Section 78September 19, 1991, Sec./Art. 78

Class of Transportation. – All officers and employees of the Service shall be entitled to economy class transportation by any usual means of public transportation for themselves, their spouse and dependent minor children, not exceeding three (3) in number, whenever such travel is duly authorized by the Secretary: provided, that this restriction shall not apply to the children in excess of three (3) of any officer or employee already in the service of the Department on December 31, 1950. For local travel away from post but within the district of assignment by any member of the staff, authority for such travel may be granted by the principal officer present at the post.

Whenever deemed necessary due to high cost of living or unhealthy conditions obtaining at the post of assignment abroad, the spouse of any officer or employee in the foreign service and their children, including their reasonable personal effects may, upon request to the parties concerned, be allowed economy class return transportation to Manila at the expense of the Government. This privilege may be extended to unmarried dependent children of the officer or employee concerned until they become of age (21 years old) while living with their parents abroad.

This privilege may be granted only once. Any member of the family (wife, husband or unmarried children) of any officer or employee who returns to the Philippines in the manner provided in the second paragraph hereof and who may want to rejoin later the officer or employee abroad either at the post where such member of the family came, or at another post in the same country to which the officer or employee has been subsequently transferred, shall be not be allowed official transportation for his proposed trip. Should such member rejoin the parent-officer or employee abroad, even at his own expenses, such member shall not be entitled thereafter to official return transportation to the Philippines.

Part D. Benefits