Executive Order No. 298

Executive Order No. 298, s. 2004 Signed on March 23, 2004

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EE-&#E O)*E) NO. 298

AMEN*#N" +-)&'E) EE-&#E O)*E) NO. 248 *A&E* MA% 29, /99 AS AMEN*E* $% EE-&#E O)*E) NO. 2481A *A&E* A-"-S& /4, /99, '#' ()ES)#$ES )-LES AN* )E"-LA&#ONS AN* NE )A&ES O+ ALLOANES +O) O++##AL LOAL AN* +O)E#"N &)AELS O+ "OE)NMEN& (E)SONNEL

'E)EAS, the existing rues and reguations and the aoa5e trave ex6enses 7or oca and 7oreign traves o7 governent 6ersonne ust 5e rationaied to a:e the grant thereo7 7air and e;uita5e<

'E)EAS, in vie o7 the increasing cost o7 goods and services, there is a need to revie the rues and reguations and trave ex6enses 7or oca and 7oreign traves<

'E)EAS, under Section =9 o7 (residentia *ecree No. //==, dated >u? 30, /9==, as aended 5? Section =2, $oo: # o7 Executive Order No. 292 or the @Adinistrative @Adinistrative ode o7 /98=, the rates o7 trave aoances a? 5e changed 7ro tie to tie as a? 5e deterined 5? the &rave )ates oittee created therein<

'E)EAS, the &rave )ates oittee has su5itted to the (resident recoendations recoendations to odi7? the existing rues and reguations reguations and the authoried trave ex6enses 7or oca and 7oreign traves<

NO, &'E)E+O)E, #, "LO)#A MAA(A"AL1A))O%O, (resident o7 the (hii66ines, 5? virtue o7 the 6oers vested in e 5? a, do here5? orderB

SE&#ON /. Section 4 o7 EO No. 248, as aended 5? EO No. 2481A, is here5? renaed as Section 2, and #tes 5 and c thereo7 are here5? aended as 7oosB

5 &rave Ex6enses C the aount authoried to cover hoteDodging rate, eas and incidenta ex6enses excuding trans6ortation ex6enses going to and 7ro the destinations.

c 'oteDLodging )ate C the dai? hoteDodging cost incuding the 6rescri5ed taxes and service charges.

SE. 2. Sections 2 and 3 are here5? renu5ered as Section 3 and Section 4, res6ective?.

SE. 3. &he rst @/st 6aragra6h o7 Section  o7 EO No. 248 is here5? aended to read as 7oosB

FSection . A66rova o7 &rave and (a?ent o7 &rave Ex6enses. &raves o7 oGcias and e6o?ees o7 Nationa "overnent Agencies 7or ess than thirt? @30 da?s and 6a?ent o7 trave ex6enses there7ore sha 5e a66roved 5? the head o7 oGceD5ureau or e;uivaent. &raves that i ast thirt? @30 da?s or ore and 6a?ent o7 trave ex6enses there7ore sha 5e a66roved 5? the *e6artent Secretar? or his e;uivaent. &he a66rova o7 the *e6artent Secretar? concerned sha 5e construed as e;uivaent to the a66rova o7 the Secretar? o7 $udget and Manageent.

SE. 4. &he rst @/st, second @2nd, and third @3rd 6aragra6h o7 Section H o7 the said EO are here5? aended to read as 7oosB

FSection H. Aoa5e &rave Ex6enses. &he trave ex6enses o7 governent 6ersonne regardess o7 ran: and destination sha 5e in the aount o7 Eight

'undred (esos @(800.00 6er da? hich sha 5e a66ortioned as 7oosB a 7t? 6ercent @0I 7or hoteDodging, 5 thirt? 6ercent @30I 7or eas and c tent? 6ercent @20I 7or incidenta ex6enses.

ais 7or rei5urseent o7 actua trave ex6enses in excess o7 the trave ex6enses authoried herein a? 5e aoed u6on certication the head o7 agenc? concerned as a5soute? necessar? in the 6er7orance o7 an assignent and 6resentation o7 5is and recei6ts. (rovided, that, certication or aGdavit o7 oss sha not 5e considered as a66ro6riate re6aceent 7or the re;uired hoteDodging 5is and recei6ts.

Entiteent to trave ex6enses sha start on? u6on arriva at the 6ace o7 destination and sha cease u6on de6arture there7ro at the 7ooing 6ercentageB (articuars (ercentage  &o over Arriva not ater than /2B00 noon incidenta ex6enses @20I

/00I 'oteDodging @0I< eas @30I and

Arriva a7ter /2B00 noon 80I 'oteDodging @0I< dinner @/0I and incidenta ex6enses @20I *e6arture 5e7ore /2B00 noon @20I

30I $rea:7ast @/0I and incidenta ex6enses

*e6arture at /2B00 noon and ater incidenta ex6enses @20I

40I $rea:7ast @/0I, unch @/0I and

SE. . &he seventh @=th 6aragra6h o7 Section H o7 the said EO is here5? aended to read as 7oosB

Fais 7or 6a?ent o7 trave ex6enses traveDassignent to 6aces ithin the 7t? @0 :ioeter radius 7ro the ast cit? or unici6ait? covered 5? the Metro6oitan Mania Area in the case o7 those hose 6eranent oGcia station is in the Metro6oitan Mania Area, or the it? or unici6ait? herein their 6eranent

oGcia station is ocated in the case o7 those outside the Metro6oitan Mania Area, sha 5e aoed on? u6on 6resentation o7 6roo7, du? su66orted 5? 5is or invoices ith oGcia recei6ts o7 ex6enses incurred, that the? sta?ed in the 6ace o7 their assignent 7or the hoe duration o7 their oGcia trave. #7 the? coute dai? 7ro the 6ace o7 their assignent to the 6ace o7 their residence or 6eranent oGcia station, the? sha 5e aoed on? the rei5urseent o7 actua 7are at the 6revaiing rates o7 the authoried ode o7 trans6ortation 7ro the 6eranent oGcia station to the destination or 6ace o7 or: and 5ac:, and a reasona5e cost 7or eas. &he tota actua 7are and cost o7 eas and incidenta ex6enses sha in no case exceed +our 'undred (esos @(400.00 6er da?.J

SE. H. A second @2nd 6aragra6h is added to Section 9 o7 the EO to read as 7oosB

F)ei5urseent o7 the 6a?ent o7 the air6ort terina 7ee at the 6oint o7 e5ar:ation to go 5ac: to the (hii66ines u6on co6etion o7 the oGcia tri6 a5road is i:eise authoried.J

SE. =. Section /0 o7 the EO is here5? aended to read as 7oosB

FSection /0. &rans6ortation C #n case oGcias and e6o?ees authoried to trave are not 6rovided ith trans6ortation 5? the host countr? or s6onsoring organiation or agenc?, the? sha 5e aoed oGcia trans6ortation, hich sha 5e o7 the restricted econo? cass uness otherise authoried 5? the (resident o7 the (hii66ines.

SE. 8. &he rst @/st 6aragra6h o7 Section /2 o7 the EO is here5? aended to read as 7oosB

FSection /2. Aoa5e &rave Ex6enses. "overnent 6ersonne ho trave a5road sha 5e entited to the *ai? Su5sistence Aoance @*SA as 6rovided under the -nited Nationa *eveo6ent (rogra @-N*( #ndex, hich can 5e secured 7ro the *e6artent o7 +oreign AKairs. &he *SA sha 5e a66ortioned as 7oos uness otherise stated in the -N*( #ndexB @a 7t? 6ercent @0I 7or hoteDodging< @5 thirt? 6ercent @30I 7or eas< and @c tent? 6ercent @20I 7or incidenta ex6enses. hen the countr? o7 destination is not isted in the said #ndex, the *SA 7or the nearest countr? sha 5e ado6ted.J

SE. 9. &he second @2nd and third @3rd 6aragra6hs o7 Section /2 o7 the EO are here5? aended and erged to read as 7oosB

FSu5ect to the a66rova o7 the (resident, cais 7or rei5urseent o7 actua trave ex6enses in excess o7 the *SA authoried herein a? 5e aoed u6on certication 5? the head o7 agenc? as a5soute? necessar? in the 6er7orance o7 an assignent and 6resentation o7 5is and recei6ts. ertication o7 aGdavit o7 oss sha not 5e considered as a66ro6riate re6aceent 7or the re;uired hote rooDodging 5is and recei6ts.J

SE./0. &he 7ourth @4th 6aragra6h o7 Section /2 o7 the EO is here5? aended to read as 7oosB

FEntiteent to *S sha start on? u6on arriva at the countr? o7 destination and sha cease u6on de6arture there7ro at the 7ooing 6ercentageB (articuars (ercentage  &o over Arriva not ater than /2B00 noon incidenta ex6enses @20I

/00I 'oteDodging @0I< eas @30I and

Arriva a7ter /2B00 noon 80I 'oteDodging @0I< dinner @/0I< and incidenta ex6enses @20I *e6arture 5e7ore /2B00 noon @20I

30I $rea:7ast @/0I< and incidenta ex6enses

*e6arture at /2B00 noon and ater incidenta ex6enses @20I

40I $rea:7ast @/0I< unch @/0I< and

SE. //. &he 7th @th 6aragra6h o7 Section /2 o7 the EO is here5? aended to read as 7oosB

F&he *ai? Su5sistence Aoance authoried herein sha 5e deeed the e;uivaent o7 the 6er dies authoried under Section = o7 )A No. =/=, otherise :non as the +oreign Service Act o7 /99/.J

SE. /2. &he ast 6aragra6h o7 Section /2 is here5? deeted.

SE. /3. &he second @2nd 6aragra6h o7 Section /4 o7 the EO is here5? aended to read as 7oosB

FOGcias and e6o?ees ho are either assigned 7ro their 'oe OGce to a 6ost a5road or cross16osted 7ro one 6ost to another sha 5e entited to the ogging 6ortion o7 the aoances herein granted during the onth said 6ersonne arrived at the 6ost< (rovided, &hat the cai hich sha 5e su66orted 5? a66ro6riated 5is ith recei6ts does not coence unti their actua arriva at the 6ost< (rovided, +urther, &hat 6ursuant to Section H o7 ).A. No. =/=, the? sha not coect iving ;uarters aoance unti the rst da? o7 the onth 7ooing their arriva at the 6ost o7 assignent< (rovided, +ina?, &hat, the odging 6ortion o7 the aoances sha 5e granted on the 5asis o7 the cassication o7 the 6ost as stated under E.O, No. /0/, series o7 /993 in accordance ith the 0I entiteent 7or hoteDodging rate 6rovided herein.J

SE. /4. Section /H o7 the EO is here5? aended to read as 7oosB

FSection /H. )endition o7 Account on ash Advances C ithin sixt? @H0 da?s a7ter his return to the (hii66ines, in the case o7 oGcia trave a5road, or ithin thirt? @30 da?s o7 his return to his 6eranent oGcia station in the case o7 oGcia oca trave, ever? oGcia or e6o?ee sha render an account o7 the cash advance received 5? hi in accordance ith existing a66ica5e rues and reguations andDor such rues and reguations as a? 5e 6rougated 5? the oission on Audit 7or the 6ur6ose. )e7und o7 excess cash advance a? 5e ade either in -.S. doars i7 aoed 5? the *e6artent concerned or in (hii66ine currenc? co6uted at the 6revaiing 5an: rate at the da? o7 re7und. #n the case o7 the atter, a 5an: certication or nes6a6er ci66ing on the 5an: rate shoud 5e su5itted. (a?ent o7 the saar? o7 an? oGcia or e6o?ee ho 7ais to co6? ith the 6rovisions o7 the Section sha 5e sus6ended unti he co6ies thereith.J

SE. /. Section /= o7 the said EO is here5? deeted.

SE. /H. &he rst @/st 6aragra6h o7 Section /8 o7 EO is aended to read as 7oosB

FEver? oGcia or e6o?ee assigned or authoried to trave under this Order sha, ithin thirt? @30 da?s a7ter his return to his 6eranent oGcia station, su5it a re6ort ith his recoendations, i7 an?, on the con7erence or seinar attended, exaination or investigation conducted, or ission underta:en, to the head o7 his oGce. #n case o7 6artici6ation in an internationa con7erence or convention a5road in hich the (hii66ines is re6resented 5? a deegation, a re6ort o7 the deegation sha 5e su5itted to the (resident o7 the (hii66ine through the de6artent head concerned co6? 7urnished the *+A not ater than thirt? @30 da?s a7ter the cosing o7 the con7erence or convention. An? e5er o7 the deegation a? aso su5it a su66eentar? re6ort.J

SE. /=. )e6ea. A executive issuances, orders, rues and reguations or 6arts thereo7 inconsistent ith this Executive Order are here5? re6eaed or odied.

SE. /8. EKectivit?. &his Executive Order sha ta:e eKect iediate?.

*ONE in the it? o7 Mania, this 23rd da? o7 March, in the ?ear o7 Our Lord, &o  &housand and +our.

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