The Land Transportation Office (LTO) in Balanga City refers to the set of LTO offices in Balanga, Bataan: the LTO Balanga District Office (DO) and the LTO Driver’s License Renewal Office (DLRO) Vista Mall Bataan. These LTO offices extend the LTO operations and services, making them more locally accessible and more affordable to avail of in an effort to make the roads just a little bit safer in the city of Balanga and the surrounding municipalities.
Balanga is well-known as one of the richest among the towns and cities of Bataan. It is primarily a residential-agricultural city, housing a rapidly growing commercial sector, which makes it an attractive spot for businesses and government offices like the LTO. Now with two LTO offices in the city, all LTO-related needs, both for the businesses and the individuals in the city, can be easily addressed. So, if you ever find yourself in a situation where you need to avail of LTO services while in Balanga City in Bataan, then here’s how to find where, when, and how to get the different LTO services offered there.
What is LTO Balanga City?
LTO Balanga refers to the LTO branch offices in Balanga City, Bataan: the LTO Balanga District Office and the LTO DLRO Vista Mall Bataan. These offices, like all the other LTO offices, extend the LTO operations, programs, and services to the local area to help motorists, vehicle owners, and transport operators get their LTO-related needs addressed. These LTO offices are the manifestation of the agency’s desire to offer better public service. They are meant to bring the LTO services like registration and renewal of motor vehicle (MV) and motorcycle (MC) registration as well as license applications and renewals closer to the people in Balanga City and those within its geographical area of responsibility (GAOR).
LTO Balanga DO
The LTO Balanga District Office (DO), despite its name, is not actually located in Balanga City. It sits in the Brgy. Ala-Uli in the municipality of Pilar, which is right next to Balanga. As the city’s LTO district office, it is intended to be the go-to office for all licensing and vehicle registration and renewal needs in the city of Balanga and its GAOR. It was meant to make LTO service delivery faster, more convenient, and more affordable to those who seek to renew or secure a driver’s license or student permit. It also serves as a convenient office to avail LTO services from in the area, which serves the agency well as it carries out its job to keep the roads of Balanga City safe and filled with roadworthy drivers and vehicles.
LTO DLRO Vista Mall Bataan
The LTO DLRO Vista Mall Bataan, as the name suggests, is a dedicated license renewal office in the city of Balanga. It is one of the operating arms of LTO in the city which serves the people by offering faster, better, more convenient, and more affordable license renewal services to the Vista Mall mall goers and local residents. So, if you ever find yourself needing to deal with an LTO office for licensing renewal services while in Balanga City, then you should head on to Brgy. Cupang and visit this LTO DLRO.
Services Provided by LTO Balanga Offices
Finding the LTO offices in Balanga City is easy as it sits right at the most prominent places — one in the neighboring Municipality of Pilar which happens to be quite close to the city center and another one at Vista Mall in Brgy. Cupang if you are a mall goer or if you need one that is more convenient time-wise. With the LTO maintaining its presence in Balanga City like this, getting any LTO-related needs addressed while in the area has never been more convenient, both for the drivers and car owners who need to abide by the agency’s rules and regulations.
Some of the most common services that people go to the LTO offices or its numerous branches, include:
- License And Permit
- Student Permit
- New Driver’s License (Non-Professional)
- Conductor’s License
- Plain or Advance Renewal of Driver’s/Conductor’s License and Renewal of Driver’s License of Filipino Living Abroad
- Miscellaneous License Transactions
- Renewal of Driver’s / Conductor’s License with Examination [Expired for more than two (2) years] and/or with ten (10) or more but less than forty (40) Demerit Points
- Change Classification from Non-Professional Driver’s License (NPDL) Code to Professional Driver’s License Code with Same Driver’s License (PDL) Code
- Additional Driver’s License Code/s
- Conversion of Foreign Driver’s License to Philippine Driver’s License Including Renewal of Expired Philippine Driver’s License with a Valid Foreign Driver’s License
- Change Classification from Professional Driver’s License (PDL) Code to Non-Professional Driver’s License Code (NPDL)
- Dropping of DL Code and Change Clutch Type
- Request for System Updates (RSU) for Double License
- Request for System Update (RSU) for License and Customer Details/Misrepresentation of Age/Identity
- Accreditation of Medical Clinics – New
- Accreditation of Medical Clinics – Renewal
- Registration of Physicians – New
- Registration of Physicians – Renewal
- Accreditation of Driving School / Driving Enhancement Program Training Center – New
- Accreditation of Driving School / Driving Enhancement Program Training Center – Renewal
- Accreditation of Driving Instructor – New
- Accreditation of Driving Instructor – Renewal
- Examination for Driving School Instructors
- Vehicle Registration
- Initial Registration of Motor Vehicle (MV)
- Renewal of Motor Vehicle (MV) Registration
- Storage of Motor Vehicle
- Miscellaneous Transactions
- Re-Stamping of Engine/Chassis Number
- Request for Motor Vehicle Verification
- Motor Vehicle Inspection
- Miscellaneous Transactions
- Duplicate OR/CR
- Duplicate Plate
- Transfer of Ownership
- Annotation & Cancellation of Mortgage
- Revision of Records
- Duplicate License (for Lost Licenses)
- Insurance
- Proper Driver Education
- Theoretical Driving Course (TDC) and exam
- Comprehensive Driver’s Exam (CDE)
- Practical Driving Course (PDC) and exam
- Driving Enhancement Program (DEP)
- Law Enforcement
- Settlement of Admitted Apprehension
- Adjudication of Contested Apprehension
- Encoding of Alarm
- Filing of Complaint and Lifting of Alarm
- Lifting of Alarm (Traffic Adjudication Service)
- Certification of No Pending Apprehension and Alarm
- Collection of fees from law enforcement violations
- Drug testing
- Emission testing
- Inventory of Plates
- Issuance of Vanity License Plates
- Issuance of Special Plates
- The use of self-service kiosks
- Process Application for New Driver’s License (DL) via the Automated Driver’s License Examination System (ADLES) Facility
Note that like other LTO Offices, the LTO Offices in Balanga City in Bataan may not have enough facilities to completely extend the full range of LTO programs and services, so it’s best to check with the specific LTO Office first to see if the service you need is available there, before making an actual visit.
How to Contact LTO Balanga City
Reaching out to LTO Balanga City could be done directly by reaching out to the LTO Balanga District Office, the LTO DLRO Vista Mall Bataan, or the Central Luzon (Region 3) regional office. It can either be done by making a phone call, by sending an email, or by sending a message to their official social media accounts.
For the complete contact information of the LTO Region 3 — Central Luzon (regional) office, please check the following contact information:
Land Transportation Office Region 3 – Office of the Regional Director
Agency Code: 0300
Office Address: Gov’t Center, Brgy. Maimpis, City of San Fernando, Pampanga
Telephone Number: (045) 455 1764
Head of Agency: Eduardo C. De Guzman, Director II
Email Address: lto.ord.r3@gmail.com
Operating Hours: 8AM – 5PM (Mondays-Fridays)
Contact Information
To contact any of the LTO Balanga City offices directly, please check the contact information below:
LTO Balanga District Office
Agency Code: 0308
Office Address: Gov’t Center, Ala-Uli, Pilar, Bataan
Telephone Number: (047) 240 5762
Head of Agency: Sylvia R. Aguas, Supervising TRO
Email Address: sylvia.aguas1125@gmail.com
Official Facebook Page: https://web.facebook.com/ltobdo
Operating Hours: 8AM – 5PM (Mondays-Fridays)
LTO DLRO Vista Mall Bataan
Agency Code: 0340
Office Address: 2nd Floor Vista Mall, Cupang, Balanga, Bataan
Head of Agency: Ronald O. Navarette, OIC, TRO II
Email Address: ditchraven@gmail.com
Official Facebook Page: https://web.facebook.com/dlrovistamallbataan
Operating Hours: 8AM – 5PM (Mondays-Wednesdays, Fridays)
Where is Balanga City
Balanga, officially known as the City of Balanga, is a fourth class component city and the capital of the province of Bataan. It is located south of San Fernando, Pampanga, which happens to be the regional city center, and northwest of Manila, the capital city of the Philippines. The city is primarily a residential-agricultural city, with a rapidly growing commercial sector. It is also one of the richest among the towns and cities of Bataan.
Geographically, Balanga City is a low plain in the southwestern part of Central Luzon, bounded inland by Abucay in the north and separated by Talisay River from the municipality of Pilar in the south. It is naturally bordered by the mountains of the municipalities of Bagac and Morong in the west and Manila Bay in the east.
Google Map Location
Balanga is located 124 kilometers west from the city of Manila. On land, it takes approximately 2 hours by car, or 3 hours by bus and can be reached by going through two (2) major roads – the National Road and the Roman Superhighway. The city is also very accessible to neighbouring towns and cities like Olongapo, San Fernando, Angeles, Tarlac, and Malolos and the town of Subic in Zambales, thanks to the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) and the 1Bataan Integrated Transport System Inc.
To learn more about the driving routes to Balanga City and the LTO Balanga Offices, please check the maps below: