AN obsolete and damaging regulation is the requirement for builders and property developers to provide a minimum number of motor vehicle parking spaces, depending on the floor area and purpose of the structure being built. The 'parking minimum' rule, which is mentioned under the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the National Building Code (Presidential Decree 1096 enacted in 1977), should be eliminated. ('Parking minimums' can also be found in some local government ordinances.) Instead, property owners and builders should be allowed to determine the appropriate number of motor vehicl...