Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. There shall be established a regular district office of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) in the Municipality of Malita, Province of Davao Occidental to be known as the Malita Land Transportation District Office which shall exercise jurisdiction over all municipalities of the province.

SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Department of Transportation and Communications shall immediately include in the Department’s programs the operationalization of the LTO District Office in the Municipality of Malita, Province of Davao Occidental, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following its publication in two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,

(Sgd.) FRANKLIN M. DRILON President of the Senate

(Sgd.) FELICIANO BELMONTE JR. Speaker of the House of Representatives

This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was passed by the House of Representatives on June 9, 2015, amended by the Senate on January 19, 2016, and which amendments were concurred in by the House of Representatives on January 25, 2016.

(Sgd.) OSCAR G. YABES Secretary of the Senate

(Sgd.) MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP Secretary General House of Representatives

Approved: APR 15 2016

(Sgd.) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III
President of the Philippines