Tourists’ congestion fee pushed in Baguio
>> Tuesday, March 21, 2023
By Aldwin Quitasol
BAGUIO CITY — A Baguio City
councilor pushed for a measure to make tourists with vehicles pay before
entering the city.
Councilor Leandro Yangot Jr. said the number of vehicles entering the Summer Capital of the Philippines is adding to the traffic woes of the city.
Yangot sought to pass an ordinance imposing a congestion fee on all tourists bringing their private vehicles here.
Yangot said all visiting vehicle owners or drivers should pay P50 upon entry to the city.
Baguio residents will be exempted from paying the congestion fee.
The councilman said one of amendments he might introduce in the later version of the proposal is the exemption of citizens from the La Trinidad-Itogon-Sablan-Tuba-Tublay areas or even from all parts of the Cordillera.
He added the measure aimed to help reduce worsening traffic problem in the city. Yangot said traffic was one of the biggest headaches of the city and imposing congestion fee was one way to regulate entry of visitor cars to the city.
Yangot pushed that all collected fees shall be deposited in a trust fund to be used for programs and activities to mitigate traffic congestion in the city.
The City Treasury Office shall be tasked to formulate guidelines and to monitor implementation of the ordinance.
Councilor Leandro Yangot Jr. said the number of vehicles entering the Summer Capital of the Philippines is adding to the traffic woes of the city.
Yangot sought to pass an ordinance imposing a congestion fee on all tourists bringing their private vehicles here.
Yangot said all visiting vehicle owners or drivers should pay P50 upon entry to the city.
Baguio residents will be exempted from paying the congestion fee.
The councilman said one of amendments he might introduce in the later version of the proposal is the exemption of citizens from the La Trinidad-Itogon-Sablan-Tuba-Tublay areas or even from all parts of the Cordillera.
He added the measure aimed to help reduce worsening traffic problem in the city. Yangot said traffic was one of the biggest headaches of the city and imposing congestion fee was one way to regulate entry of visitor cars to the city.
Yangot pushed that all collected fees shall be deposited in a trust fund to be used for programs and activities to mitigate traffic congestion in the city.
The City Treasury Office shall be tasked to formulate guidelines and to monitor implementation of the ordinance.
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