Further Amending the Guidelines on Official Local Travel of Officials and Employees of the Judiciary

November 28, 2019

SUPREME COURT ADMINISTRATIVE CIRCULAR NO. 143-2019

FURTHER AMENDING THE GUIDELINES ON OFFICIAL LOCAL TRAVEL OF OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE JUDICIARY

WHEREAS, Administrative Circular No. 15-2005, dated 22 March 2005, provides for the guidelines for local and foreign travels of officials and employees of the judiciary;

WHEREAS, Administrative Circular No. 15-2005 further provides under its specific guidelines on local travel for fixed travel rates for travel beyond fifty-kilometer radius;

WHEREAS, Administrative Circular No. 51-2010 Amending the Guidelines on Local Travel for Officials and Employees of the Judiciary provided for revised local travel rates;

WHEREAS, Executive Order (E.O.) No. 77 was issued by President RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE "Prescribing Rules and Regulations and Rates of Expenses and Allowances for Official Local and Foreign Travels of Government Personnel," effective March 15, 2019;

NOW THEREFORE, the following revised guidelines are hereby adopted for local travel to destinations beyond the 50-kilometer radius from the permanent official station:

1) The daily travel allowance (DTA) of officials and employees, regardless of rank and destination, shall be at the following rates:

 

Destination	Maximum DTA
Cluster I	Region I	P1,500.00
Cluster II	Cordillera Administrative Region	P1,800.00
Cluster III	National Capital Region	P2,200.00

 

2) The allowable DTA for travel beyond the 50-kilometer radius from the permanent official station shall be based on the following apportionment:

 

Particulars	Hotel or Lodging	Cost of Meal	Incidental Expenses	Total
Day of arrival at point of destination (regardless of time) and succeeding day/s thereof on official business	50%	30%	20%	100%
Day of departure for permanent official station (regardless of time) if other than date of arrival	0%	30%	20%	50%

 

3) The DTA as provided under Item No. 1 shall not require submission of bills and official receipts during liquidation; and

4) Judiciary officials and employees who are on travel status shall no longer be authorized to render overtime services with pay or compensation.

All provisions of Administrative Circular No. 15-2005, Administrative Circular No. 51-2010, other circulars, orders or resolutions, which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Administrative Circular, shall remain in full force and effect.

The Clerk of Court, the Court Administrator and the Chiefs of the Fiscal Management and Budget Office and the Office of Administrative Services (OAS), Supreme Court, and the Financial Management Office and the OAS, Office of the Court Administrator, shall ensure faithful compliance with this Administrative Circular. The Presiding Justices of the Court of Appeals, the Sandiganbayan and the Court of Tax Appeals shall likewise strictly implement it within their respective courts.

This Administrative Circular shall take effect from date of effectivity of Executive Order No. 77.

Issued this 28th day of November 2019.

(SGD.) DIOSDADO M. PERALTA

Chief Justice