ILOILO City – The first five days of implementation of the city’s Paid Parking Ordinance collected over P59,000.
This is, however, lower than the projected target collection of P2,000 to P4,000 per designated parking area or an estimated P30,000 a day as parking fees.
Jeck Conlu, head of the Public Safety and Transportation Management Office (PSTMO), explained there were some adjustments during the first week of implementation; they were short of personnel to oversee the paid parking areas.
Motorists unaware of the ordinance were also given a pass, he added.
“Hopefully, by this week ma-increase (collection),” Conlu said.
The city government’s Local Economic Enterprise Office (LEEO) is the one collecting fees for paid parking while the PSTMO is in charge of the reinforcement, especially if there are violators.
Conlu noted that the LEEO is deploying more personnel.
Under the ordinance, parking spaces subjected to parking fees are the following:
* Calasanz Street fronting San Jose Church, perpendicular parking both sides;
* Ortiz Street, parallel parking both sides;
* Guanco Street, diagonal parking on the left side (across Iloilo Central Market);
* Aldeguer Street, diagonal parking on the left side (across Iloilo Central Market);
* Arsenal Street, parallel parking both sides;
* Solis Street, parallel parking both sides;
* Zamora Street, parallel parking both sides; and
* Macario Peralta Street, parallel parking both sides except front of the Bureau of Fire Protection and Office of the Congressman.
Motor vehicle owners and/or persons in charge of motor vehicles will be charged the following rates:
* Motorcycles – P15 for the first two hours and P5 per hour for the succeeding hours
* Tricycle – P20 for the first two hours and P5 per hour for the succeeding hours
* Light Vehicles – P25 for the first two hours and P5 per hour for the succeeding hours
* Medium vehicles (delivery trucks) – P30 for the first two hours and P5 per hour for the succeeding hours./PN
