Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
|9thCONGRESS
First Regular Session
HOUSEBILLNo.591l
Introduced by REP. GLONA G. LABADLABAD
2nd District, Zamboanga del Norte
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This  proposed  bill   seeks  to  convert   Sindangan  Extension  Office  of  the  Land
Transportation Office located at the Municipality of Sindangan, Province of Zamboanga del
Norte into a regular LTO District Office.
Sindangan Extension Office is situated in Sindangan, the biggest and most populous
Mulcipality in Zamboanga del Norte and in the entire Region IX, with a total population of
103,952   based  on  the  2020   Census.   After  several  years   of  operation,   its   volume   of
transactions  has  considerably  increased  way  beyond  of its  functions  and  capability  as  a
satellite office.
From January to October 2022, the office registered a total of 10,385 vehicles.   It had
issued  12,035  new  driver's  licenses,  19,857  driver's  license  renewals  and  10,980  student
permits.  The  average  dally  customer  ranges  from  450-500  clients.  It  caters  not  only  to
motorists  in  Sindangan  but  also  in  nearby  municipalities  of the  2nd  and  3rd  Districts  of
Zamboanga del Norte.
The  nearest LTO District Office  in Dipolog City  is  also  burdened by voluminous
transactions relative to vehicle registration, issunnce of driver's license and other mandated
functions.
As  a  District  Office,  it  would  be  able  to  have  its  own  plantilla  and  permanent
employees  and updated equipment to  respond to the  growing demands  of the transacting
public. Curently, there are only two (2) regular employees and two (2) Job Order Persormel
who run the office on a daily basis. This has become relatively inadequate to meet the vision
of the LTO in showcasing fast and efficient public service for a progressive land transport
sector.
For the above reasons, urgent approval of this measure is eanestly sought.


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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
|9thCONGRESS
First Regular Session
HoUSEBILLNo.5911
htroduced by REP. GLONA G. LABADLABAD
2ND District, Zamboanga del Norte
AN ACT
CONVERTING    TIIE    SINDANGAN    EXTENSION    OFFICE    OF    THE    LAND
TRANSPORTATION   OFFICE   (LTO)   LOCATED   IN   THE   MUNICIPALITY   0F
SINDANGAN, PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE INTO A REGULAR LTO
DISTRICT OFFICE AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
?e .it enacted by the Senate and House Of Representatives Of the Philippines in Congress
assembled:
SECTION  1.  The  existing  Land  Transpchation  Office  qjTO)  Extension  Office  in
Sindangan, Province of Zamboanga del Norte 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 the abovementioned regular LTO
district office in the Second District of Zamboanga del Norte, the initial ftmding of which shall
be   charged  against  the   current  year's  appropriations  of  the  Extension  Office  located  in
Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte. Thereafter, such sums as may be necessary for the continued
operation  of  the  said  regular  LTO  district  office  shall  be  included  in  the  annual  General
Appropriations Act.
SECTION  3.  This  Act  sham  take  effect  fifteen  (15)  days  after  its  publication  in  the
Official cazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,
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