TIIE Hous€ Com'rittee

on Trad€ and Indushy

approved a bill propos-
ing to rcgulate the charg- '
ing of parkirg fees,
The Parking Opera-
tions and Fees Regulation
Act s€eks to establish the
parking fee regulations
and standards for park-
ing facilities in various es-
tablishments.
The till sets measures
that will Drotect consum-
ers ftorli unieasonable
parking rates and fees
while giving porking op
erators a fair rcturn on
fheir invedturents.
The orooosed law cov-
ers all p'arldng facilities of
covsred establishments
for all types of vehides,
indudingbicydes, motor-
cydes, and automobiles.
Under the proposed
measue, parking fees are
free for confined patients
and out-patients in health
service establishments
while non?ati€nts will be
&arged P20 per hour, ,
Custome$ oft accodr-
modation establislments,
induding hoteis, motels, "
hostelsin"resorts,shalf not'
be charged parking fees
prowided there is proof of
transaction with the es-
tablishmenr while non-
customersi; becharged
P20 per hour.
For €ducational insti-
tutions. Darkins fees will
bewaiv& for tlie tust two
hours for officials, em-
ployees, fuculty, arrd stu-
dents, after which P20
shall be charged per hour
while non-crsiomers will
also be iharged P20 per
hour.
Customers of letail ee-
tablishments, inctudins
. ma-tls, shops, sup€Enar"-
kets, and retails stor6,
shall be givm free puk-
ing for the first two horus,
provided there is proof of
tansactidr for an amormt
not less than P500. For
lron-cuslomers, they shall
be charged P10 pei hour
but not to exceeal Pm per

tommercial establish-
ments may charqe P,l0 for
the first four h6urs and
P20 per succeeding hour
for a maximum of P14O
per day.
Steet parking shall be iJcf Jf r3
charged P50 per hour
whildthemaxirirum over-
night parking fee shall be
P150 per vehicle.
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