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Repubiic of the Philippines
House of Representatives
‘Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House BILLNO. 315

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks the transfer of the Extension Office of the Land Transportation
Office in the Municipality of Sanchez Mira, Cagayan as a regular district office in the
Municipality of Abulug, Cagayan Province.

Recently, the Cagayan Valley's Land Transportation Office (LTO) is aiming for an
International Standard Operation (ISO) certification for all its 16 districts and extension
offices (including the Sanchez Mira LTO Extension office) in the region. Noteworthy is
the fact that LTO Sanchez Mira Extension Office is now an ISO-aligned site

While this office is computerized in its operations, processing of licenses is not
that efficient due to the lack of laminator The availability of laminator will make the
office more viable and responsive to the needs of our constituents regarding their motor
vehicle registration and their driver's licenses. Moreover, the funds being utilized to
cover the operational expenses of LTO Sanchez Mira extension office and other
extension and licensing centers of LTO Cagayan Valley Land Transportation Office
were sourced from the funds of LTO Region 02

LTO Sanchez Mira Extension Office covers seven municipalities namely,
Allacapan, Abulug, Ballesteros, Claveria. Pamplona, Sanchez Mira and Sta. Praxedes
From these municipalities came the voluminous number of applicants for driver's
license, including student permits and other licensing transactions. However, this
location is far from the existing Land Transportation Office in Aparri and Gattaran LTO
Extension office. Transferring it as a regular district office to the Municpality of Abulug
which is strategically located in the middle of downstream Cagayan will better serve its
clientele in the Second district of Cagayan

It is for this reasons that this Representative had filed this legislation for the
transfer of the Sanchez Mira LTO Extension Office to the Municipality of Abulug as a
regular district office, to effectively carry out its purpose that is, to ensure quality service
to the public and that appropriate number of competent human resources maybe
supplied by the management to answer the call of bringing the services much closer to

the public.
xg ALINE Riedl tell,


Republic of the Philippines
House of Representatives
‘Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 818

AN ACT
TRANSFERRING THE EXTENSION OFFICE OF THE LAND TRANSPORTATION
OFFICE IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SANCHEZ MIRA, CAGAYAN AS A REGULAR
DISTRICT OFFICE TO THE MUNICIPALITY OF ABULUG, CAGAYAN,
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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 located in the
Municipality of Sanchez Mira, province of Cagayan is hereby transferred to the
Municipality of Abulug, province of Cagayan as a regular Land Transportation Office
District Office.

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

SEC. 3. The Secretary of Transportation and Communications shall immediately include
in the Department's programs the operationalization of the LTO District Office in Abulug
the initial funding of which shall be charged against the current year’s appropriations of
the Municipality of Sanchez Mira LTO Extension Office. Thereafter, such sums as may
be necessary for the continued implementation of this Act shall be included in the
annual General Appropriations Act

SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in a newspaper of
general circulation

Approved,