EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 421 - AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 129 DATED MAY 6, 1968, ENTITLED “PROVIDING RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING OFFICIAL TRAVEL ABROAD OF OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE GOVERNMENT BOTH NATIONAL AND LOCAL, INCLUDING GOVERNMENT-OWNED OR CONTROLLED CORPORATIONS AND PRESCRIBING RATES OF ALLOWANCES AND OTHER EXPRESS THEREFOR”

Section 16 of Executive Order No. 129 dated May 6, 1968 is hereby amended to read as follows:  

Sec. 16. Clothing allowance and per diem. — Officials and employees authorized to travel abroad under this title shall be granted clothing allowance and per diem as follows:

Clothing Per diem
Allowance  

(a)   The Department Secretaries;

the Executive Secretary; the
Commissioner on Audit; the
Commissioner of the Budget; the
Commissioner of Civil Service;
the Director-General, National
Economic and Development
Authority; the Social Welfare
Administrator; the Chairman,
Commission on Elections; the
Chairman, Civil Service Board
of Appeals; the Chairman,
National Science Development
Board; the Chairman, Population
Commission; the Chairman,
National Police Commission;
the Department Undersecretaries,
ambassadors, ambassadors
extraordinary and plenipotentiary;
the Assistant Executive Secretaries;  
the Legal Adviser to the President;
the Deputy Commissioner of the
Budget, the Deputy Commissioner
on Audit; the Deputy Director-General
and Assistant Director-Generals,
National Economic and Development
Authority; the Solicitor General; the
Members, Commission on Elections;
the Members, Civil Service Board
of Appeals; the Deputy Commissioner
of Civil Service; the Government
Corporate Counsel; the Legislative
Secretary; the Governor, Land Authority;
the Vice-Chairman, National Science
Development Board; the Managing
Director, National Computer Center,
the Managing Director, Development
Management Staff; the Executive
Director, Population Commission; the
Chief of the Staff, Armed Forces of
the Philippines; the President, University
of the Philippines; and the presidents of
other state universities; the chairman of
governing boards and the general
managers or other managing heads of
government-owned or controlled
corporations; heads of delegations with
full powers; and other officials of similar
or equivalent rank   P300.00 P50.00  

members of governing boards
and councils and the assistant
general managers or other
assistant managing heads of
government-owned or controlled
corporations; career ministers;
directors and assistant directors
and chiefs of bureaus and
offices; general officers of
the Armed Forces of the
Philippines; vice-presidents
of state universities; and
other officials of similar
or equivalent rank P250.00 P40.00  

units and officials of equivalent
rank in the Executive Department,
the Commission on Audit,
and government-owned or
controlled corporations; field
grade officers of the Armed
Forces of the Philippines;
foreign affairs officers; heads
of state colleges and deans
of colleges of the University
of the Philippines; and other
officials of similar or
equivalent rank   P225.00 P35.00

(d) All other employees   P200.00 P30.00

Since 19.07.98.