PALACE WILL NOT SEEK RELEASE OF FAELDON

THE HOUSE of Representatives has approved a resolution urging the President to increase the daily local travel allowance of govern

House Resolution 243, principally authored by ABS Party-list - just the travel allowance to P2,000 from P800.

According to the resolution, there is a need to restructure the system of allocating allowances by implementing a periodic increase based on adjustments in the value of the Philippine peso.

was based upon the prevailing was crafted, and thus does not - ation of the country,” the resolution said.

Under EO 298, signed by former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in March 2004, the rate allocated for local travels of government officials and personnel regardless - tion is P800 per day.

“Prices since 2004 have changed, and the real value of the - penses worth P800, 11 years ago, is not the same as it is today,” De Vera said.

According to him, under the proposed new rate, P1,000 will be allocated for hotel or lodging, P600 for food and P400 for incidental