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First Regular Session

216

HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by HON. EUFRANIO C. ERIGUEL, M.D.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Bill, which was previously filed in the 15" Congres

and approved by the
House of Representatives on third reading, secks to convert the Land Transportation
Office (LTO) Extension Office located in the Municipality of Agoo, Province of La
Union into a regular LTO District Office.

The Munici

lity of Agoo is a first-class municipality situated at the heart of the

Second District of La Union. Due to its strategic location, an Extension Office of the
Land Transportation Office (LTO) was established in Agoo in 1979. This is one of the
only three LTO offices in the province, the first one being a.regular District Office at San
Fernando City, the provincial capital, and the other one being an Extension Office at the
Municipality of Naguilian.

The Agoo LTO Extension Office has been serving seven municipalities in the

Second District, namely Agoo, Aringay, Caba, Pugo, Rosario, Sto. Tomas and Tubao.

Agoo is 35 kilometers aways from San Fernando City while the other six municipalities
are nearer to Agoo than San Fernando. For example, the distance between Pugo and Agoo
is only 20 kilometers. Another example is Sto. Tomas, which is 42 kilometers away from
the capital but only 7 kilometers away from Agoo.

The strategic location and distance of the LTO Agoo Office to the
abovementioned seven municipalities as compared to the LTO San Fernando Office show

that it is more advantageous and convenient for the constituents to transact at the existing


LTO Agoo Extension Office. Moreover, the LTO Agoo Extension Office serves clients
coming from neighboring towns of Pozorubbio, San Fabian and Sison in the Province of
Pangasinan and Tuba in the Province of Benguet.

Ina feasibility study conducted by the LTO Region 1, based on the “Guidelines
for the Creation of LTO Offices, Conversion of Extension Offices into Regular Offices,
and Upgrading of LTO District Offices” Classification,” the Regional Office recommends
the conversion of the LTO Agoo Extension Office into a regular district office. In 2010,
18,960 motor vehicles were registered in the Office. In the same year, the Office handled
5,618 license transactions and a total of 52,317 motor vehicle registration transactions. In
four years, it has tripled its total revenue collections to P27,596,000.00 in 2010.

In line with the government's objective to provide fast and efficient public service,
the conversion of the Agoo LTO Extension Office into a regular District Office will help
case the burden put upon the shoulders of our constituents in the registration of their
motor vehicles and application for driver’s license by providing convenience and
hopefully, in the long run, improving our land transport system.

In view of the foregoing, the approval of this Bill is earnestly sought.
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EUFRANIO “FRANNY” C. ERIGUEL, M.D.
‘Se€ogld District, La Union


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Quezon City

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 216

EUFRANIO C. ERIGUEL, M.D.

AN ACT
CONVERTING THE LAND TRANSPORTATION OFFICE (LTO) EXTENSION
OFFICE LOCATED IN AGOO, LA UNION INTO A REGULAR LTO DISTRICT
OFFICE, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES

Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in

Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. The existing Land Transportation Office (LTO) Extension Office

located in the Municipality of Agoo in the Province of La Union is hereby converted into
a regular LTO District Office.

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’. 2. The Secretary of Transportation and Communications shall issue rules
and regulations necessary for the effective implementation of this Act.

SEC. 3. The Secretary of Transportation and Communications shall immediately
include in the Department's programs the operationalization of a regular LTO District
Office in Agoo, La Union, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General
Appropriations Act.

SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following the completion of its

publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,