Approval Requirements
- Travel by Department Secretaries, Undersecretaries, Assistant Secretaries, and equivalent ranks requires President's prior approval.
- Other officials require approval from their respective Department Secretaries or equivalents.
Nature and Purpose of Travel
- Travel must be urgent, necessary, minimal in cost, and expected to provide immediate benefit to the country.
- Permissible purposes include:
- Attending conferences or seminars sponsored by foreign/international governments or private entities invited via their government.
- Conducting official examinations or investigations.
- Undertaking official missions not assignable to officials already abroad.
Transportation Provisions
- If not provided by host/sponsor, official transportation shall be economy class unless otherwise specified.
Clothing Allowance
- Officials granted clothing allowance by rank:
- $400 for highest rank officials (e.g. Department Secretaries).
- $350 for certain high-level officials.
- $300 for heads of primary units and others.
- Allowance granted once every 24 months, with certification.
- If previous allowance was less, difference can be granted.
Daily Allowance and Hotel Expense Reimbursement
- Daily allowance and hotel reimbursement limits specified by rank, ranging from $100 to $50 daily.
- Allowance covers subsistence, local transportation, incidental expenses.
- Allowance granted for official trip duration including travel time (computed by most direct route).
- Extensions requiring detours are not chargeable.
- In exceptional cases, actual hotel expenses reimbursed for highest-ranking officials with prior presidential approval.
Representation Expenses
- Delegations may incur necessary representation expenses to uphold the country's prestige.
- Expenses include entertainment, contributions, flowers, wreaths, etc., with prior presidential approval.
Applicability to Personnel Posted Abroad
- Officials already posted abroad may avail of allowances for travel outside their post with departmental approval.
- No supplemental budget should be requested.
Reporting Requirements
- Officials must submit a report with recommendations within 30 days of return to head of office, department head, and Office of the President.
- Failure to submit report may result in disciplinary actions.
Insurance Reimbursement
- Reimbursement for accident insurance premiums allowed up to Php 200,000 for official travel duration.
- Insurance on personal or household effects is not reimbursable.
Allowance Differential
- If host government provides a lower per diem, government will pay only the difference.
Funding and Accountability
- Expenses charged against the appropriation of the official's office, subject to fund availability.
- Officials must render accounts of cash advances within 60 days of return.
- Non-compliance may cause suspension of salary payment.
Implementing Authority
- Secretary of Budget and Management tasked to issue rules for effective implementation.
Repealing Provisions
- Inconsistent provisions of previous executive orders (EO No. 129, EO No. 421, EO No. 367) are revoked.
- Cabinet resolution on overseas travel expenses from 1986 is revoked.
Effectivity
- The Order takes effect immediately upon issuance.