SECTION 1. The Land Transportation Office (LTO) Quezon Licensing Center in the City of Lucena, Province of Quezon is a hereby converted into a regular LTO licensing center.

SEC. 2. The Secretary of Transportation shall immediately include in the Department's program the operationalization of the Lucena City Licensing Center,  the initial funding of which shall be charged against the current year's appropriation of the Quezon Licensing Center. Thereafter, the sum as may be necessary for the continued implementation of this Act shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

SEC. 3. Within sixty (60) days from the passage of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue such rules and regulations necessary for its effective implementation.

SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following the completion of its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,

 

(SGD.) VICENTE C. SOTTO III             President of the Senate

(SGD.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO            Speaker of the House of Representatives

This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Philippines on November 12, 2018 and June 3, 2019, respectively.

 

(SGD.) MYRA MARIE D. VILLARICA             Secretary of the Senate

(SGD.) DANTE ROBERTO P. MALING             Acting Secretary General House of Representatives

Approved: AUG 22 2019

(SGD.) RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE
    President of the Philippines