Republic of the Philippines

House of Representatives //s
Quezon City, Metro Manila

Eighteenth Congress
Second Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No, 8661

Introduced by Representative Lorenz R. Defensor

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to establish a district office of the Land Transportation
Office (LTO) in the Third Legislative District of the Province of Iloilo to be
located in the Municipality of Pototan, to be known as the Pototan LTO District
Office.

Having a faster and efficient processing of transactions in the LTO for
both private and government vehicles is one of the ways to effectively boost the
economic activity and ease the delivery of basic government services to the
public especially during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

At present, there is only one district office of the LTO in the Third
Legislative District of the Province of Iloilo, which is located in the
Municipality of Calinog. This hardworking, but overburdened LTO district
office in Calinog caters to nine municipalities with a total population of
434,124. The office can only serve a minimal number of clients per day.

The current COVID-19 pandemic and the need to expand the services to a
greater number of clients per day, urgently necessitate the establishment of
another LTO district office to be strategically located in the Municipality of
Pototan, Province of Iloilo. Given the thriving economic and tourism activities
in the Municipality of Pototan and its neighboring towns, the volume of
vehicles including motorcycles is rapidly increasing. The proposed LTO district
office will complement and unburden the work load in the existing LTO district
office in Calinog, Iloilo in terms of accessibility, efficiency, quality and
timeliness of doing business transactions, and increase the income of the Third
Legislative District of Iloilo.


In view of the foregoing, the immediate passage of this measure is
earnestly sought.

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Republic of the Philippines

House of Representatives
Quezon City, Metro Manila

Eighteenth Congress
Second Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 8661

Introduced by Representative Lorenz R. Defensor

AN ACT
ESTABLISHING A DISTRICT OFFICE OF THE LAND
TRANSPORTATION OFFICE IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF POTOTAN
IN THE THIRD LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT OF THE PROVINCE OF
ILOILO AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

SECTION 1. There shall be established a district office of the Land
Transportation Office (LTO) in the Municipality of Pototan in the Third
Legislative District of the Province of Iloilo, to be known as the “Pototan LTO
District Office.”

SEC. 2. The Secretary of Transportation shall immediately include in the
Department’s program the operationalization of the Pototan LTO District Office
in the Municipality of Pototan in the Third Legislative District of the Province
of Iloilo, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General

Appropriations Act.


SEC. 3. Within ninety (90) days from the effectivity of this Act, the
Secretary of Transportation shall issue the necessary rules and regulations for
the effective implementation of this Act.

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

Approved,