Amendment to Chapter 23 (Garbage Service Charges) of Navotas Revenue Code of 1992

December 12, 2002 NAVOTAS MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE NO. 025-02 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 23 OF PAMBAYANG ORDINANSA BLG. 92-12, ALSO KNOWN AS NAVOTAS REVENUE CODE OF 1992, THE GARBAGE SERVICE CHARGES WHEREAS, the cost of supervising and regulating the day to day operations of businesses and private individuals has been spiraling and has increased in the last nine (9) years; WHEREAS, there is a substantial increase in the operational cost of garbage management and disposal since 1992, and the municipality has to spend thirty million pesos a year just for this purpose; WHEREAS, under the Local Government Code, each local government unit shall exercise its power to create its own sources of revenue and to levy fees and charges commensurate with the cost of regulation, inspection and licensing and/or services rendered; WHEREAS, the need for increase of garbage service charges is necessary to meet the expenses being incurred by the municipality regarding garbage disposal and not to hamper the delivery of basic services to the public; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, AS IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED by the Sangguniang Bayan of Navotas, in session assembled, as follows: EHCDSI SECTION 1. Chapter 23, Section 115, Garbage Service Charges, of Pambayang Ordinansa Blg. 92-12, known as the Revenue Code of the Municipality of Navotas, Metro Manila, is hereby amended as follows: Section 115 RATE OF CHARGES except as otherwise provide herein, garbage service charges shall be collected quarterly from every person (natural or juridical) engaged in business, occupation or calling or any undertaking in the municipality in accordance with the following schedule: Rate Per Quarter Old New SCHEDULE A AIRCRAFT AND WATER COMPANIES 1.) Main Office P1,000,00 P1,500.00 2.) For every branch office 500.00 750.00 SCHEDULE B AMUSEMENT PLACES 1.) Amusement centers and establishments With coin-operated machines, appliances, Amusement rides and shooting galleries, Side shows booths and other similar Establishments with the contrivances for the amusement of customers, per contrivance P25.00 37.50 2.) Billiard and/or pool halls, table 25.00 37.50 3.) Bowling establishments: a.) Automatic, per lane 30.00 45.00 b.) Non-automatic, per lane 25.00 37.50 4.) Casinos 1,000.00 1,500.00 5.) Circuses, carnivals, & the like 500.00 750.00 6.) Cockpits 600.00 900.00 7.) Gymnasiums 100.00 150.00 8.) Membership clubs, Associations or Organizations: a.) Serving foods, drinks, and lodging facilities 400.00 600.00 b.) Serving foods and drinks without lodging facilities 200.00 300.00 9.) Night/day clubs, discos, cocktail lounge or bars, beer gardens, karaoke or sing-alongs, cabaret or dance halls 500.00 750.00 10.) Resorts or other similar establishments 250.00 375.00 11.) Sauna baths and message clinics, per cubicle 25.00 37.50 12.) Skating 250.00 375.00 13.) Stadia, sports complexes 250.00 375.00 14.) Theaters or cinema house with seating Capacity of: a.) more than 2,000 persons 500.00 750.00 b.) 500 to 2,000 persons 400.00 600.00 c.) Less than 500 persons 300.00 450.00 15.) Pelota courts, tennis courts and other similar nature 50.00 75.00 SCHEDULE C ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANIES 1.) Main Office or each power plant P2,500.00 3,750.00 2.) Every branch office thereof 1,000.00 1,500.00 SCHEDULE D FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 1.) Banks a.) Commercial banks (main office) P750.00 1,125.00 Every branch thereof 400.0 600.00 b.) Savings bank (main office) 600.00 900.00 Every branch thereof 200.00 300.00 c.) Rural banks 200.00 300.00 2.) Savings and Loan Associations, Insurance Companies, Pawnshops Main Office 500.00 750.00 Every branch thereof 250.00 375.00 3.) Financial and/or lending investors establishments, money shops: a.) Main Office 500.00 750.00 Every branch thereof 250.00 375.00 b.) Authorized dealer in foreign currencies and stock broker 250.00 375.00 SCHEDULE E GASOLINE SERVICE/FILLING STATIONS: 1.) Having an area of more than 1,500 sq.m. or more P500.00 750.00 2.) Having an area of more than 1,000 but less than 1,500 sq.m. 400.00 600.00 3.) Having an area of 1,000 sq.m. or less 300.00 450.00 4.) Curb pumps and filling stations 150.00 225.00 SCHEDULE F PRIVATE HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CLINICS WITH BED CAPACITY FOR: 1.) More than 500 persons P500.00 750.00 2.) 301 to 500 persons 420.00 630.00 3.) 151 to 300 persons 360.00 540.00 4.) 101 to 150 persons 300.00 450.00 5.) 76 to 100 persons 300.00 450.00 6.) 51 to 75 persons 300.00 450.00 7.) 25 to 50 persons 300.00 450.00 8.) less than 25 persons 300.00 450.00 Animal hospitals and other 100.00 150.00 SCHEDULE G HOTELS, MOTELS, APARTELS, PENSION, INNS, DRIVE INNS, BOARDING HOUSES, LODGING HOUSES, DORMITORIES, DWELLINGS AND OTHER SPACE FOR LEASE FOR RENT. 1.) Hotels: a) Five star, per room: 1.) single bed P10.00 15.00 2.) double bed 15.00 22.50 3.) suite 20.00 30.00 b) Four star, per room: 1.) single bed 10.00 15.00 2.) double bed 15.00 22.50 3.) suite 20.00 30.00 c) Three star, per room: 1.) single bed 5.00 7.50 2.) double bed 10.00 15.00 3.) suite 15.00 22.50 2.) Motels, and Drive-Inns, per room: 3.) Hotels, apartels, pension Inns: a) With air-conditioner, per room: 1.) single bed 20.00 30.00 2.) double bed 20.00 30.00 b) Without air-conditioner, per room: 1) single bed 10.00 15.00 2) double bed 10.00 15.00 4.) Boarding houses, lodging houses, dormitories, Bed spaces (bed capacity) per bed 5.00 7.50 SCHEDULE H INSTITUTIONS OF LEARNING: 1.) Private universities, college, schools, and education or vocational institutions based on the total semester enrollment as follows: a) 50, 000 students or more P1,000.00 1,500.00 b) 30,000 or more but less than 50, 000 students 800.00 1,200.00 c) 20,000 or more but less than 30,000 students 750.00 1,125.00 d) 10,000 or more but less than 20,000 students 500.00 750.00 e) 5,000 or more but less than 10,000 students 400.00 600.00 f) 1,000 or more but less than 5,000 students 300.00 450.00 g) 300 or more but less than 1,000 students 150.00 225.00 h) Below 300 students 150.0 225.00 SCHEDULE I LIQUIFIED PETROLEUM: Gas dealer: 1.) Marketer P200.00 300.00 2.) Dealer 100.00 150.00 SCHEDULE J MARKET STALLHOLDERS: 1.) Public Market: a) For each stall with 100 or More stallholders P25.00 37.50 b) For each stall with less Than 100 stallholders 20.00 30.00 2.) Private Market: a) Each stall 25.00 37.50 Stallholders with more than five (5) square meters and/or rendering special services such as: pawnshop, appliance store, banks, and other similar establishments shall be excluded under the term stallholders and levied garbage in accordance with pertinent provisions of this chapter. SCHEDULE K MEDIA FACILITIES: 1.) Newspaper, books, or magazines publication: a) Daily Newspaper P500.00 750.00 b) Weekly Magazines 250.00 375.00 c) Books and other Magazines publication 150.00 225.00 2.) Radio Stations 250,00 375.00 3.) T.V. Stations 500.00 750.00 SCHEDULE L TELEGRAM, TELETYPE, CABLE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION COMPANIES, ETC: 1.) Main Office P500.00 750.00 2.) Every Branch/Station Thereof 500.00 750.00 SCHEDULE M TELEPHONE COMPANIES: 1.) Main office P2,000.00 3,000.00 2.) Every Branch Station thereof 1,000.00 1,500.00 SCHEDULE N TERMINAL GARBAGE FOR BUS, TAXI AND OTHER PUBLIC UTILITY VEHICLES EXCEPT THOSE USED FOR HOME GARBAGE: 1.) With an area of 1,000 sq. m. or more P500.00 750.00 2.) With an area of 700 or more but less than 1,000 sq. m. 400.00 600.00 3.) with an area of 500 or more but less than 700 sq. m. 300.00 450.00 4.) With an area of 300 or more but less than 500 sq. m. 200.00 300.00 5.) With an area of less than 300 sq. m. 100.00 150.00 SCHEDULE O PEDDLERS, AMBULANT VENDORS EXCEPT DELIVERY VAN OR TRUCK 25.00 37.50 SCHEDULE P ADMINISTRATION OFFICES, DISPLAY OFFICES AND/OR OFFICES OF PROFESSIONALS 50.00 75.00 SCHEDULE Q FILM SHOOTING, PER DAY 5.00 7.50 SCHEDULE R PRIVATE WAREHOUSE OR BODEGA 250.00 375.00 SCHEDULE S ALL OTHER BUSINESSES AND OTHER SERVICES AGENCIES NOT SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED ABOVE WILL BE BASED ON THE ACTUAL GENERATED GARBAGE AND AGGREGATE AREA OF BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS. A. Businesses that generates 3 cu. m and below of garbage weekly will be subject to the following schedule: I. Manufacturers, producers and processors: a) factory with an aggregate area of: 1,000 sq. m. or more P1,500.00 2,250.00 500 or more but less than 1,000 sq. m. 1,000.00 1,500.00 200 or more but less than 500 sq. m. 750.00 1,125.00 100 or more but less than 200 sq. m. 600.00 900.00 50 or more but less than 100 sq. m. 450.00 675.00 25 or more but less than 50 sq. m. 250.00 375.00 less than 25 sq. m. 100.00 150.00 b) Principal/Branch or Sales office With an aggregate area of: Factory is: Within same Outside the Locality Locality Per Quarter Per Quarter 1,000 sq. m. or more 500.00 - 750.00 750.00 - 1,125.00 500 or more but less than 1,000 sq. m. 450.00 - 675.00 500.00 - 750.00 200 or more but less than 500 sq. m. 300.00 - 450.00 350.00 - 525.00 100 or more but less than 200 sq. m. 250.00 - 375.00 300.00 - 450.00 50 or more but less than 100 sq. m. 150.00 - 225.00 200.00 - 300.00 25 or more but less than 50 sq. m. 50.00 - 75.00 100.00 - 150.00 Less than 25 sq. m. 25.00 - 37.50 50.00 - 75.00 II. Exporters/Importers P500.00 - 750.00 III. Brewers, Distillers, Compounders and Public Eating Places with an Aggregate area of: 1,000 sq. m. or more P1,500.00 - 2,250.00 500 or more but less than 1,000 sq. m. 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 200 or more but less than 500 sq. m. 750.00 - 1,125.00 100 or more but less than 200 sq. m. 600.00 - 900.00 50 or more but less than 100 sq. m. 450.00 - 675.00 25 or more but less than 50 sq. m. 250.00 - 375.00 Less than 25 sq. m. 100.00 - 150.00 Carinderia 50.00 - 75.00 IV. Owners or Operators of Business Establishment Rendering Services: a.) Business Offices of General Contractors (Building Specialty Engineering) Manpower service/employment agencies, Private detective agencies, advertising agencies with an aggregate area of 1,000 sq. m. or more P1,000.00 1,500.00 500 or more but less than 1,000 sq. m. 750.00 1,125.00 200 or more but less than 500 sq. m. 600.00 900.00 100 or more but less than 200 sq. m. 450.00 675.00 50 or more but less than 100 sq. m. 250.00 375.00 25 or more but less than 50 sq. m. 100.00 150.00 Less than 25 sq. m. 50.00 75.00 b.) Other contractors/business establishments engaged in rendering services, printers and publishers with an aggregate area of: 1,000.00 sq.m. or more P1,500.00 2,250.00 500 or more but less than 1,000 sq.m. 1,000.00 1,500.00 200 or more but less than 500 sq.m. 750.00 1,125.00 100 or more but less than 200 sq.m. 550.00 825.00 50 or more but less than 100 sq.m. 400.00 600.00 25 or more but less than 50 sq.m. 150.00 225.00 Less than 25 sq.m. 50.00 75.00 c.) Independent Wholesalers, Dealers, Distributors Repackers and Retailers with an aggregate area of: 1,000.00 sq.m. or more P1,000.00 1,500.00 500 or more but less than 700.00 1,050.00 200 or more but less than 500 sq.m. 500.00 750.00 100 or more but less than sq.m. 300.00 450.00 50 or more but less than 100 sq.m. 150.00 225.00 25 or more but less than 50 sq.m. 100.00 150.00 Less than 25 sq.m. 50.00 75.00 B. Businesses stated in Schedule S that generates more than 3 cu. m. of garbage weekly will be charged base on the following: cTSDAH 1. In excess of 3 cu. m. of weekly generated garbage, additional charges of P100.00 per cu. m. will be collected; 2. Or may avail the special garbage collection per truck according to the following schedule: P1,500.00 for ten wheeler dump truck (w/cargo capacity of 15 cu. m.) P700.00 for mini dump truck (w/cargo capacity of 7 cu. m.) C. Businesses that have their own garbage hauling service will pay their garbage fee according to the aggregate area of their business establishments. SECTION 2. For purposes of this Ordinance, the following terms are hereby defined as follows: a.) Private individuals shall refer to any persons who have established domicile in the Municipality of Navotas. b.) Entities shall refer to industrial factories, manufacturing plants, business and commercial establishments, and the like that operate within the Municipality of Navotas. c.) Special Garbage Collection Services shall refer to the collection of garbage or wastes for a fee, in compliance to requests from private individuals or entities requiring special trips by the municipal garbage trucks. d.) Special Trips shall refer to the extra travel of ESO garbage trucks to and from garbage collection point to the dumpsite, outside of its designated schedule. e.) Mini-Dump Truck shall refer to the 6-wheeler garbage truck with a cargo capacity of 7 cubic meters. f.) Ten-Wheeler Dump Truck shall refer to the 10-wheeled garbage truck with a cargo capacity of 15 cubic meters. SECTION 3. Garbage Service Charges for Multiple Business . Where there are too more kinds of businesses subject to the garbage charges, conducted on the same place or establishment by the same owner or operator, the charge to be collected shall be that which has the highest rate among the businesses concerned plus twenty five (25%) percent thereof, provided that the total garbage fee shall not exceed Nine Thousand (P9,000.00) Pesos per annum. SECTION 4. For reasons beyond control (i.e. increase in the cost of maintenance, lack of serviceable trucks, absence of disposal site within the municipality), this municipality reserved its right to decline requests for collection of garbage from business entities, private individuals. SECTION 5. Business entities/private individuals having their own garbage hauling service or having their own hauling service contractor will be allowed to dump their garbage until the disposal facility of this municipality is available. In this case, garbage fees will be based on aggregate area only. SECTION 6. Manufacturers/Producers Maintaining or Operation Principal Offices, Factories and/or Sales Offices in the same Premises . for purposes of collection of the garbage charges under Schedule S (I), manufacturers or producers maintaining their factory, principal or sales offices in the same premises shall pay the garbage charges based on the total aggregate area of such business premises at rates prescribed under Schedule S (I-A) of this Chapter. ITDHcA SECTION 7. Newly Established Business . In the case of a newly established business, the applicable garbage charges shall be computed proportionately to the quarterly charge. SECTION 8. The Internal Rules and Regulations for Special Garbage Collection Services are as follows: A. All request for special garbage collection services shall be made in writing and submitted to the Office of the Mayor. B. Upon approval of the Mayor's Office, the Business Permits and Licensing Office will be the one to issue the order of payment. C. Payment shall be made only to the Municipal Treasurer or his duly authorized collection agent upon presentation of the order of payment and will be issued corresponding official receipt. (Note: The said official receipt or a photocopy thereof must be presented by each establishment as proof of payment for the services previously rendered otherwise, its waste shall not be collected.) D. After the payment has been made at the Treasurer's Office, the official receipt will be presented to the BPLO for the release of trash bags and trip tickets. Trip tickets shall bear the date and time of collection of garbage. (Note: Each trash bags corresponds to a specific volume and amount in cu. m.) E. Only municipal dump-trucks and crew under the Environmental Sanitation Office (ESO) shall be authorized to collect garbage at commercial and industrial establishment. F. Each assigned dump-trucks and crew will be issued serialized trip tickets which will be presented to authorized personnel of commercial and industrial establishment for acknowledgement and to the municipal volume checker/inspector for validation. Each ticket must contain the driver's and crew members' names and signatures, control no., truck body and plate no., volume as basis for payment computation and the names and signatures of the owner or authorized representative and municipal volume checker/inspector. G. Specifically designed garbage trash bags shall be issued by the Municipal Government to commercial and industrial establishments to be able for them to segregate their waste (bio-degradable or non-biodegradable) each bearing the Official Seal of the Municipal Government with the standard volume or weight indicated thereon. H. There will be specified time for collection of commercial and industrial waste. Untimely placing of garbage outside the business premises is prohibited. I. Collection to these establishments will be scheduled during the week with each type of waste, bio-degradable or non-biodegradable. Waste must be segregated at source, deodorized and sanitized especially biodegradable waste and must be placed in sealed trash bags for safe handling and collection. J. Using of trash bags other than the specifically designed trash bags issued by this municipality is prohibited. SECTION 9. Penalty Clause (Special Garbage Collection) . a.) Any business establishments/private individuals caught illegally dumping their garbage in areas not designated as collection point shall be penalized under the Municipal Ordinance No. 2001-11. b.) Any establishment/private individual caught of placing their garbage beyond the specified time of collection shall be penalized with a fine of Five Hundred Pesos (P500.00). c.) Using of trash bags other than the specifically designed trash bags issued by this Municipality shall be penalized with a fine of One Thousand Pesos (P1000.00). d.) ESO Personnel caught of collecting garbage in trash bags other than the official garbage bags will be terminated from office. e.) Municipal Personnel caught of collecting garbage without the official trip ticket will be terminated from office. SECTION 10. Any provisions of the Revenue Code of the Municipality of Navotas, Metro Manila, Pambayang Ordinansa Blg. 92-12 that are inconsistent with this ordinance are hereby repealed or amended accordingly. SECTION 11. This ordinance shall take effect after its approval. ENACTED by the Sangguniang Bayan of Navotas during their special session this 12th of December, 2002. APPROVED: (SGD.) GERARDO A. PLAMENCO Councilor (SGD.) CESAR P. SANTOS Councilor (SGD.) JOSE RONNIE I. SALVADOR Councilor (SGD.) GERARDO T. SANTIAGO Councilor (SGD.) ERLINDA S. RAMIREZ Councilor (SGD.) ALFREDO R. PEA Councilor (SGD.) ROMEO C. GINOGINO Councilor (SGD.) ALFREDO N. LIZAN Councilor (SGD.) EDUARDO M. CHU Councilor (SGD.) EDGARDO S. SANTIAGO Councilor (SGD.) PERFECTO C. CRUZ, JR. Councilor (SGD.) ALFREDO R. VICENCIO Councilor (SGD.) CLINT NICOLAS B. GERONIMO Councilor I hereby certify the correctness of the Above Municipal Ordinance. (SGD.) MARLON S. SERRANO Secretary Sangguniang Bayan ATTESTED AND CERTIFIED TO BE DULY APPROVED: (SGD.) ARNEL S. LUPISAN Councilor/Acting Presiding Officer Sangguniang Bayan APPROVED this 17th day of December, 2002. (SGD.) TOBIAS M. TIANGCO Mayor