CO-904-2019
CO-904-2019
CO-904-2019
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 , 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;
SECTION 3. DEFINITION OF TERMS. For the purpose of this ordinance, the following
shall mean:
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
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 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:
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 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
Negative None.
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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