Land Transportation Office (Philippines)

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**Land Transportation Office**

Established:	June 20, 1964
Chairman:	Reynaldo I. Berroya
Website:	http://www.lto.gov.ph

The Philippines' Land Transportation Office (Filipino: Tanggapan ng Transportasyong-Lupa), abbreviated as LTO, is an agency of the Philippine government under the Department of Transportation and Communications responsible for optimizing the land transportation service and facilities and to effectively implement the various transportation laws, rules and regulations.^[1]

1 History
- 1.1 1912
- 1.2 1922
- 1.3 1933
- 1.4 1945
- 1.5 1947
- 1.6 1964
- 1.7 1979
- 1.8 1985
- 1.9 1987
2 See also
3 Refefences
4 External links

[edit] History

[edit] 1912

In order to regulate and provide regulation and licensing of operators for motor vehicles in the Philippine then, Legislative Act No. 2159 was enacted. This was the first formal law on land transportation in the country. It created the Automobile Section under the Administrative Division of the Bureau of Public Works.^[2]

[edit] 1922

Act No. 3045 compiled and incorporated all laws governing motor vehicles. The Automobile Section was upgraded to the Automobile Division but still under the supervision of the Bureau of Public Works.

[edit] 1933

Act No. 3992 (Revised Motor Vehicle Law) was enacted amending Act No. 3045. The Automobile Division was renamed Division of Motor Vehicles.

[edit] 1945

The Department of Public Works and Highways issued Department Order No. 4 for the reorganization of the Division. It took effect after the liberation of the Philippines from the Japanese invasion.

[edit] 1947

Executive Order No. 94 was promulgated reorganizing the different executive departments, bureaus and offices. Under Section 82 of E.O. 94, the Division of Motor Vehicles was upgraded into the Motor Vehicles Office (MVO) with the category of the Bureau.

[edit] 1964

Republic Act No. 4136 (Land Transportation and Traffic Code) was enacted and abolished the Motor Vehicle Office and creating the Land Transportation Commission.^[3]

[edit] 1979

Executive Order No. 546 was promulgated creating the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC). The Land Transportation Commission was renamed into Bureau of Land Transportation and was absorbed by the said ministry.

[edit] 1985

Executive Order 1011 was promulgated and nullified the creation of the Board of Transportation and the Bureau of Land Transportation. The E.O. established the Land Transportation Commission which was tasked to perform functions such as registering motor vehicles, licensing of drivers and conductors, franchising of public utility vehicles and enforcing land transportation rules and regulations.

[edit] 1987

The Land Transportation Commission was abolished and two offices were created, namely: Land Transportation Office (LTO) and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB). The LTO took over the functions of the former BLT while the LTFRB took over the functions of the BOT. The MOTC was likewise renamed as the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC).^[4]