Lapu-Lapu City is now going to regulate videoke and karaoke sessions in the city. Sounds good right? Wrong. The laws have been on the book for a long time. Why are is they mayor deciding to enforce them now?
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Videoke and karaoke sessions are now regulated in Lapu-Lapu City.
Mayor Cindi King-Chan announced on Sunday, December 7, that her administration will strictly enforce existing regulations on videoke and karaoke.
“Videoke singing is allowed only until 10 p.m. in our city so that neighbor are not disturbed. Call 911 to report those who do not follow the ordinance,” King-Chan said in an advisory that was posted on her social media page on Sunday, December 7.
The mayor used as basis for her order a resolution passed in November 2025 that called for the strict enforcement of four City Ordinances, one of which is Ordinance No. 117-2002.
The ordinance regulates the commercial use and operation of karaoke, videoke, sing-along, minus one, music box and other similar machines.
The same resolution, authored by Councilor Joseph Pangatungan, also called for the imposition of “strict time limits on the use of karaoke machines and outdoor discos to preserve peace and order, protect public health, and maintain the city’s image as a premier tourism destination.”
“No one is exempted from this, regardless of singing ability,” King-Chan said.
Her post caught the attention of many. It garnered over 3, 000 reactions and over 700 comments in just two hours from the time of posting.
In the comments section of her post, many asked if the restrictions would apply during the Christmas and New Year’s celebrations when parties are normally held.
Some netizens also requested for the deployment of barangay tanods for night roving to ensure that the city’s policy is implemented.
A netizen asked for the implementation of a curfew in Lapu-Lapu City while another asked for the regulation of the operation of internet cafes which are visited at night by minors who want to play.
Can you imagine that in November of 2025 the city passes a resolution to STRICTLY ENFORCE four city ordinances? They all should be enforced all the time!!! It's not this ordinance has never been enforced. A decade ago in 2014, 16 karaoke joints were shut down for violating this ordinance and for not having business permits.
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Sixteen karaoke bars in Lapu-Lapu City were shut down for operating without business permits and for violating the city’s anti-noise ordinance.
Nine establishments got the closure order Friday night while seven received the order last week.
Antonio Utrera, task force head of the City’s Advocacy for Responsible Enterprise (CARE), served the closure orders which were reviewed by Mayor Paz Radaza.
The task force which inspected the establishments under the new bridge in barangay Pusok found them violating Ordinance No. 117-2002 which regulates the commercial use and operation of “karaoke, videoke, sing-along, minus one, music box, other similar machines or contraptions.”
The bars had been warned several times before to comply with the ordinance especially the provision which states that the volume of noise be reduced by 10 p.m.
Some of the bars had business permits but these were revoked since the permit states that it can be revoked “any time for violations of any laws, rules and regulations without any need for further written order from the city.”
The 16 bars were ordered closed effective immediately.
Miraflor Alegado, owner of Myra’s Videoke under the new bridge, was upset. She said she was not warned and she met Utrera only once.
She said she would complain against what she said was an unfair closure order. The three-room establishment was full of customers when the closure order was served by the task force assisted by police and barangay tanods.
Utrera denied that the task force only showed up once.
“We kept coming here to remind them to comply with the city ordinance because of complaints we received but they just laughed at us,” Utrera said.
Of the the nine videoke bars under the bridge, one had no business permit. Of the seven videoke bars along Maximo Patalinghug Avenue that were closed, four had no permits.
The Task Force CARE also monitors Internet cafés, billiard halls and dart halls that accommodate students during class hours.
Look at that! The head of the task force for enforcing these laws said when they reminded these business to comply with the ordinances they were LAUGHED AT!! What a revelation. Not only do business owners not care about complying with the laws but those tasked with enforcing the law are seen a joke with no authority.
I can't find the exact ordinance but it appears it was enacted in 2002 given its number, 117-2002. The fact is laws need to be enforced as soon as they are enacted. This does not happen in the Philippines because oftentimes business owners do not care and those in charge look the other way. The lack of law enforcement is another reason Filipino politicians must be eliminated as the people must shout No More Hell Run By Filipinos!
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