BillBuddy
Back to bill feed
HealthLocal GovernmentFinance & Budget
BillHBN-861020th Congress

Expanding the Registration and Issuance of Licenses in Pasig Lto District Office

In committee Filed May 6, 2026
◷ Where it standsIn Committee
FiledCommittee2nd Reading3rd ReadingBicamEnacted

Filed on May 6, 2026, and approved on third reading by the House of Representatives on May 5, 2026. The bill is currently pending in the Senate's Committee on Public Services and Finance, with no recorded action since its referral on May 19, 2026.

Should you care?
Relevance to you
Moderate

The bill addresses the need for improved access to driver's license services in Pasig, which is a growing urban area.

New driversPasig residentsLand Transportation Office staff
Timeliness
Timely

The bill responds to the increasing demand for driver's licenses in urban areas like Pasig.

Affects you ifNew driversPasig residentsLTO personnelDriving schools
Impact assessment
AI read — verify with source
Overall impact
3.0/ 10
Long title

Expanding the Registration and Issuance of Licenses in Pasig Lto District Office

Plain-language summary
✦AI Summary

This bill aims to expand the registration and issuance of driver's licenses at the Pasig district office of the Land Transportation Office (LTO). It includes provisions for processing applications, conducting examinations, and issuing licenses for both non-professional and professional drivers.

What this bill actually requires
RequiresExpand registration and issuance of licenses at the Pasig LTO district office.
RequiresConduct full registration process for new driver's licenses.
FundsInitial funding charged against the current year's appropriation of the existing LTO district office in Pasig.
FundsSubsequent funding to be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
Deadline15 days after publication in the Official Gazette or a newspaper of general circulation.
ⓘ AI-generated — verify with the source.↗ Official Senate PDF
What changes from current law

Compared with current law:

Today

Limited registration and issuance of licenses at the Pasig LTO district office.

This bill

Expanded registration and issuance of licenses, including new driver applications and testing.

ⓘ AI-generated comparison — verify against the bill and the cited law.
Ask this bill

This bill expands the registration and issuance of driver's licenses at the Pasig district office of the Land Transportation Office (LTO). It allows for the full registration process for new drivers, including application acceptance, theoretical examinations, practical driving tests, and issuance of licenses.

Source · full text
Issue areas
HealthLocal GovernmentFinance & BudgetLand Transportation OfficePasig residentsNew driversDriver's license services

✦ Dashed tags are AI-suggested nuance; solid tags follow the committee taxonomy.

Legislative history
May 6, 2026Senate
Introduced by Representatives ROMAN T. ROMULO, FRANZ PUMAREN and MIKAELA ANGELA B. SUANSING;
May 6, 2026Senate
Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on May 5, 2026;
May 6, 2026Senate
Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence;
May 19, 2026Senate
Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committees on PUBLIC SERVICES and FINANCE;
✦ AI insight

Fast-tracked: the bill was approved on third reading in the House just one day before it was filed, indicating strong initial support. It has been pending in the Senate for over four months with no further action since its referral.

Tap a term to decode it
Floor activity

No floor deliberations yet — this measure has not reached plenary. Its committee-stage actions appear under Legislative history above.

Full text
HBN-8610 — verbatim textAs filed

CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES TWENTIETH CONGRESS First Regular Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H. No. 8610 BY REPRESENTATIVES ROMULO, PUMAREN AND SUANSING (M.A.) AN ACT EXPANDING THE REGISTRATION AND ISSUANCE OF LICENSES IN THE PASIG DISTRICT OFFICE OF THE LAND TRANSPORTATION OFFICE, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR Be enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. The registration and issuance of licenses in the Pasig district office

2 of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) is hereby expanded to include the issuance and administrative processing of licensing for new drivers.

SEC. 2. Expansion of Registration and Issuance of Licenses. - The LTO Pasig

5 district office is hereby authorized to conduct full registration process for new non- professional and professional driver's licenses, including: (a) Acceptance and evaluation of new driver's license applications; (b) Administration of the theoretical examinations; (c) Administration of practical driving tests; and (d) Issuance of driver's license cards to qualified applicants.

SEC. 3. The Secretary of the Department of Transportation shall immediately

include in the Department's program the upgrading of the LTO district office in the City of Pasig, National Capital Region, the initial funding of which shall be charged against the current year's appropriation of the existing LTO district office in the City of Pasig, National Capital Region. Thereafter, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official

2 Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. Approved.

Reproduced from the Senate document. The official PDF is the authoritative version.