Duterte bans junkets
Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2019 07:45:59 +0000
President Rodrigo Duterte signed an executive order prohibiting junkets of government officials and employees.
Under Executive Order (EO) no. 77, signed on March 15 but released to media on Friday, official local or foreign travels and assignments will only be allowed under very strict circumstances and these will have to be approved first by their head of office.
Those traveling abroad will only be given pre-departure expenses not exceeding P3,500.
Private individuals serving as consultants to government agencies and family members of government officials, except when diplomatic protocol or established international practices provide otherwise, will not be issued foreign travel authorities, and will not be entitled to allowances. RALPH U. VILLANUEVA
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