Transportation and Representation Allowances.
Section 20
SEC. 20. Transportation and Representation Allowances. —The following officials and those of equivalent rank are hereby granted monthly commutable transportation and representation allowances which shall be paid from the programmed appropriations provided for their respective offices, not exceeding the rates indicated below, which shall apply to each type of allowance: a. At P400 for Ministers; b. At P350 for Career Executive Service Rank I officials; c. At P300 for Career Executive Service Rank II officials; d. At P250 for Career Executive Service Rank III officials ; e. At P200 for Career Executive Service Rank IV officials; f. At P150 for Career Executive Service Rank V officials; and g. At P100 for Chiefs of Technical Divisions declared as such by the Minister of the Budget. The transportation allowance herein authorized shall not be granted to officials who use government motor transportation, except as may be approved by the President (Prime Minister). Unless otherwise provided by law, no amount appropriated in this Act shall be used to pay for representation and/or transportation allowances, whether commutable or reimbursable, which exceed the rates authorized under this Section. Previous administrative authorizations not consistent with the rates and conditions herein specified shall no longer be valid and payment shall not be allowed.