REVENUE MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 75-2014 issued on October 9, 2014 publishes the full text of the Department of Finance (DOF) memorandum prescribing the guidelines and standard operating procedures on foreign and local training/scholarships.

       The Personnel Career Development Committee (PCDC) shall process all papers pertaining to foreign and local (for DOF-OSEC only) scholarships and training programs, including study leave, seminars, training workshops, study tours, conferences, and those under the category of special missions and other non-study trips, regardless of number of days.

       All nominations to foreign and local (for DOF-OSEC only) scholarship/training grants shall be screened by the PCDC for appropriate endorsement of nominee/s to learning institutions or to host/sponsoring agencies.

     All personnel of DOF, its Bureaus and attached agencies are required to seek clearance first from the PCDC before they apply on-line to any foreign or local scholarships/trainings and other study trips, for monitoring purposes. Thus, all endorsements/nominations to the learning institutions or host/sponsoring agencies shall be signed by the Chair of the PCDC.

       All requests for authority to travel abroad in connection with scholarships/training grants shall pass through the PCDC Secretariat, Central Administration Office for processing, after these have been cleared by the Office of the Secretary. Requests for travel shall always be accompanied by a duly filled up Request for Travel Authority form and complete documentary requirements which are specified under the memorandum.

        Non-compliance with any of the procedures shall be sufficient ground for delay, disapproval of nominations or non-processing of requests for travel authority.