A car manufacturer representative is urging lawmakers to come up with specific guidelines for the proposed “Proof-of-Parking Space Act” in the Senate.
Ronald Yaptinchay, Supervisor for Sales of Isuzu Philippines – Davao, said that it will be difficult for enforcing agencies to implement it if certain guidelines will not be addressed.
“The government should come up with certain guidelines. For example, do they need to get a certificate from the barangay to prove their residency? Is there a sketch or a picture of the car owner’s garage?” Yaptinchay said.
He also said that in case the government will come up with a solid guideline, it should be conveyed to the car manufacturing companies right away in order for the dealers to relay it on their respective clients.
Yaptinchay, however, lauded the government’s initiative, saying that the public will benefit from it.
“Considering that most streets are usually in two lanes, it will help clear away vehicles being parked in the streets,” he said.
The car dealer also said that the said bill is not yet seen as a threat to the company’s sales and revenue.
The Senate has started the process of ironing out the details of the bill, filed by Senator Sherwin Gatchalian as a solution to the country’s worsening traffic dilemma.
Previously, the City Transport and Traffic Management Office (CTTMO) welcomed the Senate bill, saying that the bill will help in decongesting the roads which was intended to for the passage of vehicles.
Meanwhile, Angela de los Santos, a local businesswoman, lauded the proposed bill’s cause.
Although she finds the law seemingly discriminatory, considering not all car owners can comply with it due to area and situational constrains.
“In the case of medreps (medical representatives) or executives assigned in a certain area, and they are only staying in a boarding house or renting in a house or condominium that doesn’t have any parking space, that needs to be addressed,” de los Santos said.
