Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Batasan Complex, Quezon City

‘SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

HOUSE BILLNO.___ 326

Introduced by Representative JESUS N. SACDALAN, First District, North Cotabato

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to convert the Midsayap Extension Office of the Land Transportation
Office (LTO) located in the Poblacion of Midsayap, North Cotabato into a regular LTO
District Office.

The LTO Extension Office in Midsayap, North Cotabato has been existing and
operating for the past five (5) years, from Year 2012 to present. It is housed inside the
Municipal Hall compound of the Municipality of Midsayap, but with a building of its own.
It is serving the P-PALMA cluster municipalities, comprising of Pikit, Pigkawayan,
Aleosan, Libungan, Midsayap and Alamada.

The Office is viable and feasible to become a regular LTO office. For the five year
period in operation, it has registered a total of 53,932 motor vehicles at an average of
10,786 vehicles registered annually; has issued a total of 29,223 Driver's
License/Permits at an average of 5,845 per year; has conducted 5,074 apprehensions
and has a total revenue collection of P89,882,741.91 or an average of P17,976,548.00
annually for the period of five years.

Considering that it is only an extension Office, it has a very lean manpower
compliment, which number is already insufficient to provide a faster and more efficient
service. On the other side, the volume of registration activities being handled is also
consuming much of the time of the LTO Extension Office personnel that, the function
of monitoring the traffic rules observance could not be given its 100% focus.


The P-PALMA cluster municipalities is a growing economy, and becoming more
urbanized. It is the desire of the LTO Midsayap Extension Office to service all the
municipalities in terms of vehicles registration and issuances of driver's licenses,
however, they are limited in terms of personnel and equipment.

With the conversion of the LTO Midsayap Extension Office into a Regular LTO
District Office, based in Midsayap, North Cotabato, corresponding funding will be
allocated to support a sufficient number of plantilla personnel and it could acquire
facilities and equipment needed for its operation. These sufficient number of
manpower, and adequate facilities and equipment could expedite the services provided,
could shorten the downtime in the processing of new and renewal of motor vehicles
registration and drivers licenses, be able to monitor traffic rules observance. Moreover,
it is expected that the revenue collections will increase.

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

jo
REP. JI IS N. SACDALAN


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Batasan Complex, Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS

‘Second Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 6326

Introduced by Representative JESUS N. SACDALAN, First District, North Cotabato

AN ACT
CONVERTING THE MIDSAYAP EXTENSION OFFICE OF THE LAND
TRANSPORTATION OFFICE (LTO) LOCATED IN MIDSAYAP, NORTH
COTABATO 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 Midsayap Extension Office of the Land Transportation Office (LTO)
located in Midsayap, North Cotabato is hereby converted into a regular LTO district office
and thereafter referred to as the Midsayap LTO District Office.

SECTION 2. The Secretary of Transportation shaii immediately inciude in the
Department's program the operationalization of the Midsayap LTO District Office, the
initial funding of which shall be charged against the current year’s appropriations of the
existing Midsayap LTO Extension Office in Midsayap, North Cotabato. Thereafter, such
sums as may be necessary for the continued operation of the Midsayap LTO District
Office shall be included in the Annual General Appropriations Act.


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

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the
Official Gazette or in a newpaper of general circulation.

Approved.