Bill for establishment of LTO office in E.B. Magalona filed

By Glazyl Y. Masculino

 

BACOLOD City – Negros Occidental Third District Rep Jose Francisco Benitez filed a bill seeking for the establishment of a district office of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) in E.B. Magalona town.

In House Bill No. 8034, Benitez said the district office will bring the services of LTO closer to the people of the third district and ensure the speedy disposition of applications for driver’s license and vehicle registration, and strict enforcement of land transportation laws.

Benitez cited that economic growth in the third district has been driving an increase in volume of LTO transactions that overwhelm the LTO Bacolod district office which currently services applicants from the third district.

It is therefore necessary to create a new district office for the third district for efficient delivery of LTO services, he said.

Benitez also said that there have been discussions to establish an LTO extension office in the town to address the need.

In December 2019, the municipal government donated a parcel of land to LTO for the construction of the extension office.

The huge demand from the third district, however, requires the expansion of LTO operations from an extension office to a regular district office.

Revenues derived from transactions in the third district will support the operations of the district office.

Benitez thanked the Committee on Transportation for the full support and approval of the bill that will benefit the people of third district.