Republic of the Philippines

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bill No. 5277

Introduced by Honorable JOSE “JUN” L. ONG, JR.

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A LAND TRANSPORTATION OFFICE (LTO)
DISTRICT OFFICE IN THE MUNCIPALITY OF LAOANG, PROVINCE
OF NORTHERN SAMAR AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Province of Northern Samar is composed of twenty-four
municipalities. Ten of the said municipalities are located in the Second
District of Northern Samar namely Catubig, Gamay, Laoang, Lapinig,
Las Navas, Mapanas, Palapag, Pambujan, San Roque, Silvino Lobos.

To date, there is only one LTO Satellite Office catering to twenty-
four municipalities of the Province of Northern Samar. The said LTO
District Office is located in the Municipality of Catarman which lies very
far from the most of the Pacific towns of the Second District of Northern
Samar. Thus, the demand to create one in the Second district in order
to cater to far flung areas of the province.

Being the sole LTO District Office in the whole province, the
owners or holders of drivers’ licenses and motor vehicle registrants of
all twenty-four municipalities transacts with the Land Transportation
Office (LTO) in Catarman. The distance between these municipalities,
the time it takes to cover such distance, and the long queues that the
citizens of the Province of Northern Samar face upon getting to these
places, are among other things, the main obstacles that have affected


their ability to efficiently and promptly comply with various important
land transportation requirements.

Collaterally, these obstacles have adversely affected the income
and earnings of some public utility drivers who have been forced to
forego a day’s worth of operation and income in order to devote time and
effort in securing the various requirements for their continued
operation.

Innumerable private motor vehicle owners and transport groups
or associations have persistently called on and petitioned the Local
Government of the Municipality of Laoang for the establishment of a
Regular District Land Transportation Office in the Second District of
Northern Samar that would provide fast and comfortable transactions
of LTO requirements and matters. It is estimated that apart from the
convenience and comfort that this measure would bring to the transport
and motoring community of the people of the Second District of
Northern Samar, the creation of a permanent regular Land
Transportation Office in the said municipality would encourage owners
of delinquent accounts to update their status, records, and registrations
leading to a great improvement in revenue collection for both Local and
National Governments.

In view thereof, early consideration and approval of this bill is
earnestly sought.

SE “JUN” L. ONG, JR.
Representative
Second District, Northern Samar


Republic of the Philippines

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

Houseieitwe ae

Introduced by Honorable JOSE “JUN” L. ONG, JR.

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A LAND TRANSPORTATION OFFICE (LTO)
DISTRICT OFFICE IN THE MUNCIPALITY OF LAOANG, PROVINCE
OF NORTHERN SAMAR AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

SECTION 1. There shall be established a regular district office
of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) in the Municipality of Laoang,
Northern Samar to be known as the Land Transportation District Office
- Laoang.

SECTION 2. The Secretary of Transportation shall
immediately include in the Department’s program _ the
operationalization of the LTO District Office in the Municipality of
Laoang, Province of Northern Samar, the funding of which shall be
included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect 15 days after its
publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general
circulation.

Approved,