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

Seventeenth Congress
Third Regular Session

8207

HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by Honorable Alexandria P. Gonzales

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Motor vehicle use, most notably in the Metropolitan Manila area, has been on a
constant rise. It is a known fact that with financing options, problems with the mass
transportation, the penchant to cash in on the increasingly popular transport network
vehicle system (TNVS), and the desire of many Filipinos to own a vehicle are some of the
oft-cited reasons. Notwithstanding the headaches of going through the metropolitan traffic
gridlocks, ownership of motor vehicles will be on an upward trend.

This fact gives rise to the corollary increase in transactions for services provided by
the Land Transportation Office (LTO) relative to vehicle registration and issuance of
driver's licenses. As the agency tasked by government to handle the registration of motor
vehicles, issuance of driver's licenses, and adjudication of cases related to its functions. For
the National Capital Region, the LTO has eighteen (18) district offices, and five (5)
extension offices, nineteen (19) drivers’ license renewal centers and officers, and six (6)
licensing centers. For the period January-June 2018, these offices and centers accounted for
the issuance of 1,058,528 licenses and permits and the registration of 1,788,402 motor
vehicles.

While the above figures would show a number of district and extension offices that
could handle voluminous transactions by the LTO, it is by now a recognized fact that these
offices find themselves swamped by the sheer number of applicants either for vehicle
registration or the issuance of licenses and permits. Clearly, the upward trend in vehicle
ownership would necessitate the conversion of certain extension offices of the LTO which,
by their very nature, could handle a volume of transactions considerably lower than those of
district offices due to the lack of manpower, facilities, and budget.

One such extension office is the Mandaluyong City LTO Extension Office
(Mandaluyong EO) which to date is still under the Pasig City District Office. The
Mandaluyong EO is situated in the geographical center of Metropolitan Manila, and is
handling an average of 766 transactions per day. For 2017 alone, the Mandaluyong EO has
issued 30,109 driver's licenses and 111,033 motor vehicle registration. These accounted for a
revenue collection of PhP 353,010,434.55. For the period January-June 2018, Mandaluyong
EO's revenue collection is PhP 175,814,174.60. It must be noted that these transactions
were handled by a personnel complement of nineteen (19) people, and while productivity is
high, the focus and reliability of personnel performance may be affected by factors such as
employee multitasking and fatigue.


It is within this context that the conversion of the LTO Mandaluyong City
Extension Office into a District Office is hereby proposed.

‘Asa District Office, the LTO Mandaluyong City would be able to have its own
plantilla of permanent employees, updated technology and equipment that will allow the
office to respond to growing demands, and the appropriate budget resources for the
implementation of regular LTO programs. It would also be able to acquire its own office that
will provide a better working atmosphere for its employees, as well as provide ample parking
space for those who will transact business with the office. Overall, these conditions will add
to the efficiency and productivity of the office because the LTO Mandaluyong City District
Office would be able to increase the number and types of transactions it currently handles.

In view of the foregoing, earnest approval of this measure is sought.

ALE; RIA ¥. GONZALES


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

Seventeenth Congress
Third Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No. _ 8207

Introduced by Honorable Alexandria P. Gonzales

CONVERTING THE LAND TRANSPORTATION OFFICE (LTO) EXTENSION
OFFICE LOCATED IN MANDALUYONG CITY INTO A REGULAR LTO
DISTRICT OFFICE AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

Section 1. The existing Land Transportation Office (LTO) Extension Office located
in Mandaluyong City is hereby converted into a Regular LTO District Office.

Section 2. The Secretary of the Department of Transportation shall immediately
include in the Department's program the operationalization of a Regular LTO District Office
in Mandaluyong City, the initial funding of which shall be charged against the current year’s
appropriation of the LTO Extension Office located in Mandaluyong City. Thereafter, such
sums as may be necessary for the continued operation of the Regular LTO District Office
shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

Section 3. The Secretary of the Department of Transportation shall issue such rules
and regulations necessary for the effective implementation of this Act.

Section 4. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after is publication in the
Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,