Memorandum Circular No. 299




MALACAÑAN PALACE MANILA BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES [ Memorandum Circular No. 299, November 13, 1969 ] FURTHER AMENDING MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 191, SERIES OF 1968. Memorandum Circular No. 191 of this Office dated June 10, 1968, as amended, entitled “PRESCRIBING THE POLICY REGARDING THE GRANT OF TRANSPORTATION AND REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES, INCLUDING OTHERS OF SIMILAR NATURE, PAYABLE OUT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS, TO JUDGES OF THE COURTS OF FIRST INSTANCE AND COURTS OF EQUIVALENT RANK AND JUDGES OF CITY AND MUNICIPAL COURTS, AND OTHER NATIONAL OFFICIAL BELONGING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,” is hereby further amended so that the paragraph inserted between the 3rd and 4th paragraphs thereof under Memorandum Circular No. 296 of this Office dated November 3, 1969, shall read as follows: “In addition thereto, representation allowances not exceeding P300.00 monthly may, in the discretion of the provincial board or city council, be granted to judge of the courts of first instance and those of courts of equivalent rank who are not receiving representation allowances from the national government. Likewise, judges of the city courts of Manila and Quezon City may, in the discretion of the city council, be allowed to receive representation allowances not exceeding P200.00 monthly, and those of other city courts not exceeding P150.00 monthly, provided that they are not receiving representation allowances from the national government. The provincial and city fiscals shall continue to receive representation allowances under Memorandum Circular No. 138 dated December 15, 1967, as therein authorized.” By authority of the President: (SGD.) ERNESTO M. MACEDA Executive Secretary 1âшphi1 Manila, November 13, 1969 The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation