REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11893, July 01, 2022

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11893, July 01, 2022 ]

AN ACT UPGRADING THE LAND TRANSPORTATION OFFICE (LTO) DISTRICT OFFICE IN SAN JOSE CITY, PROVINCE OF NUEVA ECIJA INTO A CLASS B LTO DISTRICT OFFICE, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

SECTION 1. The Land Transportation Office (LTO) district office in San Jose City, Province of Nueva Ecija is hereby upgraded into a Class B district office.

SEC. 2. The Secretary of Transportation shall immediately include in the Department's program the upgrading of the LTO district office in San Jose City, Province of Nueva Ecija, the initial funding of which shall be charged against the current year's appropriations of the existing Land Transportation Office (LTO) district office in San Jose City. Thereafter, such sum as may be necessary for the continued operation of the upgraded San Jose City LTO District Office shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,

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

(SGD.) LORD ALAN JAY Q. VELASCO Speaker of the House of Representatives

This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was passed by the House of Representatives on February 23, 2021, amended by the Senate of the Philippines on January 31, 2022, and which amendment was concurred in by the House of Representatives on February 2, 2022.

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

(SGD.) MARK LLANDRO L. MENDOZA Secretary General House of Representatives

Approved: Lapsed into law on JUL 01 2022 without the signature of the President, in accordance with Article VI Section 27 (1) of the Constitution.

(SGD.) RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE President of the Philippines