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"Silent Night" Ordinance Proposed: Asuncion, Keith Ronald U. University of Baguio

The proposed "Silent Night" ordinance would make it unlawful to produce loud noises from audio equipment in residential areas and public streets between 10pm and 5am daily. Karaoke and video activities would be allowed until midnight with a barangay permit. Areas within 200 meters of schools, churches, and hospitals would prohibit noisy activities at all times. Fines would be issued for violations, ranging from P1,000 for a first offense to P5,000 for subsequent offenses. The ordinance aims to address noise issues that deprive residents of peace and have led to disputes and property damage.

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"Silent Night" Ordinance Proposed: Asuncion, Keith Ronald U. University of Baguio

The proposed "Silent Night" ordinance would make it unlawful to produce loud noises from audio equipment in residential areas and public streets between 10pm and 5am daily. Karaoke and video activities would be allowed until midnight with a barangay permit. Areas within 200 meters of schools, churches, and hospitals would prohibit noisy activities at all times. Fines would be issued for violations, ranging from P1,000 for a first offense to P5,000 for subsequent offenses. The ordinance aims to address noise issues that deprive residents of peace and have led to disputes and property damage.

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“Silent night” ordinance proposed

Asuncion, Keith Ronald U.

University of Baguio
SILENT NIGHT ORDINANCE

The Community Council adopted a proposed ordinance making it unlawful for any person to
produce or make unreasonable, unwanted or irregular loud noises from audio equipment in
residential areas and public streets and for other purposes. The ordinance which will also be
known as the city’s ‘Silent night’ ordinance authored by Councilor Edgar M. Avila stated
effective upon the approval of the measure, it will be unlawful for any person to make or cause
excessive, unnecessary, or unusual loud sounds from audio devices within residential areas,
subdivisions and public streets from 10 pm to 5 am daily.

However, that the use of video or karaoke, a favorite local past time, may be permitted until 12
midnight, provided that the residents concerned obtain a permit from the punong barangay
concerned 5 days before the planned use and undertake to maintain the volume of the device at
an appropriate level.
Further, the ordinance pointed out that in areas within 200 meters of classrooms, places of
worship, and hospitals, noisy noises, music or noise would not be tolerated.
if the breach is considered excessive, a fine of P1,000 or imprisonment of up to 6 months or
both shall be levied for the first offense, a fine of P3,000 for the second offense and a fine of
P5,000 for the third offense and an effective fine of P5,000 for the third offense, a fine of P3,000
for the second offense and a fine of P5,000 for the third offense.
Under the proposed ordinance, audio equipment would include, inter alia, karaokes, video
recorders, amplifiers and musical instruments, thus unreasonably noisy noise is referred to as
running, playing or allowing any radio, CD player, TV set, amplified musical instruments, drums,
loudspeaker, video or karaoke machine or other sound producing equipment to be controlled or
played in such a manner.
Moreover, a sound may also be considered too loud if it is plainly audible at a distance of 50
feet from its origin.

At same time, the author claimed people are deprived of their well-deserved peace because of
rowdy, noisy parties or gatherings in the neighborhood, and neighbors and strangers who take
for granted the well-being of others and think only of their own enjoyment, thus, the need to
effectively and efficiently address the basic community concern.

The ordinance claimed, more often than not, disputes stem out of these issues which even
result to violent, injury and damage to property. - Dexter A. See [Link]

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