5.4.3 Motorist Hotel refers to any structure with several separate units, primarily
located along the highway, with individual or common parking space, at which motorists
may obtain lodging and in some instances, meals.
5.4.4 Pension House refers to a private, or family-operated tourist boarding house,
tourist guest house or tourist lodging house, regularly catering to tourist, and/or traveler,
containing several independent table rooms, providing common facilities such as toilets,
bathrooms/showers, living and dining rooms and/or kitchen and where a combination of
board and lodging may be provided.
The term lodging establishment shall include lodging houses, which shall mean such
establishments are regularly engaged in the hotel business, but which, nevertheless,
are not registered, classified and licensed as hotels by reason of inadequate essential
facilities and services. It also includes resort, which shall refer to any place or places
with pleasant environment and atmosphere conducive to comfort, healthful relaxation
and rest, offering food, sleeping accommodation and recreational facilities to the public
for a fee or remuneration.
5.4.5 Restaurant refers to any establishment duly licensed by the government selling
to the public, regular and special meals or menu. The discount shall be for the purchase
of food drinks, beverages, dessert and other consumable items served by the
establishments including value meals and other similar food counters, fast food, cooked
food and short orders including take-outs.
5.5 Sports and Recreational Centers – refers to any establishment offering sports
recreational and amusement services with facilities such as but not limited to swimming
pools, bowling alleys, golf courses, gyms, club houses, skating rinks and all other sports
facilities. Recreational facilities include but not limited to Internet café, video games,
and other similar amusement facilities.
5.6 Medicines refers to both prescription and non-prescription medicines and articles
approved by Bureau of Food and Drugs (BFAD), Department of Health (DOH), which
are intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of
disease in man.
5.7 Medical Services refers to health services as defined by Section 20 of Republic
Act 7277, Otherwise known as the Magna Carta for Persons with Disability as
amended, and for Other Purposes, which includes but not limited to the following:
5.7.1 prevention of disability through immunization, nutrition, environmental protection
and preservation, and genetic counseling, and early detection of disability and timely
intervention to arrest disabling condition; and
5.7.2 medical treatment and rehabilitation to include mobility assistive devices.
5.8 Dental Services – refers to oral examination, cleaning, permanent and temporary
filling, extractions and gum treatments, restoration, replacement or repositioning of
teeth, or alteration of the alveolar or periodontium process of the maxilla and the
mandible that are necessary for the diagnosis and/or treatment of a dental illness or
injury.
5.9 Residential Care/Group Home refers to a facility, which provides twenty-four (24)
hour resident group care for the physical, mental, social and spiritual well-being of
persons with disability in a home life atmosphere; which is accredited by the
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and licensed by the
concerned local government unit where the said residential care/group home is located.
5.10 Residential Community or Retirement Village refers to the type of housing facility
which is generally horizontal in physical development and the unit covered by individual
land title. The sub-types are the different options of house and lot packages which may
include single detached, single attached, duplex or row house. The housing options are
generally one up to three level structures and may be purely residential-farm estate or a
residential component of a resort or leisure complex. The units may be for lease or for
sale to retirees.
5.11 Basic Necessities refers to rice, corn, bread, fresh, dried and canned fish and
other marine products, fresh pork, beef and poultry meat, fresh eggs, fresh and
processed milk, fresh vegetables, root crops, coffee, sugar, cooking oil, salt, laundry
soap, detergents, firewood, charcoal, candles and other commodities as maybe
classified by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Department of
Agriculture (DA).
5.12 Prime Commodities refers to fresh fruits, flour, dried, processed and canned
pork, beef and poultry, meat, dairy products not falling under basic necessities; noodles,
onions, garlic, herbicides, poultry, swine and cattle feeds, veterinary products for