QuestionsQuestions (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 327)
No person may conduct or operate a billiard/pool hall or bowling alley for compensation or hire without first securing a license from the City or Municipal Treasurer of the locality where the place is established.
They shall not be maintained or operated within a radius of 200 lineal meters from any city hall or municipal building, provincial capitol building, national capitol building, public plaza, public school, church, hospital, athletic stadium, public park, or any institution of learning or charity.
They may be open to the public and allow billiard/pool/bowling games only from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight daily.
On those dates, billiard/pool halls or bowling alleys may be open until 2:00 a.m. of the following day.
Yes. If a bowling alley is located in any residential section of a chartered city, municipality, or municipal district, it shall not be permitted to operate after 11:00 p.m.
Minors less than 18 years of age shall not be admitted to participate in any game. For bowling alleys, minors under 12 years of age shall not be allowed to participate in any game.
No. No intoxicating liquor of any kind may be sold within the premises of any billiard/pool hall or bowling alley.
Firearms or any deadly weapon are not permitted within the premises except by peace officers in the due performance of official duties.
A protest may be filed with the Secretary of the Interior, who is authorized to decide the case or cancel the license after proper investigation.
It is the duty of the operator or concessionaire to ensure that the rules and regulations are properly observed and that peace and order is maintained at all times within the premises.
Any action of the City or Municipal Treasurer under paragraph 1 may be appealed to the Secretary of the Interior, whose decision shall be final.
They must pay a license fee of not less than PHP 10 per billiard or pool table or per bowling alley annually, or PHP 2.50 quarterly.
Yes, but subject to conditions. Existing ordinances prescribing higher fees remain in force until otherwise provided for by the President. Also, a city/municipal council may impose a higher fee upon approval of the President.
They are given one year’s notice to close, transfer, or otherwise comply. In special cases with justifiable reasons, the Secretary of the Interior with the approval of the President may authorize continuance in the present location.