The Land Transportation Office (LTO) General Santos (GenSan) City refers to the set of five (5) LTO offices based in General Santos City, South Cotabato: the LTO General Santos City District Office (DO), LTO Tambler Extension Office (EO), LTO General Santos City Licensing Center (LC), LTO DLRO SM City General Santos, and the LTO DLRO Robinson’s Place – General Santos City. Like the other LTO branches in the Philippines, the LTO General Santos City Offices were also created so the agency can offer fast, convenient, accessible, and affordable LTO services to the people. With these LTO offices in place, the agency can now better monitor and regulate the local and visiting drivers, car owners, and operators, as well as the vehicle use and the entire land transport service in the GenSan area and within its geographical area of responsibility (GAOR). The agency, through these branch offices, can also keep its presence alive in the local land transport sector, and ensure that its core programs and services can reach the people—both drivers and pedestrians—whom they want to keep safe.
General Santos City or “GenSan” is in the province of South Cotabato in the Philippines. It is a highly urbanized city (HUC) and a premiere producer of tuna, rightly earning it its moniker as “The Tuna Capital of the Philippines.” It is also the home of lawmaker and eight- division world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao as well as a rich culture and heritage, water activities, local cuisines, and festivals, promptly earning it its branding and tourism marketing nickname as the “Land of Dreamweavers.”
What is LTO General Santos City?
LTO General Santos (GenSan) City refers to the LTO offices stationed in the City of GenSan in South Cotabato: the LTO General Santos City District Office (DO), LTO Tambler Extension Office (EO), LTO General Santos City Licensing Center (LC), LTO DLRO SM City General Santos, and the LTO DLRO Robinson’s Place – General Santos City. There’s more than one LTO office, and all five of them serve as the local frontliner of the LTO Central Office, offering various LTO programs and services within the reach of the local transacting public in the City of GenSan. Through these offices, the LTO brings most of its core programs and services as an agency, and makes them available and accessible to the locals who need them, particularly to those who work behind the wheels.
LTO General Santos City District Office (DO)
As the lone LTO district office in GenSan, the LTO General Santos City District Office (DO) serves as the main go-to office for both the locals and the visiting drivers, car owners, and operators when filing for documents to comply with the LTO requirements. Though this branch office also offers better LTO services by bringing closer the activities and campaigns of the Secretariat in an effort to keep the people safe on the road, it is a much busier LTO office compared to the other smaller, more specialized LTO branches in the city.
LTO Tambler Extension Office
The LTO Tambler Extension Office (EO), as the name suggests, is an extension of LTO located in Barangay Tambler, General Santos City. It serves as one of the operating arms of the agency in the local area, with the goal of making the agency’s programs and services more easily accessible and more engaging to the locals. In doing so, it literally and figuratively sits right where the traffic is, which is a fitting tribute to the agency’s goal of keeping the roads regulated and sae.
LTO General Santos City Licensing Center
The LTO General Santos City Licensing Center is an LTO agency in General Santos City meant to serve as the agency’s off-site license printing office within the city premises. Located in the City Hall Compound, the LTO General Sanyos City Licensing Center was created with the intention of making the processing of LTO licensing and licensing renewal services faster and more convenient for the people who work behind the wheels.
LTO DLRO SM City General Santos
Just like the other LTO DLRO in the country, the LTO DLRO in SM City General Santos was opened for the convenience of the transacting public. Located at the third floor level of SM City GenSan, this LTO office is a satellite office of the GenSan City Licensing Center. It is not a full service LTO office too, but it does offer fast and convenient licensing renewal service to those who intend to renew their existing driver’s license or student permit.
LTO DLRO Robinson’s Place – General Santos City
With convenience and ease of transaction in mind, the agency has set up this LTO DLRO in Robinsons Place, J. Catolico St., in Lagao, General Santos City. Being in a mall and along one of the major thoroughfares of the city, this LTO DLRO not only promises good visibility, but also faster, more convenient, and better license renewal services.
List of Services Offered by LTO General Santos City Offices
While all LTO services are offered to help keep the public roads safe, not all services are readily available everywhere. Though they are meant to ensure that only the most roadworthy drivers and vehicles are allowed on the roads, some LTO services are not available in certain LTO branch offices due to limited facilities. That said, it’s best to check with the LTO branch you prefer to ensure that the service you need is available.
Nevertheless, we provided this list of different LTO services, most of which are common ones offered in many of the LTO offices nationwide:
- 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
- Driving Enhancement Program (DEP)
- 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
- 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
Because some LTO branch offices are not equipped enough to offer certain LTO services, it’s in your best interest to check with your preferred LTO branch office, be it in any of the LTO General Santos City Offices or otherwise, first to confirm that the service you need is available there if you are visiting the branch.
How to Contact LTO General Santos City
Reaching out to LTO General Santos City can be done either through either of the following: By making a call via the phone, by email, or via their official social media account. It can also be by visiting the any of the LTO General Santos City offices directly or its supervising office, the LTO Region 12 (SOCCSKSARGEN or Central Mindanao) regional office.
To reach out to the LTO Region 12 (SOCCSKSARGEN) regional office, please check the following contact information:
Land Transportation Office Region 12 – Office of the Regional Director
Agency Code: 1200
Office Address: LTO Regional Office 12, Purok Yellowbell, Brgy. Sta. Cruz, Koronadal City, South Cotabato
Telephone Number: (083) 878-0764
Head of Agency: Macario D. Gonzaga
Email Address: mb_gonzaga@yahoo.com
Operating Hours: 8AM – 5PM (Mondays-Fridays)
Contact Information
To reach out to any of the LTO General Santos City offices, please check out the following contact details:
LTO General Santos City District Office
Agency Code: 1210
Office Address: City Hall Compound, General Santos City
Telephone Number: (083) 553-9414
Head of Agency: OIC Nanette M. Braña
Email Address: lto_generalsantoscity@yahoo.com
Operating hours: 8AM – 5PM (Mondays to Fridays)
LTO Tambler Extension Office
Agency Code: 1207
Office Address: Barangay Tambler, General Santos City
Head of Agency: OIC Melissa Q. Arcenas
Email Address: ltotambler@gmail.com
Official Facebook Page: https://web.facebook.com/LTOtamblerEO/
Operating hours: 8AM – 5PM (Mondays to Fridays)
LTO General Santos City Licensing Center
Agency Code: 1211
Office Address: City Hall Compound, General Santos City
Head of Agency: OIC Hayyan B. Baulo
Email Address: ltolicensing1238@gmail.com
Operating hours: 8AM – 5PM (Mondays to Fridays)
LTO DLRO SM City General Santos
Agency Code: 1213
Office Address: 3rd Level, SM City GenSan, L. Santiago Street, General Santos City
Head of Agency: OIC Potri Alon D. Sarip
Operating hours: 10AM – 12AM (Mondays to Fridays) 12PM – 6PM (Saturdays)
LTO DLRO Robinson’s Place – General Santos City
Agency Code: 1209
Office Address: Robinsons Place, J. Catolico St., Lagao, General Santos City
Telephone Number: (083) 553-1442
Head of Agency: OIC Admine L. Minirigi
Email Address: dlrorobinsongensan@gmail.com
Official Facebook Page: https://web.facebook.com/p/LTO-DLRO-Robinsons-Gensan-100080039464369/
Operating hours: 8AM – 5PM (Mondays to Fridays)
Where is General Santos City
General Santos (formerly Dadiangas), is officially known as the City of General Santos and is abbreviated as GenSan. It is a first class highly urbanized city (HUC) at the southern part of the Philippines, in the SOCCSKSARGEN Region. It is located at the head of Sarangani Bay of the Celebes Sea along the southern shore of Mindanao, southeast of Manila and Cebu and southwest of Davao. It houses the largest port of entry for overseas shipping in the region, and serves as the regional center for commerce and industry of SOCCSKSARGEN. Geographically, GenSan City is located within the province of South Cotabato but administered independently of it. It is bounded by municipalities of Sarangani Province, namely Alabel in the east, and Maasim in the south. General Santos is also bordered by the South Cotabato municipality of Polomolok and Sarangani Province municipality of Malungon in the north, and the municipality of T’boli in the west.
Google Map Location
To learn more about the travel routes and the driving directions to General Santos City and any of the LTO General Santos City offices, you may check the maps below: