D e p E d OR D ER

No. , s. 2022

AMENDMENTS TO DEPED ORDER NO. 043, S. 2022

(Omnibus Travel Guidelines for All Personnel of the Department of Education)

To: Undersecretaries
Assistant Secretaries
Bureau and Service Directors
Regional Directors
Schools Division Superintendents
Public Elementary and Secondary School Heads
All Others Concerned

1. With the issuance of DepEd Order (DO) No. 043, s. 2022, the Department adopted
its Omnibus Travel Guidelines for all DepEd Personnel. Noting, however, that some degree
of flexibility is needed in order to address all potential situations that may arise in the course
of departmental operations, with due consideration for the concerns raised in the
interpretation of certain provisions, further clarification and amendment of the Omnibus
Travel Guidelines is in order.

2. In the same manner as DO 043, s. 2022 was promulgated, this Order is issued
pursuant to the directive for the DepEd Secretary to cause the preparation and issuance of
internal guidelines on local and foreign travels in the Department and its attached agencies
for purposes of providing such additional safeguards as are best suited to agency conditions
and agency peculiarities, and to ensure the judicious use of public funds. 1

3. Recommending and Approving Authorities for Foreign and Local Official Travel
- The following provisions of Omnibus Travel Guidelines on the Recommending and
Approving Authorities for Foreign and Local Official Travel are updated and clarified, to wit:

a. For Official Foreign Travel - The provisions of Item IV(B)(4)(b), and its
table of recommending and approving authorities for official foreign travel
shall read as follows:

b. The recommending and approving officers for the issuance of

official foreign travel authority to officers and employees of the
Department, including its attached agencies, are indicated in the
following table:

Recommending Approving Authority

Office/Position
Authority
a. Central Office
1. Undersecretary Secretary
(Usec), and or her duly
None
Assistant Secretary designated executive
(ASec) official (Exec)
2. Bureau/ Service Usec/ASec Usec (Chief of Staff)
Director, concerned (Highest
and Exec. Director Exec.of the Strand)

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3. Divislon Chlet
aDd below
Dlrector coacerned conceraed lHtghcst
E::ec. of the Straadl
4. Olnces/Utrlts/Staff OSETC Head E:rec. U3ec (Chtef of Stefi)
Complement - AsBlstatlt,
Ofllce of the or Dlrector
Secretary IOSECI concerned
5. OIIices/Units/Stalf None Usec/ASec concerned
Complement -
OIIlcc of the
Uscc/ASec
b. Reglonal OIIlce
l. Regional Dlrector Usec for Usec (Chief of Staffl
(RDI, Governaace & Field
and Asslstant RD Operations
2. Divislon Chlef, RD Usec for Governance
ald below and Fleld Operations
c. Schools Division Olfice
l. Schools Dlvlslou R.D Usec for Governance
Superintendent and Fleld Operatloas
(sDsl,
and Assistart SDS
2. Divislon Chlef, sDs Usec for Goveraance
aad below, and Fleld Operatlons
includlng Public
Schools Dlstrlct
Supenrisors (PflDS)
d. Schools
1. School Head sDs Usec for Governance
aad Fleld Operatlons
2. Teaching SDS Usec for Goveflrance
personnel, and Field Operatlons
end Notrteachlng
persoaael
e. Atteched Ageacles
1. Agency Head None Usec (Chief of Stafil
2, tutly Chlldhood Executive Director Usec (Chlef of Stafi)
Care and
Developmeat
(DCCDI Counctl
3. I[atloaal Academy Executive Director Usec (Chief of Staffl
of Sporb (IYASI
4. Natloual Book Executlve Dlrector Usec (Chlef of Staffl
Development Board
(r{BDBI
5. Natlonal Couacll E:recutlve Dlrector Usec (Chlef of Staflf
for Children's
Televisioa (NCCTI
6, Natlonal Museum Dlrector General Usec (Chtef of StaII)
of the Phtltppines
(IYMP}
7. Philtppine High Director fV Usec (Chlef of Staff)
School for the Arts
IPHSAI
8. Other Attached Head of the Agency Usec (Chief of Stafff
Agencles

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b. For Offlclal Locel Travel - The provisions of Item IV(CX I Xb), and its table
of recommending and approving authorities for offrcial local travel shall
read as follows:

b. Thc recommending and approvlng olficers for the issuance of

oflicial local travel authorlty to oflicers and employees of the
Departncnt, iacluding its attached agencles, are ludicated ia
the following table:

Recommendlag
Offlce/Position Approvlng Authority
Authorlty
a. Central Omce
1. Undersecretary (Usecl, Secretary
and AsslstrDt None
or her duly
Secretary (ASecf authorlzed exccutive
oIIIclal
2. Bureau/Setwice Usec/ASec
Dlrector, concerDed (Htghest
None
and Executlve Executlve of the
Dlrector StraDdl
Usec/ASec
3. Dlvlslon Chlef,
Bureau/Service
concerned lHtghest
aad below
Director Executlve of the
concerned
Strandl
OSec Head
Executlve
4. OlIIcee/Ualts/Stalf
Asslstant, Usec (Chief of StaII)
Complemeat - OSEC
or Dlrector
cotrcGracd
Usec/ASec
5. OfiIces/Untts/Sterf
Complement - Olflce None
coaceraed lHlghest
of the Usec/ASec E:recutlve of the
Strandf
b. Regional Ollice
Usec fos Governance
and Field Operatlons
1. Reglonal Dlrector (RD) IYone (for destiaatloas
outside the Regioa
onlyl
RD (for Usec for Governance
deetlnetlons and Fleld Operatlous
outsldc thc (for destlaatloas
2. A8sl8tent Regloual Regloa oaly) outslde the Region
Dlrector (ARDI onlyf
lYone (for
destloetlong RD (for deetlnatloas
wltlla the Reglonl wlthla the Reglonf
3. Dlvlglon Chlef
ARD RD
and belorr
c. Division OfIIce
RD (for destlaations
1. Schools Dlvlsion
None outslde the Divislon
Superintendent (SDS|
onlyl
RD (for destiaetions
SDS (for
2. Asslstaat Schools outslde the Dlvision
Divisioa destinatlons oalyl
outside the
Superlatendeat Division onlyl
lAsDsl SDS (for destlnatloas
wlthia the Dlvisloa|

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 lYone (for
destlnetions
within the
Dlvlslonl
3. Divislon Chlet
and below,
lncluding Public ASDS sDs
Schools District
Supervfuor (PSDSI
d. Schools
1. School Head (SHl ASDS sDs
2. Teaching peraoanel,
and No[tcachlag
personnel None SH
(for destiaation rtthtn
the Divielonl
3. Teaehing personnel,
and l[onteachlag
personnel SH sDs
(for destiaatloa
outside the Divlslonl
e. Attached Ageacies
Local olflclal travel of ollicers and personnel of DepEd Attached
Agencies shall be governed by thelr lDtertrel ageacy rules aad
procedures.

C Uee oflocator Sllpe - The provisions ofltem IV.C.2.bon the use of Locator
Slips for day trips are clarified and amended to read as follows:

b. For aetivities/events/errands or performance of an asslgned

task thet would require a DepEd olllclal or eEployee to be
ouBlde of hle/her permaaeat station or workplaee during oflice
hours withln a day, for aa clttlre day, or for a period not
exceedlng one day, a Locator Sltp (Revieed Annex El, duly
approved by the Head of OIIice or hls/her Authorlzed
Represeatatlve, and certllied/signed by the authorlzed
persoanel from the ofllce/place vialted, may be ueed as the
authorlty to travcl. A Ccrtlrlcete ofAppearaace aay be secured
from the oIllce vlslted, ia lleu of the certlfication/signature of
th€ person vlslted.
The accompliehed and slgncd Locator Snp sheU serve as the
authorlty to travel and may be used for reimbursement of actual
transportatioa expen3es only. In no case shall lt be used for
personal buginess.

4. Persoaal Travel - The provisions of Item V of the Omnibus Travel Guidelines on

Personal Travel, including its table of recommending and approving authorities for foreign
personal travel, are streamlined to read as follows:

A. General Guidelines

l. Authorized Personal Foreign Travel. Itlo DepEd olllclal or

employee shall be allowed to depart for any persoaal forelgu
travel, unless such ollicial or employee has duly accomplished
thc requlslte leave forms aDd has obtehed travel authorlzetlon.
Trayel authorlzatlon shall only be granted by the ApproviDg
Authority efter a determlnatloa that the absence of the

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 requesting ofllclal or employee wlll aot haEper the operational
etliciency of hla/her olnce.
2. Recommeadlag and Approving Authority for Personal Foreign
Travel. The recommendlng end epproving ofllcers for the
lssuance of personal forelgn travel euthorlty to olllcers and
cmployees of the DepartEent, lacludlag lts attached egencles,
are iadlcated ln the follosing table:

Recommeadlag
Office/Position Approvlng Authorlty
Authorlty
a. Central Offlce
UndeBecretery
(Usec), and Assistant None Usec (Chief of Stafo
Secretary (ASecl
Usec/ASec
1. Bureau/ Senrice
concerned (Hlgheet
Dlrector, and None
Drecuctlve of the
Executlve Dlrector
Strandl
Usec/ASec
2. Divisloa Chief, Bureau / Service coacerned (Htghest
and belos Dlrector coDccrtrcd Executive of the
Strandl
OSDC Hcad
3. Ofllces/Uolts/Steff
Executive
CoEplcmetrt - Office ABslstetrt, Usec (Chlef of StaII)
of the Seeretary os Dlrector
(osBcl
conceraed
Usec/ASec
4. Oflices/Units/Stalf
concerned (Htghest
Complement - Olfice None
E:recutlve of the
of the Usec/ASec Strandl
b. Reglonal OfIIce
Usec - Human
1. Reglonal Dlrector Resource aad
None
(RDI Orgaaizatlonal
Developnent (HRODI
2. Asslstaat Reglonal R"D Usec - HROD
Dlrector IARDI
3, Division Chiet
AR"D R"D
and below
c. Dlvlalon Ofllce
1. Schools Divisioa
Superlateadent
(sDsl,
and Assistent Schools RI) Usec - HROD
Divlslou
Superlltendent
lAsDsl
2. Dlvlslon Chtef,
and belos, SDS RI)
lncludtng PSDS
d. Schools
1. School Head sDs R.D
2. Teachlng personnel,
and lYonteaching sDs RD
personnel
e. Attached Agencles

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 l. Head of Attached
None Usec (Chief of StafI)
Ageacy
2. Local offlcial travel of other olncers aad personnel of DepEd
Atteched Agetrcies shall be governed by thelr lateraal ageacy rules
etrd procedures.

3. Scholarshlps/treltrlngs and related actlvltles sourced aud pursued

by offtctala/employees ln thelr peraonal capaclty should be
brought to the atteatloa of the lmmedlate auperrrisor or head of
the omce before appllcatlon for authorlty to travel.
4 Pcrsonal Locel Travel. The offlclal or employee conceraed shall
accompllsh the requisite leave forms fron the approving
euthorlty.
5. Dellnltion of Terms - The following provisions of Item III on Definition of Terms are
modified and/or added:

a Item III(a) on Attached Agencles ehall read:

a. Atteched Agencies refer to ageucles etteched to the DepEd for
policy and program coordinatio!, includlag those wherein the
DepEd is a member of the governing board, such as, the Early
Chlldhood Care and Developrreat Council (ECCD Councll)'
llational Academy of Sports (IIASI, I[atloaat Book Development
Board (NBDB), National Couacll for Chlldren's Televislon (IYCCTI,
National Museun of the Philippines (NMPI, and the Phtlippine Hlgh
School for the Arts (PHSA). (al

b. The followlng addltional terms, Olllclal Local Travel Authorlty' and

Locator Sllp, shall be expreeely delined and lnserted as ltem IIIldl and
III(el:
d. Locator Sllp refers to a wrltteu authorlty graated by the Head of
OIfice or hls/her authorized representative, allowlag ao oIllclal or
employee of the DepEd to travel end attend
activltles/evente/errands or perform an asalgned task that would
require hlm/her to be outside of his/her permaneat stetlo! or
workplace durlag olflce hours withia a day, for an eatlre day' or
for a perlod not exceedlng one day. (n)
e. Ofllclal Local Travel Authorlty refets to a wrlttcn euthorlzstlotr
issued by thc Approving Authorlty for a subordloate olllcial or
employee to proceed to a epeeillc place or location outslde of
hts/her permaneat olllclal stetion for a period of more thau one
day to perform a glven task or asslgument.

Consequently, the terms previously defined under Items III(d-i) shall be renumbered
as items III(f-k).

6 The 2nd and 3rd par. of Item IV(BX2) on Pre-Departure is modified to read as follows:

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The awarding of scholarehlps, fellowshlp and traiaiag grarts sh.ll at all

tlmes conforn to the pollcy of traasparency, accouatablllty' equitable
distributlon and eltgtbtltty and shall be gutded by the exietlng
procedures/ process set by the Personael Development Commtttee (PDCI
of the Department of Education.

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 For other ollicial forelgn travels, the ICO shall clear ell invitrtions to
seminars/ activltics/ eveDts/ scholarshlps that rill be held abroad
except thoae that are sourced by olflclals/ employees in thelr persoaal
capacity. For scholarships abroad or slth a coEpoDetrt of travellug
abroad, the ICO shall gecure the revlew and concurrence of the PDC
before aay clearance can be glven. The ICO, together wlth the conceraed
UEdeBecretery or Agslstant Secretary, shall identify and recommend the
representatlves end/ or delegates for the Secretary's approval. For
foreign ofllclal travels involvlng lleld personnel and teachers, the
Reglonal Directors and Superlntendents shall nomlaate, evaluate and
recommead the trayel requests of their respcctlye petsonnel prior to
endoraement to the Central OfIIce.

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7. Consultants of and/or those engaged under Conbact of Service by the Department
sha-ll not be issued foreign travel authorities and shall not be entitled to governmentfunding
for such trips, except in highly meritorious circumstances (e.g., unavailability of qualified
employees in highly technical or specialized fields), and upon written justification submitted
to the authorizrd approving oflicial/s. For purposes of this section, and for such local travel
authorizations, as may be contractually stipulated and/or allowed by law or regulation, the
authorized approving official/s shall refer to the supervising Undersecretary, Assistant
Secretary, or other 3rd level official designated as the DepEd signatory to the conract of
service or consultancy.

8. This Order shall not preclude the Secretary of Education from signing documents, if
necessary, in the interest of service, and from exercising her authority and mandate under
Republic Act No. 9 155, Executive Order No. 292, s. 1987 , and other eisting laws.

9. For more information, please contact the Olflce of Undersecretary for Humaa
Reaource aad Organizatlonal Developaeat and Bureeu of Hunetr Resource and
Organlzatloaal Development-Percontrel Dlvlsion, Department of Education Central
Office, Meralco Avenue, Pasig City through email at [email protected] and
[email protected] or at telephone numbers (02) 8636-6549 and (02) 8631-8494.

10. Immediate dissemination of and strict compliance with this Order is directed.

Reference:
DepEd Order (Nos. O43, s.2O22l
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Z. DUTERTE

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Vice President and SecretarSr

To be indicated in the Pemetual Index

under tl.e following subjects:

AMENDMENT OFFICIALS
AUTHORITY POLICY
BUREAUS AND OFFICES RULES AND REGULATIONS
EMPLOYEES TRAVEL
EXPENSES

JDMC DO Amendm.nl8 to Dlt'Ed Ord.r No. O43. s. 2022

0299 - Octobct 17. 2022