QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 11433)
RA No. 11433 establishes an extension office of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) in the Municipality of Infanta, Province of Quezon, and provides for the appropriation of funds for its operation.
It is established under the supervision of the Department of Transportation (DOTr).
In the Municipality of Infanta, Province of Quezon.
People from all barangays of Infanta, and from neighboring municipalities of Real and General Nakar, all in Quezon.
The five (5) island municipalities of Polilio, Burdeos, Panukulan, Lamitanungan (as written in the text), and Jomalig in the First Congressional District of Quezon.
It is not limited to Infanta; it also covers the nearby municipalities of Real and General Nakar and the specified island municipalities in the First Congressional District of Quezon.
The Secretary of the DOTr, as stated in Section 3.
The funding shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
Fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
It indicates that while the LTO extension office is established, its operations remain under DOTr supervision, aligning the office within the transportation agency framework of the government.
It directs the DOTr Secretary to immediately include the office’s operationalization in the DOTr program and ensure its funding is covered in the annual General Appropriations Act.
It implies the extension office is meant to decentralize LTO services and make them accessible to residents of Infanta and certain neighboring/island municipalities.
The act states it originated in the House of Representatives and was passed by both chambers (House on Nov. 12, 2018 and Senate on June 3, 2019) before being approved by the President on August 22, 2019.
Rodrigo Roa Duterte, President of the Philippines.
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is identified as Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Vicente C. Sotto III as President of the Senate.
RA 11433 (1) creates an LTO extension office in Infanta, Quezon, under DOTr supervision; (2) defines the service coverage for Infanta plus specified neighboring and island municipalities; (3) requires DOTr to include operationalization in its program and have funding in the annual General Appropriations Act; and (4) provides the effectivity rule after publication.