MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 124
MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 124 -
PROVIDING GUIDELINES ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO.
205, SERIES OF 1990
In order to insure the effective
implementation of the economy measures provided under Administrative
Order No. 205 series of 1991, the following implementing guidelines are
hereby promulgated:
1.
Coverage
The implementation of economy
measures shall cover all agencies of the national government, including
state universities and colleges and government owned or controlled
corporations, as well as local government units.
2. Specific
Guidelines
2.1
Payment of Honoraria and Similar Allowances. The payment of honoraria
and similar allowances shall be discontinued, except for representation
and transportation allowances as authorized in the General
Appropriations Act. For the purpose of implementing the Administrative
Order, the following payments are not considered honoraria:
(a)
For teaching overload in the Department of Education, Culture and
Sports, schools and state universities and colleges;
(b) For duly
authorized per diems of members of the Board of Regents or Board of
Directors/Trustees of state universities and colleges;
(c) For
executive positions in state universities and colleges filled by
designation from among the faculty members;
(d) For duly
authorized per diems and/or fees of members of the Board of
Directors/Trustees of government owned or controlled corporations;
(e) For
services of lecturers and resource persons in regularly conducted
training programs, where the conduct of such training program is a
regular function of the agency concerned;
(f) For
services rendered by a private sector representative in duly authorized
interagency committees;
(g) For the
services of a judge by virtue of his designation as Executive Judge;
(h) For
municipal treasurers deputized by the Bureau of Internal Revenue to
collect and remit revenue collections;
(i) For
government personnel including teachers deputized by the Commission on
Elections during electoral exercises; and
(j) For
government personnel deputized by the National Statistical Coordination
Board for the conduct of census and statistical surveys.
2.2
Hiring of Consultants, Contractuals and Casual. The hiring of
consultants, contractuals and casuals shall be deferred except in the
following cases:
(a)
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;
(b) Agencies
which are staffed by contractuals pursuant to existing policy or by
law, are authorized to hire personnel but in no case to exceed the
actual number of existing personnel or warm bodies as of December 31,
1990;
(c) The
rehiring of contractuals and casuals the salaries of which 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;
(d) Hiring of
part-time physicians by government hospitals.
2.3
Foreign Travels
(a)
All foreign travel, except those fully funded from grants or those
expressly authorized by the Office of the President, shall be suspended.
(b) In cases
where funding by the donor agencies does not, as a matter of policy,
include clothing allowance and pre-travel expenses, then recipients of
scholarship or training grants may charge clothing allowance and
pre-travel expenses against the funds of the agency at the terms and
conditions specified in Executive Order No. 129, as
amended.
2.4
Conduct of Seminars, Conventions, Annual and Anniversary Celebrations,
Sports Activities, Festivals and Similar Activities: The conduct of
training, seminars, conventions, annual and anniversary celebrations,
sports activities and festivals and other similar activities funded
from agency budgets is suspended, except the following:
(a)
Training programs conducted by government agencies specifically
mandated by their respective charter or enabling act including, but not
limited to, the Development Academy of the Philippines, the Civil
Service Commission, the National Manpower and Youth Council, the
National Computer Center, the Foreign Service Institute, the
Statistical Research and Training Center, UP Law Center and the Local
Government Academy;
(b) Athletic
meets and activities conducted by public schools and state universities
and colleges;
(c) Training
programs and seminar conducted by government owned or controlled
corporations including financial institutions for their clientele or
target beneficiaries; and
(d) In-house
training programs conducted at no cost to the Government.
3. Other Cases
Cases not covered by the
aforesaid provisions shall be referred to the Secretary of Budget and
Management for consideration and thereafter recommendation for
approval/disapproval by the Office of the President.
This Memorandum Circular shall take effect immediately.
Manila, February 14, 1991.
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