E. MABILOG, Member
HON. MARIETIA V. ORLEANS, Uga ng mga Barangay President Member
HON. ARMAND S. PARCON, Member
HON. PERLAS. ZULUETA, Member

ABSENT:

HON. ERWIN J. PLAGATA, (On Leave) Member

P~lwl REGULATION ORDINANCE NO. 2006-009

: AN ORDINANCE GRANTING FRANCHISE TO PERIMETER TERMINAL
fa- V\. a.o-i& I m~ OPERATORS TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE A PUBLIC UTILITY VEHICLE
t'u,w- V~f>. V1 TttJu l\t TERMINAL AT THE RESPECTIVE PERIMETER BOUNDARY LOCATIONS AT
. THE DIFFERENT DISTRICTS OF ILOILO CITY

Sponsored by Councilor Jose S. Espinosa Ill, seconded by Councilor Eduardo L.

Penaredondo

WHEREAS, in an effort to ease traffic congestion inside the city, the Sangguniang
Panlungsod of lloilo City has passed Ordinance No. 2004-268, lifting the indefinite suspension of
Regulation Ordinance No. 2002-408 or an ordinance establishing perimeter boundaries for
provincial utility vehicles entering the City of lloilo;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Section 458, par. 3 (iii) in relation to par. 5 (v) of
Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991, authorizing the
Sangguniang Panlungsod to grant franchise to any person, partnership, cooperative to do business
within the City and establish bus and vehicles stops and terminals or regulate the use of the same
by private-owned vehicles which serve the public;

WHEREAS, the Committee on Transportation, Energy and Public Utilities has conducted
extensive hearings on the proposal of the Terminal Operators for the establishment of such
terminal at the respective perimeter boundary areas mentioned under Article Ill, Section 5, 6, 7 and
8 of Regulation Ordinance No. 2004-268;

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WHEREAS, the said committee came up with a report recommending approval of the
proposal for being beneficial to the general public, the City of lloilo as well as to the transport group
plying the aforementioned routes;

WHEREAS, on February 23, 2005, Regulation Ordinances Nos. 2005-068, 2005-069,

2005-070, 2005-071, 2005-072 and on April 13, 2005 Regulation Ordinance No. 2005-106 granted
a temporary franchise subject to its conditions embodied in Section 9 of their respective ordinances
to all terminal operators to establish and operate, at its own expense, a passenger vehicle terminal
situated in the respective perimeter boundary areas under the Perimeter Boundary Ordinance No.
2004-268;

WHEREAS, in compliance with the conditions of the enumerated requirements of Section

9 of their respective franchise ordinance, on July 15, 2005 upon order by the Chairman of the
Committee on Transportation, Energy and Public Utilities, an ocular inspection was conducted by
the Chief of the TMEU and representatives from the Office of Kg. Jose S. Espinosa Ill. The result
of the ocular inspection was submitted to the Office of the Chairman, Committee on Transportation,
Energy and Public Utilities and to the Terminal Operators, for their compliance;

WHEREAS, on August 31, 2005 a conference was held at the Office of the City Mayor by
and between the Honorable City Mayor, the Chairman, Committee on Transportation, Energy and
Public Utilities and the Terminal Operators and it was agreed upon that the Terminal Operators will
complete the requirements set forth in Section 9 of their franchise ordinance aside from Section 25
of Regulation Ordinance No. 2004-268 prior to the granting of their permanent franchise ordinance;

WHEREAS, on October 17, 2005 an Executive Order No. 56, Series of 2005 was issued
by the Honorable City Mayor creating a Special Task force to evaluate compliance by Transport
Terminal Operators of the requirements set by law, defining its powers and functions, to look into
the viability and acceptability of these public transport terminal that wouk:I qualify them for
permanent franchise.

NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Sangguniang Panlungsod of the City of lloilo,

that:

Section 1. TITLE OF THE ORDINANCE. - This ordinance shall be known as "AN

ORDINANCE GRANTING FRANCHISE TO PERIMETER TERMINAL OPERATOR.

Section 2. - PURPOSE. - This ordinance is designed and enacted to:

1. Promote and protect the health, safety, peace, moral comfort,

convenience and general welfare of the inhabitants of the City of lloilo;
2. Decongest traffic within the streets of the City;
3. Reduce pollution within the City;
4. Regulate the use of city streets and thoroughfares in such manner as
to obviate danger to public safety caused by voluminous traffic
movement causing traffic congestion;
5. Provide a safe, clean, sanitary, comfortable and peaceful place for
passengers arriving in and departing from the City.

Section 3. GRANT OF FRANCHISE. - This ordinance is enacted to grant a franchise to

VILLA TAMBANILLO TERMINAL SERVICES, to ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN a
passenger vehicle terminal at BRGY. TICUD, LA PAZ, ILOILO CITY, to service all passenger
vehicles whose routes pass through NORTHERN COASTAL LINES, LAPAZ, of lloilo Province;

Section 4. TERM. - This franchise shall be for a period of ten (10) years from the date of
its approval.
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Section 5. VILLA TAMBANILLO TERMINAL SERVICES shall establish and construct at its
own expense a covered edifice for arriving and departing passenger within the terminal, which
terminal shall have an area of not less than Seven Thousand (7,000) square meters on property
along the public highway at BRGY. TICUD, LA PAZ., ILOILO CITY.

Section 6. VILLA TAMBANILLO TERMINAL SERVICES shall operate and maintain the
terminal, which shall service all passengers of vans, cabs, FILCAB-URH and jeepneys plying
routes between lloilo City and the Northern-Coastal Lines, La Paz, of lloilo Province.

Section 7. All PUJ's plying the routes covered by this franchise shall not be allowed entry
into the City beyond the location unless permitted and/or authorized under the REVISED
PERIMETER BOUNDARY ORDINANCE No. 2004-268.

Section 6. VILLA TAMBANILLO TERMINAL SERVICES is hereby authorized to impose

and collect the following Terminal fee for the use of the terminal from the operators/drivers of the
passenger vehicles including but not limited to vans, cabs, and jeepneys, plying the above
mentioned routes and using the facilities of the terminal; unless, both parties agrees to readjust the
amount of their terminal fees and/or other fees and submit the same to the Sangguniang
Panlungsod for approval:

i. P20.00 for PUJ with a maximum passenger capacity

of twenty five (25) passengers;
ii. P30.00 for PUJ with a capacity of twenty six (26) to
thirty (30) passenger;
iii. P20.0 for PUVans with a maximum capacity of
fourteen (14) passenger;
iv. P40.00 for buses;
v. P30.00 for Mini-bus.

Thereafter, no increase in the terminal fees shall be imposed or collected without the
approval of the Sangguniang Panlungsod upon consultation with the Federation of lloilo Driver's
Association,

The fees mentioned above shall be imposed on and collected from the vehicles concerned
upon every departure from the terminal.

Section 9. VILLA TAMBANILLO TERMINAL SERVICES shall be responsible for the

cleanliness of the terminal premises, and shall see to it that the same is kept clean and sanitary at
all times; VILLA TAMBANILLO TERMINAL SERVICES shall likewise provide adequate security
personnel to ensure security and safety of all persons using the terminal.

Section 10. The terminal established by virtue hereof shall be subjected to inspection by
officers of the concerned department of the City Government within office hours to see the city
ordinance particularly those involving sanitation and health are properly observed.

Section 11. Should any section of this ordinance be violated by the holder or
misrepresented by any person other than the grantee hereof, the Sangguniang Panlungsod of this
City, may revoke the subject franchise after due hearing.

Section 12. Upon passage hereof, VILLA TAMBANILLO TERMINAL SERVICES shall
pay the franchise fee and other taxes provided for in the City Ordinance No. 399 of the City of
lloilo.
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Section 13. Should any section or provision of this ordinance be declared by the Court to
be unconstitutional or invalid as being contrary to existing national laws, such decision shall not
affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole or any part hereof other than the part declared to be
unconstitutional or invalid as being contrary to existing national laws.

Section 14. All other ordinances, rules and/or regulations inconsistent with the provisions
of this ordinance are hereby repealed, provided, that rights already vested upon the effectivity of
this ordinance shall not be impaired.

Section 15. The grantee of this franchise shall cause this ordinance to be published once
in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of lloilo and this ordinance shall take effect
immediately after publication.

ENACTED, January 11, 2006.

(Objections: Councilors Estante, Baronda, Locsin and Zulueta)

I hereby certify to the correctness of the above quoted ordinance.

H.ARROYO
oard Secretary IV

COUNTERSIGNED:

ATIESTED:

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