Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 248)
The Executive Order governs official local and foreign travels of government personnel, both national and local, including personnel of government-owned and/or controlled corporations and government financial institutions.
Travels and assignments must be urgent and extremely necessary, involve minimum expenditure, and be beneficial to the agency concerned and/or the country.
The head of office, bureau, or their equivalent approves official local travel of seven calendar days and below.
The travel expenses shall be Three Hundred Pesos (P300.00) per day, composed of Two Hundred Pesos (P200.00) for travel allowance covering meals, inland transportation, and incidental expenses, and One Hundred Pesos (P100.00) for hotel room/lodging rate.
a) Leaving before 12:00 noon: full travel allowance; b) Leaving after 12:00 noon: half travel allowance but full hotel lodging; c) Returning before 12:00 noon: half travel allowance; d) Returning after 12:00 noon: full travel allowance.
No, expenses for staff accompanying these officials are not covered by the officials' travel expenses and such staff are not allowed the travel allowances authorized therein.
The President of the Philippines must approve all official foreign travels of Department Secretaries, Undersecretaries, Assistant Secretaries, heads/senior assistant heads of government-owned/controlled corporations and financial institutions, and heads of local government units of equivalent rank.
They are entitled to One Thousand Five Hundred Pesos (P1,500.00) commutable pre-departure allowance for miscellaneous and incidental expenses.
They shall be allowed official transportation of economy class unless otherwise specified in the travel authority and approved by the President.
A clothing allowance equivalent to Four Hundred United States Dollars (US$400.00) is granted, not more than once every twenty-four (24) months, with certification that no clothing allowance was received in the prior twenty-four months.
The travel allowance is One Hundred United States Dollars (US$100.00) and the hotel room/lodging rate is Two Hundred United States Dollars (US$200.00) per day, totaling Three Hundred United States Dollars (US$300.00) daily.
Payment of salary shall be suspended until the official or employee complies with the account rendering requirements.
Yes, upon prior approval of the President, non-commutable representation expenses not exceeding One Thousand United States Dollars (US$1,000.00) may be allowed for necessary entertainment, contributions, and the like.
They are not allowed travel expenses authorized under this Order for travel or assignment to places within the Metropolitan Manila Area.
They must submit a report with recommendations related to the conference, seminar, investigation or mission undertaken to the head of their office. Delegations must submit a report to the President through the Secretary of Foreign Affairs.