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HOUSE OF THE REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

2155

HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by Honorable Benhur L, Salimbangon

EXPLANATORY NOTE

‘This bill seeks to create a Land Transportation Office ~ Extension Office to be located
at the Municipality of Bantayan, Bantayan Island, Cebu.

The Island of Bantayan comprises of three (3) municipalities namely; Bantayan,
Madridejos and Sta. Fe. The municipality of Bantayan where the proposed Land
Transportation Office ~ Extension Office iis to be located is a first class municipality and the
most strategic area because it is the center of the island, ‘The combined population of the three
municipalities is almost One Hundred Thousand (100,000) constituents, To get to the
mainland where a LTO Extension Office is located in the municipality of Medellin it would
take about an hour boat ride and thirty minutes land trip. This has been a deterrent to the
owners of the motor vehicles in Bantayan thus resulting to numerous unregistered motor
vehicles and numerous drivers without the corresponding driver’s licenses, This also results
10 loss of income to the State. It is therefore imperative that we bring the LTO Office closer
to the transacting public, The proposed Land Transportation Office - Bantayan Extension
Office shall cater to the municipalities of Bantayan, Madridejos and Sta, Fe including the
constituents of the small islets therein.

‘The creation of the Land ‘Transportation Office ~ Bantayan Extension Office would
generate income to the State and more importantly it will ease the burden of the transacting
public by providing them an accessible and effective LTO Extension Office, The creation of
the Land Transportation Office Extension Office would encourage the public to register their
motor vehicles and renew their respective driver licenses. The LTO Extension Office would
likewise cater to other administrative matters relative to transportation.

In view of the foregoing, early approval of this bill is earnestly sought

}ENHUR L. SALIMBANGON


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

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session
2155

HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by Honorable Benhur L, Salimbangon

AN ACT CREATING THE
LAND TRANSPORTATION OFFICE - BANTAYAN EXTENSION OFFICE,
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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

SECTION 1. There shall be a Land Transportation Office Extension Office to be
located at the Municipality of Bantayan, Bantayan Island, Province of Cebu to be known as
Land ‘Transportation Office ~ Bantayan Extension Office,

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

SECTION 3. The Secretary of the Department of Transportation and Communications
shall immediately include in the Department's programs the operation of the LTO — Bantayan
Extension Office in Bantayan, Cebu, the funding of which shall be included in the annual
General Appropriations Act

SECTION 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,