Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 346)
The employees entitled include marine officers, engineers, and crew of government vessels; lightkeepers in light stations; officials and employees required to render continuous service within hospitals, penal institutions, leper institutions, military installations, and similar institutions; and laborers temporarily fielded to isolated or unsettled districts.
The new rate of subsistence allowance is increased to P18.00 per day or P6.00 per meal.
Section 76 of Presidential Decree No. 1177 states that no official or employee shall receive subsistence payable from any fund except in specific cases and only when appropriation is specifically provided.
No, subsistence allowance can only be given to those enumerated in Section 76 of PD No. 1177 and when there is a specific appropriation for it.
Section 5 of Presidential Decree No. 1597 states that allowances, honoraria, and other fringe benefits granted to government employees shall be subject to the approval of the President, upon recommendation of the Secretary (Commissioner) of the Budget.
The order took effect not earlier than calendar year 1989, depending on the availability of funds or savings from the 1989 appropriation of each agency concerned.
The Department of Budget and Management is responsible for issuing the necessary guidelines for the implementation of this Order.
The increase was prompted due to the rise in prices of commodities, making the existing subsistence allowance inadequate to meet the food cost requirements of government officials and employees.
Yes, the subsistence allowance is set at P6.00 per meal, totaling P18.00 per day.