BONGAO, Tawi-Tawi — Land Transportation Office (LTO) Assistant Secretary Edgar Galvante on Wednesday enjoined the agency’s personnel to work with dedication and commitment as he led the inauguration of the LTO Extension Office here.
The new office, located along Capitol Road in Barangay Tubig-Boh here, is under the supervision of the LTO Region 9 headed by lawyer Aminola Abaton.
Galvante urged extension office personnel to always evaluate the services they render for the satisfaction of the clientele of LTO.
He said the opening of the extension office aims to bring closer the services of the LTO to the people, especially those in the transport sector.
“There is no need for them to go to Zamboanga City to acquire driver’s license as well as register a vehicle,” Abaton said.
Abaton said the LTO of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (LTO-ARMM) has stopped its operations here in 2000 and the new satellite office was an initiative of Bongao Mayor Jimuel Que.
Que said the construction of the building that houses the extension office was funded through the 20-percent development fund of the municipal government.
He said the extension office will greatly lessen the expenses of those who wanted to acquire driver’s license, as well as those registering their vehicles.
“The one-way boat fare to Zamboanga City from here is already PHP1,200. How about the food expenses? Where to stay there? It is very costly just to acquire a driver’s license,” Que said.
He said it is more costly to register a vehicle since the owner is required to present the unit for inspection to register.-Bong Garcia
