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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE!
Quezon City, Metro Manila

IREeISTRATION UNIT
BILLS AND INDEX SERVICE

Seventeenth Congress
First Regular Session
2406
HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by Honorable Lucy Marie Torres-Gomez

EXPLANATORY NOTE,

This bill aims to require the Land Registration Office (LTO) to open its office on
Saturdays to enable drivers nationwide to claim licenses which have been confiscated on
account of violations of traffic rules and regulations.

The difficulty of drivers in claiming their licenses from LTO is of common
knowledge. Drivers, especially those who are daily wage earners, are much prejudiced by the
system since it takes usually one (1) whole day to process the release of their licenses.
And this even assumes that the confiscated licenses have been immediately turned-over to the
LTO by the concerned traffic enforcer. In turn, this bureaucratic maze becomes a breeding
ground for corruption especially when drivers try to resort to bribery in order to shorten or
expedite the process.

One plausible remedy is to mandate the LTO to open its offices on Saturdays to allow
drivers who might be free during the weekend to attend to the recovery of their licenses. This
would also help drivers whose licenses have been confiscated either on a Thursday or Friday
to retrieve their licenses on Saturday without needing to wait until the next Monday or
Tuesday for the LTO to resume official business.

Under the bill, there is no need for the LTO to recruit additional personnel to
implement the provision of this Act in as much as the existing plantilla would be tapped to do
Saturday



duty, Neither would this bill entail the payment of overtime compensation since it would only
involve the rationalization of LTO’s present human resources with the end in view of creating
special shift that would render weekend duty. In short, the existing 40-hours workweek
would be respected among LTO personnel

Hence, the early approval of this bill is earnestly sought.

JUCY ‘RIE a


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

Seventeenth Congress
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No.2406

Introduced by Honorable Lucy Marie Torres-Gomez

AN ACT.
MANDATING THE LAND TRANSPORTATION OFFICE (LTO) TO OPEN ITS
BRANCHES OR OFFICES ON SATURDAYS TO SERVICE THE PUBLIC NEED

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

SECTION 1. It is hereby declared to be the policy of the State to provide access to an
essential service to the general public, particularly in the matter of claiming licenses by
drivers from the various offices or branches of Land Transportation office (LTO) nationwide
during Saturdays.

SEC.2. Within thirty (30) days from the effectivity of this Act, the LTO shall
rationalize its human resources in order to create special shifts that would man its various
offices or branches throughout the country on Saturdays, for the express purpose of
processing releases of licenses of drivers which have been confiscated by traffic enforces. No
additional personnel shall be hired or recruited for the implementation of the provision of this
Act. Neither would overtime compensation be considered for LTO personnel who would
render duty during Saturdays shall retain their right to the same number of days off allowable
to government personnel in general before the effectivity of this Act.

SEC.3. The Head — Assistant Secretary of the LTO, in coordination with the
Secretary of the department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC), shall
immediately include in the LTO’s program the operation of the Saturday offices of the
agency, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect fifteen days after the completion of its publication
in two (2) newspaper of general circulation.

Approved.