MEMORANDUM
ORDER NO. 37-2004
CREATING AN AD HOC COMMITTEE TO FORMULATE
GUIDELINES ON THE
RATES OF ALLOWANCES FOR LOCAL AND FOREIGN TRAVELS OF OFFICIALS AND
EMPLOYEES OF
THE JUDICIARY.
WHEREAS, on 23 March 2004, the President of the
Philippines
promulf\gated Executive Order No. 298 entitled “ Amending Further
Executive
Order No. 248 – Dated August 14, 1995 which Prescribes Rules and
Regulations
and New Rules of Allowances for Official Local and Foreign Travels of
Government Personnels”;
WHEREAS, in his Memorandum of 18 June 2004, Hon.
Presbitero J.
Velasco, Jr., Court Administrator, and Ms. Antonia A. Soria,
Officer-in-Charge,
financial Managemnet Office, Office of the Court Administrator (OCA),
recommended the creation of a committee to address some issues relative
to the
implementation of E.O. No. 298, including its impact on the fiscal
autonomy of
the Judiciary, as well as avoidance of inconsistencies, confusion, or
misunderstanding in the application of the law or rules on local travel
by the
Supreme Court and the OCA; and
WHEREAS, IN HER Memorandum of 6 July 2004, Atty.
Eden T.
Candelaria, Deputy Clerk of Court and Chief Administrative Officer of
the
Supreme Court, confirms the need to have a set guidelines on local and
foreign
travels of officials and employee of the Judiciary, especially with
regards to
the new rates of expense allowance under EO No. 298 and hence, she
agrees to
the constitution of the Committee proposed by the court Administrator
and the OIC
of the FMO, OCA.
WHEREAS, the Court finds merit in the
recommendation.
NOW, THEREFORE, there is hereby created an AD HOC
COMMITTEE TO
PREPARE GUIDELINES ON RATES OF ALLOWANCES FOR LOCAL AND FOREIGN TRAVELS
FOR
JUDICIARY OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES, which shall be composed of:
Chairman
: COROZAN
M. ORDOÑEZ
Chief, Financial
Management and budget Office
Vice
Chairman
: EDNA E.
DIÑO
Deputy Clerk of Court
and Chief Attorney
Members
: ANTONINA
A. SORIA
OIC, FMO, OCA
ADORACION S. YULO
Chief, Finance
Division, FMBO
A
representative from the Commission on Audit, SC team, to be designated
by
Supervising Auditor, Cecilia T. Caga-anan
The Committee shall study, propose, and recommend
the appropriate
guidelines and procedures relative to the rates of allowances for both
local
and foreign official travels of justices, Judges, officials, and
employees of
the Judiciary, taking into account the provisions of EO No. 298
promulgated by
the President on 23 March 2004, and other relevant and applicable laws
and
issuances, including those of the Chief Justice to augment the
appropriations
for some items in the budget of the Judiciary from savings in other
items in
said budget.
The Chairman, vice Chairman, members, and
Secretary of the Committee
shall be entitled to the expense allowances provided for in
Administrative
Circular
The Committee shall submit its recommendation not
later than 30 August 2004.
This Memorandum Order shall take effect
upon its issuance.
Issued this 12th day July 2004.
HILARIO
G. DAVIDE,
JR.
Chief
Justice
Chairman, First Division
REYNATO S.
PUNO
JOSE C. VITUG Associate
Justice
Associate Justice Chairman, Second
Division
Chairman, Third Division
(per A.M. No.
99-12-08-SC- revised)
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