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MEMORANDUM CIRCULARS
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MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 67 -
REQUIRING ALL CONCERNED TO OBSERVE STRICTLY POLICY PRONOUNCEMENTS AND
GUIDELINES ON FOREIGN TRAVEL
This Office has been receiving requests for
travel abroad of government personnel without sufficient justification.
It has also been noted that many of these requests, particularly those
that involve government funding, are not accompanied by itemized
statements of expenditures and, in the case of heads of departments and
government-owned or controlled corporations and local government units
leaving for abroad, by the designation of the Acting
Head/Officer-in-Charge of the office. Not infrequently, requests for
travel authority are submitted barely a few days before, at times
after, the scheduled date of departure. Finally, many offices have yet
to substantially comply with the reportorial requirement for every
foreign travel undertaken by their officials and
employees.
The foregoing defects/deficiencies not only indicate lack of commitment
on the part of some government officials to the government's fiscal
conservation program but also reflect their complacency in observing
established rules, policies and procedures. Needless to state,
non-compliance with the requirements results in unnecessary delays in
the processing of requests for travel authorities, not to mention
clogging of papers.
To effectively conserve government resources, monitor expenses incurred
for foreign travels, and facilitate the processing of requests for
travel authorities, strict compliance by all concerned with the
following requirements is hereby reiterated:
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In the case of participation in an international conference or convention in which the Philippines is represented by a delegation, a report of the delegation should be submitted to the President of the Philippines through the Secretary of Foreign Affairs not later than one month after the closing of the conference or convention. Any member of the delegation may also submit a supplementary report.
Non-compliance with any of the requirements mentioned above shall constitute sufficient ground for non-processing or outright disapproval of requests to travel abroad.
This Memorandum Circular shall take effect immediately.
Manila, August 30, 1993.
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