QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 11744)
RA No. 11744 establishes a regular Land Transportation Office (LTO) district office in the Municipality of Laoang, Province of Northern Samar, to be known as the Land Transportation Office District Office – Laoang.
It shall be known as the Land Transportation Office District Office – Laoang.
The Secretary of Transportation must immediately include in the Department’s program the operationalization of the LTO district office in Laoang.
The funding is to be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
It takes effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Publication triggers the running of the 15-day period after which the law becomes effective.
It indicates the office will be an established LTO district office with regular status within the LTO organizational structure, not merely a temporary or satellite arrangement.
It originated in the House of Representatives and was passed by the House on January 27, 2020, and by the Senate on January 31, 2022.
RA No. 11744 was approved on April 27, 2022.
To establish an LTO District Office in Laoang, Northern Samar, and to appropriate funds therefor.
No. The text provided states that funding shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act, rather than specifying an exact amount within the law.
The operationalization is to be included in the Department’s program, with funding coming through the annual General Appropriations Act.
The Department of Transportation, through its Secretary.
First, publication to determine the effectivity period; second, the Secretary of Transportation must include operationalization in the DOT program; third, funding must be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
Section 1 creates the LTO district office (substantive authorization), while Section 3 determines the time when the law becomes effective (temporal effect).