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REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS

TANGGAPAN NG SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD


LUNGSOD NG BAKOLOD
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CITY ORDINANCE NO. 904


June 26, 2019

AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE OFFERING OF HOMESHARING, HOMESTAY


AND OTHER ACCOMODATIONS IN WEB AND INTERNET BOOKING PLATFORMS
PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

WHEREAS , Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of
1991 grants the local government units the power to deliver and/or regulate basic services and
facilities including primary and secondary tourism enterprises;

WHEREAS , Airbnb is a homesharing platform with a mission of creating a world where


people can belong when they travel by being connected to local cultures and having unique travel
expenences;

WHEREAS , as of May 31, 2019, Airbnb has more than three hundred (300) listings of
different accommodations for Bacolod City;

WHEREAS , it is necessary for the City Government of Bacolod to regulate the said
accommodations to ensure the safety and quality of experience of tourists and travelers booking
in web and internet platforms;

NOW THEREFORE, be it ORDAINED as it is hereby ORDAINED by the Sangguniang


Panlungsod in session assembled, that:

SECTION 1. TITLE. This Ordinance shall be known as the "Bacolod Homesharing


Regulation Ordinance".

SECTION 2. DECLARATION OF POLICY. It shall be a policy of Bacolod City to regulate


the accommodations in Bacolod City that are being listed as homesharing in web and internet
applications such as Airbnb by providing rules and regulations governing the same to ensure the
safety and quality of stay by tourists travelling to Bacolod City.

SECTION 3. DEFINITION OF TERMS. For the purpose of this ordinance, the following
shall mean:

a) Homesharing - is the offering of low-cost accommodation to another person in exchange


for an agreed level of support.

b) Homestay - is a popular form of hospitality and lodging whereby visitors sleep at the
residence of a local of the city to which they are traveling.

c) Airbnb - is an American online marketplace and hospitality service brokerage that are
listing homesharing and homestays around the world .

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City Ordinance No. 904
June 26, 2019 Page 2

SECTION 4. REGISTRATION OF ACCOMMODATIONS. All accommodations for


homesharing and homestays must register with the City Tourism Office before listing a property
in web and internet booking applications

The City Tourism Officer shall submit to the Sangguniang Panlungsod the proposed
schedule of fees to be collected from the registration of accommodations for approval.

SECTION 5. PROHIBITED ACTS. The following acts shall be prohibited under this
Ordinance:

a) Listing an accommodation to web and internet applications that is not registered in the
Bacolod City Tourism Office.
b) Failure to pay the fees owing to the city.
c) Failure to maintain the standard requirements for Home-staying sites as prescribed by
law.

SECTION 6. ENFORCEMENT OF ORDINANCE. The Bacolod City Tourism Office is


hereby authorized to monitor compliance of the accommodations covered by this Ordinance. The
City Tourism Officer shall check the web and internet booking platforms for listings in Bacolod
City to check if the property listed are registered in their office. The same shall then submit a
recommendation to file action against any violators of this Ordinance to the City Legal Office.

SECTION 7. IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS. The City Tourism Office in


coordination with the City Legal Office and the Business Permits and Licensing Office shall
promulgate the Implementing Rules and Regulations for the effective implementation of the
Ordinance.

SECTION 8. PENAL TIES. Any person caught violating any provision of this Ordinance
and found guilty thereof, the violator shall be sanctioned by the following penalties:

a) FIRST OFFENSE - a fine of One Thousand Five Hundred Pesos (P 1,500.00);


b) SECOND OFFENSE - a fine of Three Thousand Pesos (P 3,000.00);
c) THIRD OFFENSE-a fine of Five Thousand Pesos (P5,000.00) and/or a penalty of six
(6)months imprisonment or both depending on the discretion of the court;

In the case of corporations or other associations, the above penalty shall be imposed upon
the managing partner, president or chief executive of the same.

SECTION 9. SEPARABILITY CLAUSE. If any provisions of this Ordinance or any part


thereof be declared invalid or unconstitutional, the remaining provisions not affected shall
continue in full force and effect.

SECTION 10. REPEALING CLAUSE. All ordinances, resolutions, executive orders, or


regulations and other issuances inconsistent with the provisions and/or purposes of this
Ordinance are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.

SECTION 11. EFFECTIVITY CLAUSE. Th.is Ordinance shall take effect fifteen (15) days
following its publication in any newspaper of general circulation within the?~f Bae;. i
City Ordinance No. 904
June 20, 2019 Page 3

CARRIED BY THE VOTE OF:


Affirmative
Councilors Caesar Z. Distrito, Renecito S. Novero, Em L. Ang,
ElmerT. Sy, Ana Marie V. Palermo, Wilson C. Gamboa, Jr.,
Bartolome N. Orola, Sr., Sonya M. Verdeflor, Lady Gies
Gonzales-Pallen, Ayesha Joy Y. Villaflor.

Negative None.

Official Leave Councilor Ricardo L. Tan, Cindy T. Rojas, and Claudio


Jesus Raymundo A Puentevella

Official Travel : None.


Absent None.

Author Councilor Em L. Ang .

Passed June 26, 2019 (156th Regular Session of the 9th Council)

Comments Passed.
Councilor Dindo C. Ramos was not yet around when this
ordinance was passed.

Vice Mayor
Presiding Officer
ATTESTED:

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A"N ORDIN~_NCE REGULATtNG THE OFFER!NG OF HOMESHARU~G,


HOMESTAY AND Oll-!ER ACCOMODA ilONS IN \tVEB AND INTFRNFT
BOOKING PLATFORMS PROVIDING PENAL HES FOR VJOUl_T!ONS
!Ht::RE.OF AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

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