Compliance with RMC No. 18-67 and E.O. No. 129, s. 1968

April 7, 1972 REVENUE MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 12-72 It has been observed that many employees of this Bureau who have been authorized to travel abroad on official missions failed to comply with the provisions of Revenue Memorandum Circular No. 18-67, dated March 30, 1967, in relation to Executive Order No. 129, dated May 6, 1968, quoted hereunder: "TITLE II. Conferences, Special Missions, and other Non-Study Trips. xxx xxx xxx "Sec. 18. Submission of report . Every official or employee assigned or authorized to travel abroad under this Title shall, within thirty (30) days after his return to the Philippines, submit a report with his recommendations, if any, on the conference or seminar attended, examination or investigation conducted, or mission undertaken, to the head of his office furnishing a copy each thereof the department head concerned and the Office of the President of the Philippines. In case of participation in an international conference or convention in which the Philippines is represented by a delegation, a report of the delegation shall 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." cdt It has been observed that in spite of the above requirements, many officials who have been authorized to travel abroad never comply with the above requirements. Travel abroad entails enormous expenses and the government should benefit out of it. Report should be submitted to the Deputy Commissioner (Administration) and no one should make official travel abroad without clearance from him. Strict compliance with the above requirement is hereby enjoined. MISAEL P. VERA Commissioner of Internal Revenue