Guidelines on Grant of Honoraria to Gov't Personnel

Applicable to all National Government Agencies (NGAs), Government-Owned and/or -Controlled Corporations (GOCCs), and Government Financial Institutions (GFIs)
Collectively referred to as "government entities"

Coordinator: Government personnel directing or participating in seminars/training activities
Facilitator: Government personnel providing technical assistance/materials for training
Lecturer: Government or private sector individual conducting lectures in seminars/training
Resource Person: Government or private sector speaker in seminars/training
Training Institution: Agencies mandated to conduct centralized training to staff of other agencies

Authorized only for:
- Teaching personnel in DepEd, CHED, TESDA, SUCs, and similar institutions working beyond regular hours or load
- Lecturers, resource persons, coordinators, facilitators in training/seminars conducted by training institutions or entities for officials/employees
- Chairs, members, personnel of collegial bodies (Commissions, Boards, Councils) compensated by honoraria, not salary or per diem

Teaching Personnel: Paid honoraria per National Budget Memorandum No. 95, Item 17.5, Annex A
Coordinators and Facilitators:
- Honoraria based on hourly training rate (HTR = Monthly Salary Rate / 176 hours)
- 176 hours computed as 8 hours/day × 22 working days
Lecturers and Resource Persons:
- Paid hourly rate equivalent to Professor VI position for actual lecture hours plus up to 10 hours preparation
Government personnel serving in own entity trainings are NOT entitled to honoraria under these provisions
Chairs of collegial bodies:
- Paid 25% of monthly representation and transportation allowance (RATA) of chief operating officer per meeting
- Maximum of 4 paid meetings per month
Members of collegial bodies:
- Paid 25% of monthly RATA of second ranking official per meeting
- Maximum of 4 paid meetings per month
Personnel of collegial bodies:
- Paid equivalent hourly rate of position not exceeding 8 hours/day or 40 hours/week
No additional benefits allowed except those mandated by law
Existing higher honoraria to continue until appointment/contract ends

Department Secretaries, Undersecretaries, Assistant Secretaries (ex officio collegial members) excluded from honoraria per Supreme Court ruling (G.R. No. 83896)
GOCCs/GFIs exempt from RA No. 6758 and LGUs are encouraged to adopt these provisions if practicable

Heads of government entities prohibited from paying honoraria to personnel not covered by the Circular unless specifically provided by law

Uncovered cases to be submitted to the Secretary of Budget and Management for resolution

Effective fifteen (15) days after publication in the Official Gazette or newspaper of general circulation, whichever is earlier