QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 11428)
The law is Republic Act No. 11428, which establishes a regular district office of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) in Morong, Rizal, and appropriates funds for it.
A regular district office of the LTO is to be established in the Municipality of Morong, Province of Rizal.
It provides for the operationalization of an LTO district office in Morong, Rizal, supported by funding in the national budget.
The Secretary of Transportation is responsible for immediately including the operationalization in the Department’s program.
The funding of the LTO district office shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
No. While it authorizes the establishment and requires inclusion in the Department’s program, the actual funding is to be provided through 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 in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Fifteen (15) days after publication.
The Department of Transportation (through the Secretary of Transportation) is directed to include the operationalization in its program.
It implies a permanent/regular field office status within the LTO structure, as opposed to temporary or ad hoc arrangements, requiring standard operational support and funding.
It originated in the House of Representatives, was passed by the House on November 12, 2018, and by the Senate on June 3, 2019.
Rodrigo Roa Duterte signed it as President on August 22, 2019.
Section 1 establishes the LTO district office in Morong, Rizal; Section 2 directs the Secretary of Transportation to include operationalization in the program and provides that funding be included in the annual General Appropriations Act; the effectivity clause states it takes effect 15 days after publication.
Residents should have access to LTO services through a local district office in their municipality, subject to actual operationalization and budget allocation.