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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House BittNo, 3954

Introduced by Hon. MARIA VALENTINA G. PLAZA
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EXPLANATORY NOTE

The First District of Agusan Del Norte is composed of five (5) municipalities and one (1)
city, namely Sibagat, Bayugan City, Prosperidad, Talacogon, San Luis and Esperanza.

The LTO Satellite Office is located in Bayugan City (formerly the LTO Mobile Unit). The
said Satellite Office was established on 2003 with only two regular Department of
Transportation & Communications (DOTC) employees who were assigned to monitor the
manual registration of motor vehicles in the municipality of Bayugan (now City of Bayugan)
including those from the neighboring municipalities of Esperanza, Sibagat, San Luis and
Talacogon.

During the years 2011 and 2012, the two staffs assigned to the LTO Mobile Unit were re-
assigned to other LTO District Offices placing the manual renewal of registration of all motor
vehicles in the City of Bayugan including those from the neighboring municipalities and the
transaction on renewal of registration had been sub-divided to the LTO Offices in CARAGA
Region XIII, such as, LTO Patin-Ay District Office, LTO Butuan District Office, LTO Trento District
Office and LTO Cabadbaran District Office.

To date, a Personnel-in-Charge is assigned to administer and supervise the LTO Bayugan
City Satellite Office. The LTO distance from Bayugan City to Butuan City LTO D.0. is roughly 43
kms and from Bayugan City to Patin-Ay LTO D.O. is 37 kms.

Itis for these reasons, that, | initiated the filing of this bill for the conversion of the LTO
Bayugan City Satellite Office into a regular district office, to answer the call of bringing the
services much closer to my constituents, ensure quality service to the public by providing them
efficient delivery in terms of licensing and registration of motor vehicles, and that appropriate
number of competent human resources maybe supplied. Further, Bayugan City is a newly


created component city in the Province of Agusan Del Sur, thus, it will generate more jobs in my
District.

In the light of the foregoing, the immediate passage of this Bill is earnestly sought.

Hon. MARIA VALEATINA G. PLAZA
Repreféntative
First District, Agusan Del Norte


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILLNO._ 3954

Introduced by Hon. MARIA VALENTINA G. PLAZA

‘AN ACT CONVERTING THE SATELLITE OFFICE OF THE LAND TRANSPORTATION OFFICE (LTO) IN
THE CITY OF BAYUGAN, PROVINCE OF AGUSAN DEL SUR, INTO A REGULAR DISTRICT OFFICE
TO BE KNOWN AS THE LTO DISTRICT OFFICE OF BAYUGAN CITY, AGUSAN DEL SUR,
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

SECTION 1. Title. — The Satellite Office of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) in the City
of Bayugan, Agusan Del Sur, is hereby converted into a Regular District Office to be known as
the LTO District Office of Bayugan City.

SECTION 2. Appropriations. - The funds necessary for the implementation of this Act
shall be charged to the appropriations of the Department of Transportation and
Communications (DOTC) and thereafter, shall be included in the General Appropriations Act.

SECTION 3. Repealing Clause. — All laws, orders, presidential decrees and issuances
contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, modified or
amended accordingly.

SECTION 4. Separability Clause. — if any provision or section of this Act shall be declared
unconstitutional or invalid, other provisions thereof which are not affected shall continue to be
in full force and effect.

SECTION 5. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved,