Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bill No. 2756 _

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Introduced by Representative Joseph Gilbert F. Violago

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AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE CONVERSION OF THE LAND TRANSPORTATION
OFFICE (LTO) EXTENSION OFFICE IN SAN JOSE CITY, PROVINCE OF NUEVA ECUA
INTO A REGULAR DISTRICT OFFICE TO BE KNOWN AS THE LTO DISTRICT OFFICE OF
SAN JOSE CITY, NUEVA ECA AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES

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

SECTION 1. Title. - The Land Transportation Office (LTO) Extension Office in San Jose City,
Province of Nueva Ecija is hereby converted into a regular district office to be known as the LTO
District Office of San Jose City, Nueve Ecija,

SEC. 2. Appropriations. - The Secretary of Transportation shall immediately include in the
Department's programs the operationalization of the LTO District Office in San Jose City, Nueva
Ecija, the initial funding of which shall be charged against the current year's appropriations of the
LTO Extension Office. Thereafter, such sums as may be necessary for the continued
implementation of this Act shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

SEC. 3. Seporability Clouse. — If any part of provision hereof is held invalid or
unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act or the provision/s not otherwise affected shall remain
valid and subsisting.

SEC. 4. Repealing Clouse. — All laws, decrees, executive orders, issuances, regulations or
pans of provisions thereof which are inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or amended
accordingly.

SEC. 5 Effectivity Clause. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days from the date of its
publication in the Official Gazette and in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,


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Introduced by Representative Joseph Gilbert F. Violago

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to convert the Land Transportation Office (LTO) Extension Office in San Jose
City, Province of Nueva Ecija into a regular LTO District Office as the present LTO EO in San Jose
City serves not only people from the 2™ District of Nueva Ecija but also those of the neighboring
provinces of Pangasinan and Nueva Vizcaya and particularly from the Municipality of Alfonso
Castaéeda. In addition to the regular function of the LTO EO, issuance of new driver's licenses is
another service which was added to it's tasks.

This office being only an extension office has become quite inadequate to meet the need
requirements of the people from the second district as well as the aforementioned provinces.

Converting these offices would mean faster processing of transactions and shorter queues
to address the problem in the licensing centers. Conversion of these offices into regular LTO offices
would also mean additional funds for hiring staff who would handle the larger volume of
transactions.

Support and immediate approval of this proposed legislation are hereby earnestly sought.

JOSEPH GILBERT F, VIOLAGO.

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