LTO MEMORANDUM

: The purpose is to ensure there is no vacuum in implementing the Law Enforcement mandate of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) by setting strict procedures for the approval and issuance of deputations.
: Immediately upon approval, the Memorandum must be transmitted by facsimile to the concerned Regional Office, followed by mailing the original or certified true copy of the same.
: Yes, the approved Memorandum officially serves as the basis for deputized Law Enforcers to function even without deputation tags.
: Regional Directors must provide photocopies of the approved Memorandum to each deputized Law Enforcer, to be surrendered upon issuance of the deputation tags.
: The Deputation Committee must act with immediate dispatch and submit the final draft of the Memorandum approving deputations within five (5) days from receipt of applications.
: Assistant Secretary Arturo C. Lomibao signed the LTO Memorandum dated August 20, 2009.
: The approved Memorandum legally authorizes deputized Law Enforcers to perform their duties even without physical deputation tags until such tags are issued.
: The primary goal is to avoid any interruption or vacuum in the enforcement of LTO laws by ensuring timely approval and issuance of deputations.