By virtue of the powers vested in me by law, I, MANUEL L. QUEZON, President of the Philippines, do hereby promulgate the following rules and regulations regarding allowances of automobiles and other means of transportation privately owned by provincial and city officials and employees, effective as of January first, nineteen hundred and thirty-seven:

a) For provinces and cities having 300 kilometers or longer of declared first- and second-class roads-

Governors, mayors, treasurers, and engineers	P60.00
Health officers, auditors, and other provincial and city officials	P50.00

b) For provinces and cities having 200 kilometers or longer of declared first- and second-class roads but shorter than 300 kilometers-

Governors, mayors, treasurers, and engineers	P50.00
Health officers, auditors, and other provincial and city officials	P40.00

c) For provinces and cities having 100 kilometers or longer of declared first- and second-class roads but shorter than 200 kilometers-

Governors, mayors, treasurers, and engineers	P40.00
Health officers, auditors, and other provincial and city officials	P30.00

2. For the other means of transportation, the maximum monthly rates will be follows:

For motor launch	P30.00
For motorcycle	P15.00
For horse	P  5.00

3. The rates of such transportation allowances shall not exceed the following:

For automobile	per kilometer	P0.06
For motor launch	do	.04
For motorcycle	do	.02
For horse	do	.02

4. The distance covered in going from residence to office and vice versa shall not be included in the claim for the allowance.

5. The maximum monthly allowances and rates fixed in this Order shall govern in those cases where such means of transportation are owned and operated by provinces and chartered cities.

6. This Order shall apply only to provinces and chartered cities, and hereafter, no other government entity or instrumentality shall be allowed to grant transportation allowances to any of its officers and employees.

7. Executive Order Numbered Four hundred fifty-seven, series of nineteen hundred and thirty-three, and all other orders, rules, and regulations which are inconsistent herewith are hereby revoked.

Done at the City of Manila, this twenty-third day of January, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and thirty-seven, and of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, the second.


By the President:

(Sgd.) ELPIDIO QUIRINO
Secretary of the Interior