Cordillera - The people and residents of Baguio deserve a quiet and peaceful night to recover from the hard day's work.
Thanks to the ordinance authored by Councilor Edgar Avila that had been passed into law last year making it unlawful for any person to make or cause "excessive, unnecessary, or unusual loud sounds" from any audio device within residential areas, subdivisions and public streets in the city from 10 pm to 5 am.
The good councilor explained that people look forward to going home after a hard day's work or after school and expect an evening of rest, peaceful bliss and good night's sleep.
However, some inconsiderate and selfish individuals seems to neglect the well-being of their neighbors and go beyond their selfish noisy parties and celebrations.
"Our people are deprived of the 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," Avilla said.
The ordinance now prohibits excessive loud noise coming from any audio and musical instruments such as radio, CD player, television set, amplifier, drums, loudspeaker, karaoke or videoke within residential areas, subdivisions, public streets and 200 meters within schools, hospitals and places of worship.
Violators of the ordinance will be given an initial verbal warning to remind them to tone down the noise. However, failure to heed the warning and if violation is deemed excessive, a fine of P1,000 or imprisonment of up to six months shall be imposed for the first offense; P3,000 for the second offense and P5,000 for the third offense.
