Directives Governing Travel of Government Officials and Personnel to Foreign Countries
Letter of Instructions No. 120, issued on August 25, 1973, mandates all Philippine government officials and employees traveling abroad to prioritize accommodations on Philippine-owned or operated carriers to conserve foreign exchange. It also extends this directive to private firms with significant government financial involvement, encouraging them to use Philippine carriers for official travel whenever feasible. The Department of Tourism, in collaboration with the Central Bank, is tasked with establishing guidelines to implement this directive effectively. Strict adherence to these instructions is required.
August 25, 1973
LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS NO. 120
TO : All Heads of Departments, Agencies and Offices of the Government
To effect savings in foreign exchange, I hereby direct that all government officials or employees going on official travel abroad to secure, whenever possible, accommodations on Philippine owned/operated carriers, I further direct that travels to foreign countries of officials and/or employees of private firms in which the Government has substantial financial exposure shall, to the extent practicable, be made only on Philippine owned/operated carriers. cdt
The Department of Tourism, in collaboration with the Central Bank, shall prescribe the necessary guidelines to carry into effect the purposes and spirit of this instruction.
Strict compliance with this instruction is hereby enjoined.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 25th day of August, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Seventy-Three.