Restrictions on the Use of Appropriations for Retirement Gratuity and Terminal Leave.
Section 52
SEC. 52. Restrictions on the Use of Appropriations for Retirement Gratuity and Terminal Leave.—Unless otherwise authorized by law, no amount appropriated in this Act shall be used for payment of retirement gratuity under the provisions of SEC. 12 (c) of C.A. No. 186, as inserted by R.A. No. 1616, as amended, and terminal leave benefits of retiring officials and employees which include in the computation thereof additional compensation received for: (a) overtime services rendered beyond regular office or school hours; (b) per diems for attendance in board or committee meetings or conferences or for travel outside official stations; (c) mid-year, Christmas, thirteenth month and other bonuses; (d) allowances for cost of living, subsistence, quarters, housing, laundry, clothing/uniform, family, education, hazardous occupation, overseas duty, post/station, medical/dental/hospitalization, reimbursable representation, transportation, extraordinary and miscellaneous, amelioration, inflation, incentive, and such other similar allowances; (e) fees on per capita basis as members/examiners of professional regulation and other examination boards; (f) honoraria as resource speaker or lecturer in conferences or seminars or as instructors in classrooms for excess teaching loads granted over basic pay rendered at night or on Saturdays, holidays and summer vacation; (g) fees for consultancy or similar services rendered to committees, boards, offices or agencies; and (h) service fees for extra services and other similar compensation paid for rendition of additional services. The payment of retirement gratuity and terminal leave benefits chargeable to the appropriation authorized in this Act shall be computed on the basis of the highest basic salary actually received by the retiring official or employee and where authorized by law, the authorized commutable allowances granted by law or in this Act which he was receiving prior to his retirement, any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding.