The Land Transportation Office (LTO) Maasin City refers to the only LTO office in Maasin City in Southern Leyte: the LTO Maasin District Office (DO). Like the other LTO district offices, the LTO Maasin branch office was also opened with the intention of offering fast, convenient, and affordable LTO services to the people of the Maasin city. The branch office also helps the agency keep the local and visiting drivers, car owners, and operators in line while they are in the city or within its geographical area of responsibility (GAOR). After all, with the limited number of people to support, the LTO office has more opportunities to make its presence felt and enforce its rules and regulations more strictly. Plus, this means that they have more time and manpower to watch over the roads, the land transport service providers, and the entirety of the local land transport sector to ensure the safety of both drivers and pedestrians on the road.
Maasin City may not be your usual tourist destination, but as one of the oldest cities in Southern Leyte, Maasin City has established itself as a major religious pilgrimage hub, attracting locals and tourists with its rustic beauty, laid-back charm, and bucolic beauty as a host to immaculate waterfalls, stunning sunsets, verdant forests, caves, and mangrove plantations. It gets its fair share of visitors which makes it a great location for both business and government offices.
What is LTO Maasin?
LTO Maasin refers to the lone LTO office stationed in the City of Maasin in Southern Leyte: the LTO Maasin District Office (DO). The LTO Maasin District Office serves as the frontline agency of the LTO Central Office, ensuring that the different programs and services reaches the local transacting public faster. Through the LTO Maasin District Office (DO) in Panal St., Brgy. Abgao, most of the LTO core programs and services are made available to the locals, especially those who work behind the wheels.
As the lone LTO office located in Maasin City, the LTO Maasin District Office (DO) offers a reachable space for the locals to avail of programs and participate in activities, and campaigns as a major stakeholder. The office also serves as a visual reminder to the public that the LTO is watching over the safety of the roads, vehicles, drivers, and pedestrians.
List of Services Offered by LTO Maasin DO
The following LTO services are generally offered at any LTO branch, with the exception of some which may not be readily available in some smaller, less equipped LTO branch offices.
For your reference, here’s a list of some of the most frequently availed of LTO services:
- License and Permits
- 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
Note that even though all the services above are supposed to be offered and processed by the LTO, some LTO agencies may not be well-equipped for certain services. Having said that, it is imperative to check with the LTO Maasin District Office first to confirm that the service you need is available before you make the trip to the LTO agency.
How to Contact LTO Maasin
Reaching out to LTO Maasin can be done either through the phone, via email, or by sending a message to their official social media account. You may also visit either the LTO Maasin District Office (DO) directly or the LTO Region 8 (Eastern Visayas) regional office.
To reach out to the LTO Region 8 (Eastern Visayas) regional office, please check the following contact information:
Land Transportation Office Region 8 – Office of the Regional Director
Agency Code: 0800
Office Address: Government Center, Candahug, Palo, Leyte
Telephone Number: (053) 888-4672
Head of Agency: Rhodelio V. Poliquit
Email Address: ltoregionaloffice8@gmail.com, rvpoliquit@gmail.com
Operating Hours: 8AM – 5PM (Mondays-Fridays)
Contact Information
To reach out to the LTO Maasin District Office (DO), please check out the following contact details:
LTO Maasin District Office (DO)
Agency Code: 0824
Office Address: Panal St., Brgy. Abgao, Maasin City, Southern Leyte
Telephone Number: (053) 570-8056, +639 385003058
Head of Agency: Michelle May O. Sarausa
Email Address: mosarausa@lto.gov.ph
Official Facebook Page: https://web.facebook.com/p/LTO-Maasin-District-Office-100069212560053
Operating hours: 8AM – 5PM (Mondays to Fridays)
Where is Maasin City
Maasin, officially known as the City of Maasin, is a fourth class coastal component city and the capital city of the province of Southern Leyte. It is located on the western part of the province and on the southwestern part of Leyte Island. It is one of the oldest communities, with a land area 21,171 hectares (52,310 acres) divided into 70 barangays. Geographically, it is bounded by the Canigao Channel on the south, the town of Matalom, Leyte on the north, Macrohon on the southeast and the municipalities of Malitbog and Tomas Oppus on the east.
Google Map Location
To learn more about the travel routes and the driving directions to Maasin City and the LTO Maasin District Office (DO), you may also check the map below: