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| Item Name | Destination | Amount | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily allowance | Central Luzon, Philippines | 1500 PHP per day | Maximum daily travel expense (DTE) under Executive Order No. 77 (s. 2019) Cluster I, which covers Region I (Ilocos Region), Region II (Cagayan Valley), Region III (Central Luzon), Region V (Bicol Region), Region VIII (Eastern Visayas), Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula), Region XII (Soccsksargen), Region XIII (Caraga) and the ARMM; this row applies to travel to Region III (Central Luzon). The DTE applies to official local travel of government personnel of national government agencies (including state universities and colleges), GOCCs, GFIs and LGUs, regardless of rank and position, to destinations beyond a 50-kilometer radius from the permanent official station; it is a ceiling, not an automatic entitlement, and the travel must be authorized by the competent approving authority.; 100% of the DTE is payable for the day of arrival at the destination (regardless of time) and each succeeding day on official business, covering hotel/lodging (50%), meals (30%) and incidental expenses (20%); 50% of the DTE is payable for the day of departure back to the permanent official station if different from the date of arrival, covering meals (30%) and incidental expenses (20%). Claims for the DTE do not require presentation of bills and receipts. The corresponding portion of the DTE is disallowed where the transport fare includes meals and/or quarters, or where meals and/or lodging are paid for or furnished by the government or other parties. For destinations within the 50-kilometer radius, the same DTE may be authorized only if the personnel stay in the place of assignment (substantiated by a hotel bill or invoice) instead of commuting daily. |
| Lodging | Central Luzon, Philippines | 750 PHP per night | Hotel/lodging component equal to 50% of the maximum Cluster I DTE, payable within the 100% rate for the arrival day and succeeding days on official business. Reimbursement of actual accommodation expenses (excluding valets, room attendants, laundry, pressing, haircuts and similar hotel services) in excess of this component may be allowed up to a further 100% of the component, only upon certification by the agency head or authorized representative that it is absolutely necessary and upon presentation of bills and receipts; a certification or affidavit of loss cannot replace lost bills and receipts. |
| Meals | Central Luzon, Philippines | 450 PHP per day | Meal component equal to 30% of the maximum Cluster I DTE. Personnel on official travel within the 50-kilometer radius who commute daily from the place of assignment to their residence or permanent official station are allowed actual fare plus meals not exceeding this meal component (with a transportation ticket or equivalent document as proof of travel). |
| Incidentals | Central Luzon, Philippines | 300 PHP per day | Incidental expenses component equal to 20% of the maximum Cluster I DTE; payable at 100% on the arrival day and succeeding days on official business and within the 50% rate on the departure day. Transportation expenses and reasonable miscellaneous expenses (terminal fees, parking fees, road tolls, etc.) between the permanent official station and the destination are reimbursable in addition to the DTE. |
| Daily allowance | Central Visayas, Philippines | 1800 PHP per day | Maximum daily travel expense (DTE) under Executive Order No. 77 (s. 2019) Cluster II, which covers the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), Region VI (Western Visayas), Region VII (Central Visayas), Region X (Northern Mindanao) and Region XI (Davao Region); this row applies to travel to Region VII (Central Visayas). The DTE applies to official local travel of government personnel of national government agencies (including state universities and colleges), GOCCs, GFIs and LGUs, regardless of rank and position, to destinations beyond a 50-kilometer radius from the permanent official station; it is a ceiling, not an automatic entitlement, and the travel must be authorized by the competent approving authority.; 100% of the DTE is payable for the day of arrival at the destination (regardless of time) and each succeeding day on official business, covering hotel/lodging (50%), meals (30%) and incidental expenses (20%); 50% of the DTE is payable for the day of departure back to the permanent official station if different from the date of arrival, covering meals (30%) and incidental expenses (20%). Claims for the DTE do not require presentation of bills and receipts. The corresponding portion of the DTE is disallowed where the transport fare includes meals and/or quarters, or where meals and/or lodging are paid for or furnished by the government or other parties. For destinations within the 50-kilometer radius, the same DTE may be authorized only if the personnel stay in the place of assignment (substantiated by a hotel bill or invoice) instead of commuting daily.; The Negros Island Region, re-established in June 2024 out of provinces formerly in Regions VI and VII, is not separately listed in EO 77; the DBM Travel Rates Committee's draft revision (still pending Office of the President approval as of the DBM's 14 November 2025 briefing) would place the Negros Island Region in Cluster II. |
| Lodging | Central Visayas, Philippines | 900 PHP per night | Hotel/lodging component equal to 50% of the maximum Cluster II DTE, payable within the 100% rate for the arrival day and succeeding days on official business. Reimbursement of actual accommodation expenses (excluding valets, room attendants, laundry, pressing, haircuts and similar hotel services) in excess of this component may be allowed up to a further 100% of the component, only upon certification by the agency head or authorized representative that it is absolutely necessary and upon presentation of bills and receipts; a certification or affidavit of loss cannot replace lost bills and receipts. |
| Meals | Central Visayas, Philippines | 540 PHP per day | Meal component equal to 30% of the maximum Cluster II DTE. Personnel on official travel within the 50-kilometer radius who commute daily from the place of assignment to their residence or permanent official station are allowed actual fare plus meals not exceeding this meal component (with a transportation ticket or equivalent document as proof of travel). |
| Incidentals | Central Visayas, Philippines | 360 PHP per day | Incidental expenses component equal to 20% of the maximum Cluster II DTE; payable at 100% on the arrival day and succeeding days on official business and within the 50% rate on the departure day. Transportation expenses and reasonable miscellaneous expenses (terminal fees, parking fees, road tolls, etc.) between the permanent official station and the destination are reimbursable in addition to the DTE. |
Source URL:
https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/downloads/2019/03mar/20190315-EO-77-RRD.pdf
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