MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 26, September 12, 2002
GUIDELINES ON FOREIGN TRIPS INVOLVING DELEGATIONS OR GROUPS OF TWO OR MORE PERSONS
For purposes of compliance with
Paragraph 3, Section 8 of Executive Order No. 248, Series of 1995, which
requires prior clearance from this Office of foreign trips of
delegations or groups of two or more persons regardless of the rank of
the participants, these trips must be cleared with this Office under a
single proposal.
The size of the group or delegation
should be minimized and the composition of the group or delegation
should be carefully determined to avoid overrepresentation and to
preclude the need for amendment after a travel authority is issued.
In the case of an inter-agency
delegation, the lead or coordinating agency should assume the
responsibility of submitting to this Office the travel proposal, with
the role/s of each participant clearly defined or delineated.
Simultaneous or piecemeal submission of travel proposals to the
different layers of authority in this Office is strictly proscribed.
This Memorandum Circular takes effect immediately.
Adopted: 12 Sept. 2002
BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE PRESIDENT:
(SGD.) ALBERTO G. ROMULO
Executive Secretary