Guidelines on AFP personnel travel abroad

Guidelines on AFP personnel travel abroad

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Title Supreme Court: Guidelines on AFP personnel travel abroad

Law: Letter Of Instruction No. 775

Decision Date: Nov 28, 1978

Letter of Instructions No. 775, issued in 1978, establishes guidelines for the movement of military personnel in the Philippines, requiring approval from the President for travel abroad and submission of reports upon return, as well as outlining the need for project proposals and reporting to the Military Attache for special missions abroad.

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Purpose and mandatory compliance

Letter of Instruction No. 775 reiterates guidelines on the movement of military personnel for strict compliance.
Letter of Instruction No. 775 governs travel abroad by AFP officers and enlistedmen.

Coverage: who must follow

Letter of Instruction No. 775 applies to any AFP officer undertaking travel abroad.
Letter of Instruction No. 775 applies to any AFP enlistedman undertaking travel abroad.
Letter of Instruction No. 775 applies to all concerned within the AFP travel process and related submissions.

Core travel-abroad prohibition

Letter of Instruction No. 775 provides that no AFP officer or enlistedman shall undertake any travel abroad without prior approval by the President.
Letter of Instruction No. 775 makes President’s prior approval a required condition for all AFP travel abroad.

Special missions: required project proposal and funding

Letter of Instruction No. 775 requires that recommendations for the sending of special missions abroad be accompanied with a project proposal.
Letter of Instruction No. 775 requires the project proposal to include its funding.
Letter of Instruction No. 775 treats the project proposal with funding as a mandatory accompanying document for special-mission recommendations.

Reporting and documentation while abroad

Letter of Instruction No. 775 requires an AFP officer or enlistedman authorized to undertake a trip in a foreign country to report to the Military Attache of the Philippine Embassy nearest his destination or area of operation.
Letter of Instruction No. 775 requires the reporting obligation to follow authorization to undertake the trip in the foreign country.

Post-travel submission requirement

Letter of Instruction No. 775 requires the authorized AFP officer or enlistedman to submit a report upon his return.
Letter of Instruction No. 775 treats the return report as a mandatory post-travel obligation.

Effectivity and issuance particulars

Letter of Instruction No. 775 was done in the City of Manila on November 28, 1978.
Letter of Instruction No. 775 is signed by Ferdinand E. Marcos, President of the Philippines.

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