(Enclosure to DepEd Memorandum

No. 40, s. 2016)

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ORGANIZATION,POSinON CLASSIF~CA.TIGN
and COMPENSATIONBUREAU (cpces)

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Malacafiang,Manila

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NATIONALBUDGETCIRCULARI

486

March 26,

2003

To

Heads
of Departments,
Bureaus,
Offices
and
Agencies
of. the National Government,
Including
Government-Owned
and{ or Controlled Corporations,
State Universities and Colleges, Local Government Units
and All Others Concerned

SUBJECT

Amending National Budget. Circular (NBC) No. 442,

dated
March 29,. 1995 Relative to the Cost of
Participation of Government Officials and Employees in
Conventions,
Seminars,
Conferences,
Symposia and
Similar Non-Training Gatherings Sponsored by NonGovernment Organizations or Private Institutions

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Purpose
This Circular is being issued to amend NBCNo. 442 on the coS,tof participation
of government officials and employees in conventions, seminars, conferences,
symposia and similar non-training gatherings sponsored by non-government
and private organizations, and adjusting the rates to cover the increasing
expenses for the activity.

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Paragraph 3.2 of said Circular is hereby amended to read as follows:

''3.2 The registration fee or charge for participation in said
convention semina~ etc. shall not exceed Pl,200 per day per
participant. Any amount in excess of the prescribed rate shall
be at the expense of the participant
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Paragraph 3.5 of the same Circular is hereby reiterated; to wit:

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''3.5 All expenditures for the purpose shall not exceed the
annual appropriationfor training and seminar expenses of
agencies concerned and shall be subject to the usual
accounting and auditing rules and regulations.

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This Circular shall take effect immediately.

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EMILIAT. BONCODIN
Secretary

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REPUBLICO~ 1'HEPHILIPPINES
DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT
MALACANANG. MANILA
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NATIONAL BUDGET CIRCULAR NO.

March 2.9-, 1995
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442

Heads
of Departments,
Bureaus,
Offices
and
Agencies
of the National. Governmeni~,
Including
Government-:Owned
and/or. Controlled
Corporations
(GOCCs),
State Un~versities and Colleges
(SUCs)!'
Local
Goverrtment Cnits (LGUs)r
and
All
Others

Concerned'
SUBJECT

Cost of .Participation of Go\'ernmeht Officials

and
Employees
in Conventions, Seminars,
Conferences,
Symposia. and Similar Gatherings

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PURPOSE
.

This

Circula~

is

being

issued

to

prescribe.

the

allowabie cost of participation

of gove~nment officials
and
employees in conventj,ons,seminars,
conferences,
.symposia and similar gathrings.

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COVERAGE

2.1

This
Circular
shall cover all requests
for
the
payment
of
registration
and
related
tees
pertaining
to' the
participation
of
government
officials/employees
in conventions,
seminars,
conferences,
symposia arid
similar gath~rings
conducted/~ponsored
,by
.
non-government
organizations
or
priv~ate: institt,ltions in
the
Philippines.

2.3

For
purposes, of this Circular,
convention$,
s~~inars and the like sh~li refer. to
those
cqnducted basically for purposes of
sharing,
discussing or disseminating ide.asor informat,ion
on the developments- in a particular field or
fields of interest and/or for common appreciation
and resolution of certain issues.
I~ includes,
but
is not limited to, those conducted
by
profe~sional organizations or groups of common
interest where government empl6yees are members.
It excludes those conducted for training purposes
where
participants' are expected to' gain
or
strengthen ~kills and technical or management
expertise in their areas of endeavor.

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GUIDELINES
3.1

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.Government
.officials
and Empl.oyees
may. participate
in
.conventions,
seminars,
confer'ences,
symposia
and such
other
activities
conducted
by'private
organizations"for
a
fee.,
as
part
of
the
human,
resource
development
program
of the government,
in accordance
with the rutes
and
regulations
prescribed
by the
Ciil
Service

~ommission, chargeable against government'~unds.

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3.2
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~he
registration fee or charge
for participation
in
"said
conv'ent ion,
seminar, .etc. ,shall
not exceed P900
per day per
partiyipant.
-Any amount~ in excess of. the
prescribed
rate
shall
be at the 'expense of the
participant.

3.3 'In cases where the convention ~s held &ut-of-town,

~uthorized participants may be entitled to per diems,
tra:velling, transportatlon
and
other
expense'sas
authorized under existing budgeting a~d accounting
rul'es

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and

regula.tions.

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3.4

Membership and similar fees paid for pe~sonal or

individual member'ship in a p'rivateorganizations shall
be for the ac60unt of th~ member coficerned~nd shall
not
be charged
to goyernment funds.
However,
institutional'membership fe~s,. 'i.e., .agertcymembership
may be charged to government funds.':
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3.5

All expenditures for the purpose shall not exceed the:

appropriation for training and seminar expenses of
agencies concerned and shall be subject to the usual
accounting

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and auditing

rules and regulations.

EFFECTIVITY
This Circula~

shall t~ke effect. immediately.

OR M. EN
Secret

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