July 19, 2017

Subject : Guidelines for Communication Allowance for

Travelling Personnel

Purpose:

To ensure a consistent and effective communication avenue for employees

whose job responsibilities require regular phone connectivity, providing for
budgetary support for mobile communication requirement in the performance of
their functions.

Guidelines:

Effective with the date of these guidelines, employees who are on official
business/ travel, either supported by travel order or mission pass, will be
provided with communication allowance with amounts that will herein be
prescribed to cover for job related communication expenses.

Procedure:

Cognizant of the importance of cellphone use and connectivity for PMO

employees who are in official business/ travel in certain urgent and critical
transaction, and in view of COA Circular No 2017 001 dated 19 June 2017
(attached) which provides, among others, that expenses incurred by government
officials and employees in the discharge of their official functions amounting to
less than P 300.00 need not be supported by official receipts. Communication
allowance shall be provided by PMO for traveling employees on following
amounts:

No of day/s Amount
1 2 day/s P 300.00 per day
3-7 days P 100.00
8 or more days P 100.00 per week

Communication allowance shall only be provided for employees who are

travelling for inspection, inventory, appraisal of PMO assets nationwide,
activities in relation to trainings, seminars and conferences, as well as all other
activities in relation to his/her function which requires a personnel to leave
his/her permanent station.
Certification of expense shall be filled out by the travelling employee and to be
noted by his/her immediate supervisor in lieu of the original receipt pursuant to
aforesaid COA Circular. (Attached)

The certification of expense shall be submitted to Financial Management

Division for approval and shall be subject to procedure provided for by PMOs
Internal Policies and Guidelines on Official Travel. No amount shall be
reimbursed/ claimed to any employee unless proper submission of the
certification on expense has been made.
 July 19, 2017

MEMORANDUM

For : ELLEN H. RONDAEL

Deputy Privatization Officer

Subject : Draft of Guidelines for Communication Allowance for

Travelling Personnel

Submitted herewith is the draft of Guidelines for Communication

Allowance for Travelling Personnel for your review.

Thank you.

MA. LIRIO A. ZABALA

Division Head - DSSD