Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

Seventeenth Congress
Second Regular Session

House Bill No. 6540

Introduced by REP, MANUEL ANTONIO F. ZUBIRI

EXPLANATORY NOTE

It is the declared policy of the State, under the 1987 Constitution, that publie officers and
employees must at all times be accountable to the people, serve them with utmost
professionalism, competence, integrity, loyalty. and efficiency.

This bill sceks to accomplish such mandate by establishing a Land Transportation Office
(1.TO) Satellite Branch in the Municipality of Kibawe. Province of Bukidnon, The satellite office
shall address all the needs of the motoring public and approve lis and renewals thereof to
more Mindanaoans.

If approved, the satellite office will certainly be helpful in the speedy resolution and
declogging of the dockets of the nearby LTO offices. Presently, the nearest [LTO satellite branch
in Bukidnon is located in the Municipality of Maramag, a location which could only be accessed
at considerable time and cost to the vust majority of those residing in the far-flung areas of
Bukidnon and its neighboring provinces.

The L-TO satellite office in the Municipality of Kibawe would ensure comfort, care and
convenience for transacting clients, and help attain the principle enshrined in our Constitution
that the State shall promote industrialization and full employment through industries that make
full and efficient use of human and natural resources. and which are competitive in both
domestic and foreign markets.

Thus, the approval offhis bill is earnestly sought.

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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

Seventeenth Congress
Second Regular Session

6540

House Bill No.

Introduced by REP. MANUEL ANTONIO F. ZUBIRE

AN ACT
ESTABLISHING A LAND TRANSPORTATION SATELLITE OFFI
IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF KIBAWE, PROVINCE OF BUKIDNON
AND APPROPRIATE FUNDS THEREFOR,
AND FOR OTHER PRUPOSES

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

Section 1. Declaration of Policy ~ Pursuant to Article XI, Section | of the 1987 Philippine
Constitution that the goals of the national economy are a more equitable distribution of
opportunities, income and wealth, the State hereby adopts a policy 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. Towards this
end, the State ensures the expeditious renewal and application of driver's license and car
registration.

Section 2, There shall be established under the supervision of the Land Transportation Office
(LTO) Main Offi Quezon City, a satellite office of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) in
the Municipality of Kibawe, Province of Bukidnon.

Section 3. The Secretary of Transportation shall immediately include in the Department's
program the operationalization of the LTO Satellite Office in the Municipality of Kibawe,
Province of Bukidnon, ‘The funding for the implementation of this Act shall be sourced from the
appropriations for the Department of Transportation under the General Appropriations Act.
Thereafter, the appropriate funding for the operation and maintenance of the foregoing LTO
Satellite Office shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

Section 4. The Chairperson of the LTO shall issue such rules. and regulations as may be
necessary to carry out the purpose and objective of this Act.

Section
invali

Separability Clause. —\f any provision of this Act shall be held unconstitutional or
the other provisions not otherwise affected shall remain in full force and effect.

Section 6, Repealing Clause. — All laws. executive orders, rules and regulations inconsistent
with or contrary to this Act are hereby deemed accordingly repealed or amended,

Section 8, Effectivity Clause. ~ This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days from publication
in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved.