Policies and

Guidelines onTravels

RATIONALE
Executive Order (EO) Nos. 248 and amended
by EO 298 dated May 29, 1995 and March 23,
2004 respectively, mandated the amount of
travel allowances for local and foreign travel
of government employees.

OBJECTIVES
1. To regulate and fix the amount allowable for
local and foreign travel allowances
2. to allow transportation expenses not
included in EO 248 & 298.
3. To specify allowable documents in support
of transportation allowances
4. To provide guidelines on cash advances for
local and foreign travels.

GUIDELINES
EO 248 and 298 mandated the allowable
amount for travel allowances as follows:
LOCAL TRAVELS
1. Hotel/Lodging(50%)
P400.00
2. Meals (30%)
240.00
3. Incidental expenses 160.00

P800.00

GUIDELINES
EO 248 and 298 mandated the allowable
amount for travel allowances as follows:
LOCAL TRAVELS
1. Hotel/Lodging(50%)
P400.00
2. Meals (30%)
240.00
3. Incidental expenses

160.00

P800.00

Entitlement to travel allowance shall start upon

arrival at the place of destination and shall cease

upon departure therefrom based on the following
percentage:
Particulars

Coverage

Arrival at destination
100%
Hotel/lodging
Hotel/lodging
before 12:00 noon
(travel more than one day
20%

50%

Meals - 30%
Incidental

Particulars

Percentage

Coverage

100%

Hotel/lodging - 50%
Meals
30%
Incidental
20%

Arrival at
destination after
12:00 noon
(travel more than
one day)

80%

Hotel/lodging - 50%
Dinner
10%
Incidental
20%

Departure from
destination
before 12:00
noon

30%

Breakfast
10%
Incidental
20%

Departure from
destination 12:00
noon later

40%

Arrival at
destination
before 12:00
noon (travel
more than one
day)

Breakfast
10%
Lunch

Supporting Documents for Local Travel

Reimbursement:
Disbursement Voucher (2 copies)
Obligation Request Slip (3 copies)
Authority to Travel (Department Personnel Order)
Approved Itinerary of Travel (Appendix A)
Approved Appendix B (Certification of Travel
Completed), indicating justification for use of taxi
for fares exceeding Php 150.00 (if any)
Certificate of Appearance (original)

Bus/Boat Tickets
*Original Used Plane Ticket (Economy Class) &
Boarding Passes
*Official Receipt for the purchase of a plane
ticket
*Terminal Fee Receipt/s
*RER for Taxi Fares exceeding P150 and above
(maximum allowed P300
*Prevailing rate of L300 vans/motor & boat
fares issued
by Prov./Mun. Treasurer of the Locality not
covered

THANK YOU

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