Back in June 2011, the Makati City Council passed City Ordinance No. 2011-019, which regulates the use of videoke, karaoke, and other similar audio devices within residential areas and public streets.

1. Makati City’s “Videoke” Ordinance
Back in June 2011, the Makati City Council passed City Ordinance No. 2011-019,
which regulates the use of videoke, karaoke, and other similar audio devices within
residential areas and public streets. The ordinance aims to prevent discomforts and
health hazards among the residents.
Mayor Jejomar Erwin Binay, Jr., the current Makati City mayor, said the city passed the
ordinance to protect the residents from discomfort and disturbances posed by the
unregulated use of videoke or karaoke and amplified sounds in residential areas,
especially during the wee hours of the morning.
Mayor Binay also noted that unreasonable and excessive loudness has become common
in most barangays, affecting many of the city’s residents and even office space tenants.
According to the ordinance,
a person planning to use a
videoke, karaoke, and other
similar audio devices should
have a permit issued by a
barangay captain or an
authorized representative
to regulate its use in public
streets or roadsides.
An applicant must fill out a
form five days prior to the
date of the function or intended activity, and then specify the audio device they intend
to use, including the intended period of use.
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2. Upon approval, the city would allow residents to operate a videoke, karaoke, and other
similar audio devices with amplifiers on the street, but within the “acceptable” volume
limits, and until 12 midnight only.
According to the ordinance, the city would not issue permits for any location within 200
meters of a school, place of worship, or hospital.
Ordinance violators will receive a fine of P1, 000 or an imprisonment of not more than
six months, or both.
First offenders will receive a verbal order from barangay authorities to stop or
tone down the sounds within tolerable level and until a reasonable time. The offender
may be charged with violation of the ordinance, however, if the violation is deemed
excessive.
Sources:
http://www.makati.gov.ph/portal/roms/docs/ORD.%202011/2011-019.pdf
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/17192/makati-city-tones-down-sound-of-videoke-music
http://rentinmakati.com/advice/
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