QC Gov't Will Impose Parking Fees Along Tomas Morato

MANILA, Philippines -- A group of businessmen in Quezon City have opposed a measure which would allow the city government to charge fees from people who leave their vehicles in designated street parking areas.

In a statement, Edwin Rodriguez of the Tomas Morato Business Club said the measure was “ill-timed, ill-advised and anti-people."

Under the proposed ordinance, fees ranging from P20 to P150 would be charged from drivers who would be allowed to park for three hours in designated street parking areas near “places of special interest.”


“Places of special interest” were defined as places where people congregate such as parks, churches, government offices, schools, museums and shopping malls.
(Inquirer.Net)

Fact: Does the Quezon City (QC) Government know that they spent billions of pesos worth of taxes , that WE payed, for the beautification of the parking slots along Tomas Morato. Now, in return for spending our money, they are planning to charge us parking fees ranging from 20 to 150 pesos!!! It's insanely crazy! It should be our privilege and the business owners' decision to decide whether they will charge or not!

I love dining around Tomas Morato because there are no parking fees! Now, the greedy QC government will charge parking fee because they improved the area using OUR taxes.

I guess they just don't care about any other people as long as they get money and maybe worst, put it in their pockets. Can't they just be thankful enough that a huge bunch of establishments and restaurants along Tomas Morato are contributing to the development of Quezon City by paying taxes that the QC Government get to add to their budget and "spend"? How I wish they get to taste their own medicine soon. They are so filthy rich that they don't mind paying the 20 pesos parking fee because they got to get easy-earned money.

This is why it's hard to do business in the Philippines. We are nearing communism where the Government wants a share in our every single hard-earned earning. How selfish and greedy.