Sec. 59. Authority to Receive Additional Compensation. - Officials and
employees who are duly appointed by competent authority to any position
in another government office or agency in a concurrent capacity, may,
in
the discretion of the President, be allowed to receive additional
compensation
in the form of allowance or honorarium at such rates he shall fix and
subject
to such conditions as she may prescribe. Such additional compensation
shall
be paid from the appropriations of the office or agency benefitting
from
the concurrent service.chanrobles virtual law library
Sec. 60. Restrictions on Salary Increases. - No portion of the
appropriations
provided in the General Appropriations Act shall be used for payment of
any salary increase or adjustment unless specifically authorized by law
or appropriate budget circular nor shall any appropriation for salaries
authorized in the General Appropriations Act, save as otherwise
provided
for under the Compensation and Position Classification Act, be paid
unless
the positions have been classified by the Budget Commission.chanrobles virtual law library
Sec. 61. Merit Increases. - The budgets of national government agencies
may provided for a lump-sum for merit increases, subject to such terms
and conditions as may be approved by the President. Such lump-sum shall
be used to fund salary increases approved by the head of agency in
recognition
of meritorious performance: Provided, That the Civil Service Commission
and the Department of Budget shall jointly issue the rules and
regulations
governing the granting of such merit increases.chanrobles virtual law library
Sec. 62. Salary for Substitutionary Service. - When an official or
employee
is issued a duly approved appointment in a temporary or acting capacity
to take the place and perform the duties of another who is temporarily
absent from his post with pay, savings in the appropriations of the
department,
bureau or office may be used for the payment of his salary or
differential,
subject to the approval of the Secretary.chanrobles virtual law library
Sec. 63. Additional Compensation for Overtime Service. - Officials and
employees of the National Government, when required to work overtime
after
regular working hours during ordinary days, during half-day sessions,
or
on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, by the heads of departments
concerned,
to finish work that must be completed within a specified time, may be
paid
overtime compensation from any unexpected balance of the appropriation
for salaries and wages authorized in the General Appropriations Act and
under such guidelines as may be issued by the President.chanrobles virtual law library
Sec. 64. Compensation of Persons Receiving Pension. - A person
receiving
life pension, annuity, or gratuity as a result of service in the
national
government or any local government unit, or from any government-owned
or
controlled corporation, who is reappointed to any position, the
appropriation
for the salary of which is provided from funds of the office, shall
have
the option to receive either the compensation for the position, or the
pension, gratuity or annuity, but in no case shall he receive both.chanrobles virtual law library
Sec. 65. Prohibition of Voluntary Service. - Unless otherwise
specifically
approved by the President, no person shall be employed or appointed in
the government under the guise of voluntary service, with compensation
below the authorized hiring rate for the position, but with privilege
of
transportation and/or representation expenses in any form, or of
receiving
per diems, allowances, honoraria, subsistence, quarters in cash or in
kind,
payable from government funds: provided, that the application of this
provisions
may be waived to authorize voluntary service in the Armed Forces of the
Philippines or in connection with relief operations.chanrobles virtual law library
Sec. 66. Additional Compensation for School Faculty Members. -
Professors,
instructors, teachers, or members of the faculty of government schools,
colleges and universities, when required to teach more than their
regular
teaching loads may be paid additional compensation not exceeding
seventy-five
percentum of their basic salary.chanrobles virtual law library
Sec. 67. Laundry. - At the discretion of the department head concerned,
any official or employee of the national government serving in any
hospital,
penal institution, or other similar institution, who is required to
wear
a uniform during the performance of his duties, may be granted laundry
allowance in kind, or which may be commuted at such rates as may be
authorized
by the Department of Budget.chanrobles virtual law library
Sec. 68. Hazard Pay. - Upon recommendation of the department head
concerned
and approval of the Secretary, hazard pay may be allowed to employees
who
are actually assigned to danger or strife-torn areas, disease-infested
places, or in distressed or isolated stations and camps, which expose
them
to great danger of contagion or peril to life. Such hazard pay shall be
paid from savings of the department concerned at such rates, terms and
conditions as the Secretary may prescribe.chanrobles virtual law library
Sec. 69. 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:
(1) 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;
(2) 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 preserved food supplies;
(3) 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
times;
(4) Laborers temporarily fielded to isolated or unsettled districts
shall
be furnished the usual rations or the equivalent in cash, at the
expense
of the government.chanrobles virtual law library
In hospitals and leper institutions where there are no mess halls or
whenever
these are inadequate, personnel entitled to subsistence allowance in
kind
may commute such subsistence upon request of the personnel concerned
subject
to the approval of the department head at authorized rates chargeable
against
the appropriations for supplies and materials authorized in the General
Appropriations Act.chanrobles virtual law library
Sec. 70. Subsistence of Crew of Government Vessels. - The subsistence
allowance
for the officers and crew of the coast guard and revenue cutters and
lighthouse
tenders and other large vessels operated by the Government shall be
spent
for conducting a mess under the charge and administration of one or
more
members of the complement in each vessel to be designated by the
corresponding
head of department, and in accordance with regulations to be issued by
him. The person or persons so designated shall keep an account of the
advances
of funds received and expenditures made therefrom for the operation of
the mess and shall render such report to the corresponding Accounting
Officer
promptly at the end of each month.chanrobles virtual law library
Sec. 71. Furnished Quarters. - When the position of any official or
employee
is provided with "furnished quarters", such official or employee shall
be entitled to the use of such government-owned furniture and equipment
as are necessary for his board and lodging and those for his family
including
children below twenty-one years of age.chanrobles virtual law library
Sec. 72. Per Diems of Government Officials and Employees. - When a
government
official or employee is authorized to travel on official business
outside
of his permanent station, he shall be entitled to per diems to cover
his
board and lodging in accordance with his schedule: provided, that in
addition
to per diems, the official or employee may be entitled to
transportation
expenses in going to and coming from his destination and to a daily
allowance
while in the field: provided, further, that officials and employees on
travel status whose expenses for board and lodging are paid directly or
indirectly by government may not be entitled to receive the per diems
and
allowances corresponding to such payments.chanrobles virtual law library
Department secretaries, heads of Constitutional bodies,
undersecretaries
and all other positions of equivalent rank are authorized the
reimbursement
of actual expenses supported by receipts, within such limits as may be
imposed under the provisions of this section.chanrobles virtual law library
Officials and employees authorized to travel abroad may be granted
clothing
allowance: provided, that no official or employee shall be granted such
clothing allowance oftener than once every twenty-four (24) months.chanrobles virtual law library
The rates of per diems and other allowances as authorized in this
section
shall be determined by the President. The rates may be changed from
time
to time upon recommendation of a Travel Rates Committee which is hereby
created, consisting of the Secretary of Budget as Chairman and the
Secretary
of Foreign Affairs, the Secretary of Tourism and the Chairman,
Commission
on Audit, or their representatives, as members.chanrobles virtual law library
The Committee shall review travel rates and shall recommend to the
President
for consideration and approval modification in rates and policy when
found
to be warranted by actual domestic or foreign travel costs, as the case
may be.chanrobles virtual law library
Government-owned or controlled corporations shall observe the rates
established
under this section: provided, that profit making corporations may adopt
their own scales as may be provided by law. The Travel Rates Committee
shall issue the necessary rules and regulations to enforce the
provisions
of this section.chanrobles virtual law library
Sec. 73. Additional Conditions for Payment of Travel Expenses. - When
travel
is done by water and subsistence is not included in the transportation
cost, the amount actually and necessarily spent for subsistence during
such travel time shall be paid, and no per diems shall be allowed in
lieu
thereof.chanrobles virtual law library
Per diems and travel allowances shall not be granted to members of
field
parties or others for whom subsistence and allowances in kind are
supplied
or other special provision made to cover travel expenses.chanrobles virtual law library
The travel expenses of a government official or employee who is
assigned
to render a special service to any private person or entity, the
expenses
for which are payable by the latter, shall be paid from a deposit which
the private party shall be required to make before the performance of
the
special service is commenced, subject to the limitations and
requirements
herein provided for travel expenses payable from government funds.chanrobles virtual law library
No official or employee of the Government who remains temporarily at
one
station for a period longer than one (1) month shall be paid per diems
in excess of one (1) month, except upon the approval of the head of
department,
and, in case his temporary stay in any one place exceeds three (3)
months,
payment of per diems in excess of three (3) months shall be made only
upon
the previous approval of the Secretary.chanrobles virtual law library
Sec. 74. Transportation of Members of Family of an Employee Transferred
from One Station to Another. - Whenever, due to the exigencies of the
service
and not at his own request, an official or employee is transferred from
one station to another, said official or employee and his spouse and
children
below twenty-one years of age shall be entitled to transportation and
freight
for reasonable and necessary baggage and household effects, at the
expense
of the Government, to be paid from the appropriation for traveling
expenses
of the bureau or office concerned.chanrobles virtual law library
Sec. 75. Purchase, Use, Operation and Maintenance of Motor Transport
Equipment.
- No appropriation for equipment authorized in the General
Appropriations
Act shall be used directly or indirectly for the purchase of
automobiles,
jeeps, jitneys, station wagons, motorcycles, trucks, launches,
speedboats,
airplanes, helicopters and other types of motor transport equipment
unless
otherwise specifically authorized by the President.chanrobles virtual law library
All departments, bureaus, offices and agencies authorized to purchase
motor
transport equipment including those acquired through donations, gifts
or
gratuitous title are likewise authorized to use, operate and maintain
them
for purposes of carrying out the official functions and activities of
the
agency. These motor vehicles shall be used strictly for official
business,
bear government plates only, and after office hours kept in garage
provided
therefor by the office or agency to which they belong, except, when in
use for official business outside office hours. The President, however,
may authorize exceptions from these provisions for officials of
government
who work under extended hours or whose activities call for special
security
arrangements. Any violation of the provisions of this section shall
subject
the erring official or employee to administrative disciplinary action
and
he shall be personally liable for any loss or damage caused to the
government
or third persons.chanrobles virtual law library
The Commission on Audit shall issue rules and regulations governing the
use, operation and maintenance of government motor transport equipment.chanrobles virtual law library
Sec. 76. Limitation of Rental of Motor Vehicles. - No appropriations
authorized
in the General Appropriations Act shall be used for renting motor
transport
equipment for a continuous period of more than fifteen days, except as
may be authorized by the Secretary.chanrobles virtual law library
Sec. 77. Limitation of Purchase of Supplies, Materials, and Equipment
Spare
Parts. - Except as otherwise provided in the General Appropriations
Act,
the stock on hand of supplies, materials and equipment spare parts,
acquired
through ordinary and emergency purchase, shall at no time exceed normal
three-month requirements, subject to the pertinent rules and
regulations
issued by competent authority: Provided, That department heads may
approve
the build-up of stocks on hand of critical supplies and materials, in
anticipation
of cost increases or requirements of a national emergency, and
specifying
maximum quantities of individual items, but in no case shall these
stocks
exceed more than one year's supply, unless otherwise approved by the
President.chanrobles virtual law library
Sec. 78. Purchase of Locally Manufactured Products. - All
appropriations
for the purchase of equipment, supplies and materials authorized in the
General Appropriations Act shall be available only for locally
manufactured
equipment; parts, accessories, medicines and drugs, supplies and
materials,
except when none is available in the market or when the price of the
locally
manufactured article exceed those determined by the Flag Law.chanrobles virtual law library
Sec. 79. Availability of Appropriations for Rental of Building and
Grounds.
- Any appropriation authorized in any Act for rental of buildings and
grounds
for any department, bureau, office or agency shall be available for
expenditure
only when authorized by the department head concerned. Such
appropriation
may also be used for lease-purchase arrangements.chanrobles virtual law library
With the concurrence of the Secretary of Budget and Management and the
Secretary of Finance, the head of the department may contract with any
government financial institution for loans intended for the acquisition
of land for the construction of an office building for any of the
agencies
under the department. Annual amortization of the loans shall be taken
from
the appropriation for rental authorized under any Act for the
department,
bureau or office concerned.chanrobles virtual law library
Sec. 80. Misuse of Government Funds and Property. - Any public official
or employee who shall apply any government fund or property under his
administration
or control to any use other than for which such fund or property is
appropriated
by laws, shall suffer the penalty imposed under the appropriate penal
laws.