SECTION  372 . Application for Leave — Action of Office Chief.  — Applications for accrued or vacation leave shall first be acted upon by the chief of the Bureau or Office to which the applicant pertains. It shall then be transmitted by such chief to the Dire ctor of Civil Service. cISDHE [1698-28.] SECTION  373 . Final Determination by Department Head. — The respective heads of Departments may authorize the Director of Civil Service to act finally upon the application in all cases in which he approves the recommendation of the chief of the Bureau or Off ice in regard to such leave. Otherwise the matter shall in all cases be determined finally by the Department head. [1698-28.] CHAPTER  16 Travel-Expense Law PRELIMINARY  ARTICLE Title of Chapter ARTICLE  I SECTION  380 . Title of Chapter . — This chapter shall be known as the Travel Expense Law. SDIaHE Travel Expense Incurred by Government Officers and Employees in Philippine Islands SECTION  381 . Definition of "Travel Expense". —  "Travel expense" shall be held to include not only the actual and necessary expenses of transportation of one's person and essential baggage but also the actual and necessary expenses of subsistence and lodging  while en route or absent from permanent station, together with such other items necessarily incidental thereto as shall, by regulation, be allowed by the Auditor with the approval of the Governor-General. SECTION  382 . Travel Expense of Insular Employees . —When traveling or when absent from their permanent stations on official business, officers and employees of the Insular Government shall be allowed their travel expenses, to be charged to the Bureau or Off ice for which the service is rendered. IHaECA 123 Copyright 2012 CD Technologies Asia, Inc. and Accesslaw, Inc. Philippine Law Encyclopedia 2011