Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No. ________ 
INTRODUCED BY HONORABLE LIANDA B. BOLILIA 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This bill seeks the establishment of an extension office of the Land Transportation 
Office (LTO) in Padre Garcia, Province of Batangas. Padre Garcia is one of the strategic 
towns in the Fourth District of Batangas. With the growing trade and business in Padre 
Garcia, in the Fourth District and in the nearby municipalities, it is most fitting that it have 
access to basic public services including access to LTO’s services in securing vehicle 
registrations, processing of driver’s license and permits, and other concerns on land 
transportation. 
Presently, my constituents in the Fourth District transact business with the LTO 
district offices in Lipa City and Batangas City. With increasing fuel prices and the ongoing 
pandemic, it has been quite challenging to visit these district offices. There has also been an 
increasing demand for the services provided by the LTO. In 2020, the LTO Calabarzon 
recorded 160, 547 new registration and renewal of cars; 237,725 for utility vehicles; 70, 453 
for SUVs; 19,912 for trucks; and 1,127 for buses.1 In 2018, Lipa City DO recorded 124,866 
vehicle registrations and Batangas City DO, 85,594 while the extension offices in Balayan 
and Taal, Batangas recorded 51,178 and 38,109 vehicle registrations respectively.2 And this 
number continues to increase.  
The upward trend in vehicle ownership and the ongoing cost of travel to existing 
LTO offices would necessitate the creation of additional LTO extension office to effectively 
cater to requests and application for vehicle registration and issuance of permits and 
licenses and reduce the burden of the current LTO district offices in Lipa City and Batangas 
City. The establishment of an extension office of the LTO in Padre Garcia, Batangas will be 
a relief not only for the motorists of the municipalities of the Fourth District but also that of 
the nearby municipalities of Quezon. 
In view of the foregoing, the immediate enactment and approval of this bill is 
earnestly sought. 
LIANDA B. BOLILIA 
Representative,  
4th District, Batangas 
1 https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEExUTy05MDY1NDYzMzI4MDcM 
2 https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEExUTy05MDY1NDYzMzI4MDcM 
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No. ________ 
INTRODUCED BY HONORABLE LIANDA B. BOLILIA 
AN ACT 
ESTABLISHING AN EXTENSION OFFICE OF THE LAND TRANSPORTATION 
OFFICE (LTO) IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF PADRE GARCIA IN THE FOURTH 
DISTRICT OF BATANGAS, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
SECTION 1. There shall be established, under the supervision of the Department of 
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Transpiration (DOTr) an Extension Office of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) in 
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the Municipality of Padre Garcia, Province of Batangas. 
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SECTION 2. The LTO Extension Office shall cater to the Fourth District of Batangas 
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comprised of the municipalities of Ibaan, Padre Garcia, Rosario, San Jose, San Juan, 
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and Taysan, and that of nearby municipalities of Quezon. 
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SECTION 3. The Secretary of the Department of Transportation shall immediately 
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include in the Department’s program the operationalization of the LTO Extension 
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Office in the Municipality of Padre Garcia, Province of Batangas, the funding of which 
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shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act. 
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SECTION 4. The Secretary of the Department of Transportation shall issue such rules 
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and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act.  
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SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the 
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Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. 
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Approved, 
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