RMC No. 79-2017: Circularizes the memorandum issued by Undersecretary Gil S. Beltran of the Department of Finance relative to the reiteration on the ten (10) working days lead time requirement in submitting requests for travel authority

Key points

1. Ten working days lead time. Under Section 5 of Department Order No. 101-2014, travel applications with supporting documents should be filed at least 10 working days before departure. Applications filed later will be strongly considered for disapproval.
2. What to submit. Complete travel requests go to the DOF Central Records Management Division (CRMD) at least ten (10) working days before departure. They must state destination(s), duration, purpose(s), entitlements, sponsorship and the justification for the trip.
3. Short lead time. Requests that fall short of the lead time must carry a written justification addressed to the Secretary of Finance.
4. Entitlements needing Presidential approval. Requests with entitlements that need further approval of the Office of the President go to DOF CRMD at least fourteen (14) working days before departure. Failure to meet the lead time is a strong ground for disapproval.

Who is affected

• Officials and employees applying for official travel authority

Deadlines and effectivity

• Standard requests: at least ten (10) working days before departure
• Requests needing Office of the President approval: at least fourteen (14) working days before departure