Iloilo City Regulation Ordinance 2015-447
Iloilo City Regulation Ordinance 2015-447
Iloilo City Regulation Ordinance 2015-447
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
CITY OF ILOILO
OFFICE OF THE SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD
EXCERPT FROM THE MINUTES OF THE 42No REGULAR SESSION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD OF THE CITY OF ILOILO,
PHILIPPINES, HELD AT THE SESSION HALL, NEW CITY HALL BUILDING, PLAZA
LIBERTAD, ILOILO CITY, ON TUESDAY, 10, NOVEMBER, 2015
PRESENT:
HON. JOSE S. ESPINOSA III
City Vice Mayor &Presiding Officer
HON. LYNDON V. ACAP
HON.RODELF.AGADO
HON. LADY JULIE GRACE L. BARONDA
HON. R LEONE N. GEROCHI, (Asst. Floor Leader)
HON. REYLAND V. HERV!AS, Pres,LigangmgaBarangay
HON. ARMAND S. PARCON
HON. EDUARDO L. PENAREDONDO, (Floor Leader)
HON. LIEZL JOY ZULUETA-SALAZAR
HON. JOSE EFRAIN G. TRENAS III
HON. NIELEXC. TUPAS
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ABSENT:
HON. JOSHUA C. ALIM (Special Leave)
HON. PLARIDEL C. NAVA, II (Special Leave)
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WHEREAS, the City of Iloilo, being a highly urbanized Local Government Unit of the
Philippines which is a signatory to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
(UNCRC), is committed to promote the utmost interests and development of children and to
protect their rights and privileges;
WHEREAS, there is a need to enact an ordinance that would redound to the greater benefits
of the youth sector of society, protect their rights and to properly safeguard their welfare amidst
the harsh realities of the present day society;
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Sangguniang Panlungsod of the City ofiloilo,
Section 1. Title - This ordinance shall be known as "The Ordinance Regulating the
Operation of Lodging Houses, Pension Houses, Inns, Hotels, Motels, Apartelles, and Other Similar
Establishments in the City oflloilo and Providing Mechanisms Therefore and for Other Purposes".
Section 2. Definition of Terms - For the purpose of this ordinance, the following terms
are hereby defines as follows:
a. Child/Minor - shall refer to a person below eighteen (18) years of age, or one over
said age and who, upon evaluation of a qualified physician, psychologist, or
psychiatrist is found to be incapable to take care of himself/herself because of a
physical or mental disability or condition, or of protecting himself/herself from
abuse;
b. Child Abuse- refers to the infliction of physical or psychological injury, cruelty to,
or neglect, sexual abuse, or exploitation of a child;
c. Sexual Abuse - includes the employment, use, persuasion, inducement, enticement,
or coercion of a child to engage in, or assist another person to engage in sexual
intercourse or lascivious conduct or the molestation, prostitution, or having
incestuous relationship with children;
d. Exploitation - means the hiring, employment, persuasion, inducement, or coercion
of a child to perform in obscene exhibitions and indecent shows, whether live or in
video or film, or to post or act as a model in obscene publications or pornographic
materials, or to sell or distribute said materials;
e. Lascivious Conduct - means the intentional touching, either directly or through
clothing of the genitalia, anus, groin, breast, inner thigh, or buttocks, or the
introduction of any object into genitalia, anus, or mouth, of any person, whether of
the same or opposite sex with an intent to abuse, humiliate, harass, degrade, or
arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any person, bestiality, masturbation, lascivious
exhibition of the genitals or private area of a person;
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g. Hotel - includes any house or building or portion thereof in which a person may be
regularly harbored or received as transient or guests. A hotel shall be considered
as living quarters and shall have the privilege to accept any number of guests and
to serve food to the guests therein;
h. Lodging House - includes any house or building, or portion thereof, in which any
person or persons may be regularly harbored or received as transient for
compensation. Taverns and inns shall be considered as lodging houses;
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Motel (Motorist Hotel)- includes any house or building or portion thereof, in which
any person or persons may be regularly harbored or received as transient or guest
and which is provided with a common enclosed garage or individually enclosed
garages where such transients or guests may park their motor vehicles;
J. Pension House- a private, or family operated tourist boarding house, tourist guest
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police or tanod, City Social Welfare Office and Barangay Officials concerned for any violation
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