Department action and funding coverage
- Section 2 directs the Secretary of the Department of Transportation to immediately include the operationalization of the LTO Extension Office in Narra, Palawan in the Department’s program.
- Section 2 provides that the funding for the operationalization shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
- The funding inclusion obligation is tied to the annual budget process through the General Appropriations Act.
Rules, regulations, and timing
- Section 3 requires the Secretary of the Department of Transportation to issue the necessary rules and regulations.
- The rules and regulations must be issued within ninety (90) days from the effectivity of Republic Act No. 11157.
- Compliance with this timeline is mandated as an express requirement for implementation.
Effectivity and publication rule
- Section 4 provides that Republic Act No. 11157 takes effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
- The publication-and-wait period is the controlling effectivity mechanism under Section 4.
Enactment dates and approval
- Republic Act No. 11157 was approved on December 14, 2018.
- The Act originated in the House of Representatives and was passed there on August 9, 2017.
- The Act was passed by the Senate on October 1, 2018.