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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 224
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 224 -
DIRECTING THE CONTINUED ADOPTION OF CERTAIN ECONOMY MEASURES FOR FY 1991
WHEREAS, the emergency situation has been
alleviated and the fiscal condition has correspondingly improved;
WHEREAS, while certain economy measures may be lifted to free more
authorized resources to carry out government programs, there is still a
need to maintain prudence in government spending;
WHEREAS, there is a need to clarify the remaining measures that need to
be adopted by all agencies concerned;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, CORAZON C. AQUINO, President of the Philippines, by
virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:
Section 1. Coverage. All national government
agencies, including government-owned or controlled corporations, and
local government units shall be covered by the economy measures
prescribed hereunder for FY 1991, except the following:
a.
Local government activities funded from local funds which, for the
purpose of this Administrative Order, shall mean the Internal Revenue
Allotment (IRA), Specific Tax Allotment (STA), Local Government Revenue
Stabilization Fund (LGRSF) and other locally-generated revenue sources;
and
b.
Government-owned or controlled corporations which do not receive any
form of government financial assistance, specifically equity, subsidy,
advances for debt servicing and tax subsidy.
Sec. 2. Specific Economy Measures. The following
economy measures shall continue to be adopted in FY 1991:
a.
Deferment of the Hiring of Consultants, Contractuals and Casuals. The
hiring of consultants, contractuals and casuals shall be deferred,
except in the following cases:
1. For
foreign-assisted projects where the hiring of consultants and other
related personnel to these projects is explicitly provided under the
terms and conditions of the loan agreement;
2. Agencies
which are staffed by contractuals pursuant to existing policy or by
law; Provided. That in no case shall the actual number of existing
personnel or warm bodies as of 31 December 1990 be
exceeded;
3. The hiring
of contractuals and casuals whose salaries are chargeable against lump
sum funds specifically authorized by law for the purpose, subject to
the determination by the Department Secretary or head of agency
concerned of the essentiality of their services;
4. The
rehiring of part-time physicians by government hospitals;
5. The hiring
of substitutes to personnel on leave.
b.
Discontinuance of the grant and payment of honoraria and similar
allowances. The grant and payment of honoraria and similar allowances
shall be discontinued, except the following:
1.
Representation and transportation allowances as authorized in the
General Appropriations Act;
2. Allowances
to barangay captains as authorized in the General Appropriations Act;
3. Honoraria
to day-care workers of the Department of Social Welfare and Development;
4. Allowances
to scholars;
5. Service
fees authorized under the General Appropriations Act;
6. Allowances
to military personnel detailed with members of Congress and officials
of the national government with at least a cabinet rank, or assigned as
security in on-going infrastructure projects and critical government
facilities located in strife-torn, embattled and security areas as
certified by the Secretary of National Defense; and
7. Payment of
honoraria to officials and employees who are entitled thereto under
existing law, jurisprudence and policy while rendering services in
inter-agency committees created by law or by Presidential directive.
For purposes of this
Administrative Order, the following payments are not considered
honoraria:
1. For
teaching overload in the Department of Education, Culture and Sports,
schools and state universities and colleges;
2. For
teaching in schools maintained by special hospitals under the
Department of Health;
3. For duly
authorized per diems of members of the Board of Regents or Board of
Directors/Trustees of state universities and colleges;
4. For
executive positions in state universities and colleges filled by
designation from among the faculty members;
5. For duly
authorized per diems and/or fees of members of the Board of
Directors/Trustees of government-owned or controlled corporations,
subject to the decision of the Supreme Court in G.R. No. 83896 entitled
Civil Liberties Union of the Philippines vs. The Executive Secretary;
6. For
services of lecturers and resource persons in training programs, where
the conduct of such training program is a regular function of the
agency concerned;
7. For
services rendered by a private sector representative in a duly
authorized inter-agency committee;
8. For the
services of a judge by virtue of his designation as Executive Judge;
9. For
municipal treasurers deputized by the Bureau of Internal Revenue to
collect and remit revenue collections;
10. For
government personnel including teachers deputized by the Commission on
Elections during electoral exercises;
11. For
government personnel deputized by the National Statistical Coordination
Board for the conduct of census and statistical surveys;
12. For Zoning
Administrators deputized by the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board;
and
13. For duly
authorized per diems and reimbursement of expenses incurred in official
travels.
c. Suspension
of all foreign travels. — All foreign travels shall be suspended,
except those fully funded from grants, or those expressly authorized by
the Office of the President. In cases where funding by the donor
agencies does not include clothing allowance and pre-travel expenses,
the recipients of scholarship or training grants may collect clothing
allowance and funding for pre-travel expenses against the funds of
their respective agencies, subject to the terms and conditions
specified in Executive Order No. 401.
d.
Disallowance of the purchase of motor vehicles. The purchase of motor
vehicles for management and staff use shall continue to be
disallowed.
e.
Disallowance of overtime payment in excess of sixty (60) hours per
month. The payment of overtime services in excess of sixty (60) hours
per month shall be disallowed, except as may be authorized by the
Department Secretary or head of agency concerned pursuant to the
provisions of Memorandum Order No. 228, series of 1989. Further, the
total overtime compensation which may be allowed an employee for a
given calendar year shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of his basic
annual salary. Furthermore, total overtime payments made in any given
calendar year shall not exceed five percent (5%) of the agency payroll
for personal services; Provided, That allowances drawn for actual
official expenses incurred in special projects shall be excluded from
the said ceiling.
Sec. 3. Responsibility of the Department of Budget
and Management. The Department of Budget and Management shall continue
to submit to the Office of the President a quarterly report on the
status of the implementation of this Administrative Order.
Sec. 4. Repealing Clause. Administrative Order No.
205, Series of 1991, is hereby superseded. All other issuances on
economy measures and their corresponding rules and regulations
inconsistent with the provisions of this Administrative Order are
hereby repealed and/or modified accordingly.
Sec. 5. Effectivity. This Administrative Order
shall take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 13th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
ninety-one.
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