Increasing the Rate of Daily Subsistence Allowance of Certain Positions in the Government
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Increasing the Rate of Daily Subsistence Allowance of Certain Positions in the Government
Executive Order No. 346
February 2, 1989
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Summary of Executive Order No. 346Increasing the Rate of Daily Subsistence Allowance of Certain Positions in the Government
- Cites Section 76 of Presidential Decree No. 1177 which enumerates the positions entitled to subsistence allowance:
• Marine officers, engineers and crew of government vessels who take meals on board (Sec. 76a)
• Lightkeepers and employees in light stations authorized to receive subsistence in the form of food supplies (Sec. 76b)
• Officials and employees required to render service within premises of hospitals, penal institutions, leper institutions, military installations, etc. for continuous periods including meal times (Sec. 76c)
• Laborers temporarily fielded to isolated or unsettled districts shall be furnished rations or cash equivalent (Sec. 76d)
- Notes that the current subsistence allowance rate is inadequate due to increase in commodity prices.
- Cites Executive Order No. 257 which increased the subsistence allowance of Armed Forces of the Philippines personnel from P12.00 to P18.00 per day.
- Recognizes the need to rationalize and standardize the subsistence allowance rate for the officials and employees enumerated in Section 76 of Presidential Decree No. 1177.
- Invokes Section 5 of Presidential Decree No. 1597 which requires approval of the President for allowances granted to government employees.
- Increases the subsistence allowance rate for the covered officials and employees to P18.00 per day or P6.00 per meal (Sec. 1).
- Specifies that the order shall take effect not earlier than CY 1989, depending on availability of funds or savings from 1989 appropriations of each concerned agency (Sec. 2).
- Directs the Department of Budget and Management to issue necessary guidelines for implementation (Sec. 3).
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Increasing the Rate of Daily Subsistence Allowance of Certain Positions in the Government
Executive Order No. 346
•February 2, 1989
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 346 February 2, 1989
INCREASING THE RATE OF DAILY SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCE OF CERTAIN POSITIONS IN THE GOVERNMENT
WHEREAS, Section 76 of Presidential Decree No. 1177 states, that:
Subsistence. No official or employee of the national government shall be given subsistence, the cost of which is payable from any fund, except the following and only when an appropriation therefor is specifically provided:
a. Marine officers, engineers and crew of government vessels, launches, and motorboats, who shall take their meals on the mess when aboard the said vessels, launches, or motorboats;
b. Lightkeepers and other employees in light stations duly authorized by the head of the department to receive subsistence, who shall be furnished raw, canned, or preserve food supplies;
c. Officials and employees who are required to render service within the premises of hospitals, penal institutions, leper institutions, military installations, and other similar institutions, for a continuous period that includes meal time, may be allowed full subsistence when required to live in said premises to make their services available at any and all...
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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 346 February 2, 1989
INCREASING THE RATE OF DAILY SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCE OF CERTAIN POSITIONS IN THE GOVERNMENT
WHEREAS, Section 76 of Presidential Decree No. 1177 states, that:
Subsistence. No official or employee of the national government shall be given subsistence, the cost of which is payable from any fund, except the following and only when an appropriation therefor is specifically provided:
a. Marine officers, engineers and crew of government vessels, launches, and motorboats, who shall take their meals on the mess when aboard the said vessels, launches, or motorboats;
b. Lightkeepers and other employees in light stations duly authorized by the head of the department to receive subsistence, who shall be furnished raw, canned, or preserve food supplies;
c. Officials and employees who are required to render service within the premises of hospitals, penal institutions, leper institutions, military installations, and other similar institutions, for a continuous period that includes meal time, may be allowed full subsistence when required to live in said premises to make their services available at any and all...
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