The Bacolod City Tourism Development Office, led by Chief Tourism Operations Officer Ma. Teresa Manalili, convened a collaboration meeting on “Partnership for Responsible Tourism: Regulating Homesharing and Homestays for properties using Online Booking Platforms in Bacolod City” Tuesday.
The session brought together condominium property administrators, building managers and short-term rental operators to discuss the implementation of City Ordinance No. 904, Series of 2019, which aims to regulate Homesharing and Homestay properties posted in online booking platforms and promote safe, legal, and standardized accommodations for tourists.
Joining the discussion were lawyer Karol Joseph Chiu, City Legal Officer; Marivic Canada, Licensing Officer III of the Business Permits and Licensing Office; Tourism Operations Officer II Liana Reynes; and Tourism Operations Officer I Meneil Lopez-Poquiz.*
