Solon wants to require parking space before consumers can buy cars.

[Monseratto]

Another proposal that both rich and poor won't like.

Published on 20-10-2014
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A member of the majority bloc in the House of Representatives has filed a bill that would require potential buyers of motor vehicles in Metro Manila to prove that they have a parking space before they can buy and own a car.

Valenzuela City Congressman Win Gatchalian filed House Bill No. 5098 after anticipating that the current surge in car sales will further worsen the already nightmarish traffic congestion in the metropolis.

“Although it is good news for the automotive industry, it is bad news for Metro Manila motorists and commuters who must brace themselves for slower traffic as more cars join the vehicle population,” Gatchalian explained.

“And traffic congestion in the capital is worsened by the idle vehicles parked on the sides of streets, hampering the flow of automobile and foot traffic,” the senior vice chair of the House Committee on Metro Manila Development added.

Gatchalian had in mind media reports that car sales in the Philippines are expected to reach 300,000 units by 2015, on the back of a robust economy, growing middle class and increased remittances from overseas Filipino workers.

As of September, Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines, Inc. (CAMPI) members have sold a total of 169,727 units of vehicles.

If car sales hit from 250,000 to 260,000 units by the end of 2014, CAMPI sees potential for vehicle sales to reach 300,000 next year.

Under the “Proof of Parking Space Act”, Gatchalian proposed that buyers of brand new cars, whether individuals or firms, be mandated to execute an affidavit indicating the availability of an existing parking space for the vehicle to be bought.

The said affidavit shall be certified by a notary public.

"Any financially-able purchaser of a motor vehicle can be presumed to be able to provide a parking facility for his vehicle," Gatchalian said in his bill.

Gatchalian pointed out that motor vehicle owners should be made responsible to provide a permanent parking space for their own private vehicles, whether this is made an integral part of their house or building structure or a leased facility.

“The street is primarily intended for vehicular or foot traffic and should not be appropriated as personal parking spaces for these vehicles," he said.

Filed last week, the “Proof of Parking Space Act” also orders the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to make such affidavit a prerequisite in the registration of vehicles.

The LTO, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and concerned local government units are mandated to make ocular inspections in implementing the Act.

Owners found making untrue claims shall have their vehicle registration revoked and will be banned from registering a motor vehicle under their name for three years. Violators will also be fined P50,000.

LTO personnel who allowed the registration of vehicles despite knowing the falsity of the affidavit or without the required document shall be suspended for three months without pay.

Gatchalian recalled that in Singapore, vehicles cannot be parked in public roads.

"Singapore serves as a model to the Philippines in terms of regulating vehicle traffic and protecting pedestrians. There are different road signs that drivers should strictly follow or else face fines of up to S$300 depending on the weight of the vehicle," Gatchalian said. (Monica Cantilero)

- See more at: Official Website of Cong. Sherwin Gatchalian

[_Qwerty_]

dapat noon pa ginawa yan eh..

eh pano malalaman kung totoo or hindi na may parking?? sino mag che check? i check ba nila isa isa yan??

dapat lahat nang sasakyan na naka park sa public roads i tow..

[foresterx]

tagal ko na ito sinasabi at matagal na to dapat ginawa. dami kasi bahay ginagawang extension ng bahay yung garahe tapos mga kotse papark sa kalsada. dapat kung ilan kotse lang kasya sa garage mo ganon lang pwede mo bilin kotse. kung wala ka garahe di ka pwede bumili ng kotse.

[beginnerz]

tagal ko na ito sinasabi at matagal na to dapat ginawa. dami kasi bahay ginagawang extension ng bahay yung garahe tapos mga kotse papark sa kalsada. dapat kung ilan kotse lang kasya sa garage mo ganon lang pwede mo bilin kotse. kung wala ka garahe di ka pwede bumili ng kotse.

Sir sana naboto kita dati para napasa mo na yan dati pa hehe

[jmpet626]

Meron ako kilala 3 cars nila, 2 cars naka garahe at 1 car naka parallel park sa tapat ng bahay. Now ginawang extension ng bahay yung 2 car garage at yung 3 cars nila perpendicularly parked na sa tapat ng bahay. Sikip tuloy sa street.

[victorevolution]

and yet it is the politician from a barangay counselor to barangay captain to mayor to congressman to governor to senator to judge to justice to under secretary to secretary to commissioner to government executives to nbi to policeman or anyone they think they have some sort of right or authority, who occupies space and parks illegally.

[andrewnathaniel]

Sorry sir. I mean mas madali siguro kung pay parking fee na lang siguro ang ginawa nila. Taasan parking rate, at I-tow kung hindi makakabayad.

[junerski]

I hope they also incorporate a provision for building owners/establishments to require them to provide ample/proportional parking spaces for their tenants and customers (I usually experience this hassle with banks, restaurants and other buildings/arcades with multiple tenants) ...no parking space no building permit (something to that effect)

in our area... a number of houses are duplex ones so tendency is to use the garage as a lanai or bodega.

[dr. d]

can we also demand that local government give back to the pedestrian, the sidewalk?

[innova2006]

Sir sana naboto kita dati para napasa mo na yan dati pa hehe

gusto ko eto sana maipasa kasi ang daming mga taong ang yayabang, oo may sasakyan at may garahe din pero sa harapan pa din ng bahay nya sya pumaparada meaning sa kalsada pa din ang garahe sagabal pa din, at saka mga jeep puro sa kalsada ang garahe ang nakakaasar pa sa harapan pa ng bahay ko o bahay ng iba ayaw sa harapan nya kapal ng mukha talaga