Procedural Guidelines on the Management of Cash Advances for School Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses

AMENDMENT TO DEPED ORDER NO. 029, s. 2019
(Procedural Guidelines on the Management of Cash Advances for School Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses and Program Funds of Non-­Implementing Units Pursuant to COA, DBM and DepEd Joint Circular No. 2019-1)

The Department of Education (DepEd) issued the Amendment to DepEd. Order (DO) No. 029, s. 2019 titled Procedural Guidelines on the Management of Cash Advances for School Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses and Program Funds of Non-Implementing Units Pursuant to COA, DBM and DepEd Joint Circular No. 2019-1. This is to emphasize the need to simplify, improve and harmonize its financial management systems, processes and procedures to efficiently and effectively deliver public education services.

Item B (33.4) on Management of Cash Advance and Reporting Requirements. The recording of transactions of SDO in their Books of Accounts on MOOE releases to schools, including the amounts deposited to the Bureau of Treasury (BTr) is amended as follows:

This Order shall take effect retroactively on January 1, 2021.

All other provisions of DO 029, s. 2019 shall remain enforced.

This Order shall be filed at the University of the Philippines-Office of the National Administrative Register, UP Law Center, Diliman, Quezon City.

For more information, please contact the Office of the Director, Finance Service, Department of Education Central Office, DepEd Complex, Meralco Avenue, Pasig City at telephone number (02) 8633-7231.

Read DepEd ORDER No. 015 , s. 2021 for more details.