pesos, two thousand pesos, and one thousand eight hundred pesos, respectively, per annum; "Pampanga, two assistant provincial fiscals at two thousand eight hundred pesos and two thousand four hundred pesos, respectively, per annum; "Bulacan, two assistant provincial fiscals at two thousand eight hundred pesos and two thousand four hundred pesos, respectively, per annum; "Tarlac, one assistant provincial fiscal at two thousand four hundred pesos per annum; "Albay, one assistant provincial fiscal at two thousand four hundred pesos per annum; "Oriental Negros, one assistant provincial fiscal at two thousand four hundred pesos per annum; "Rizal, two assistant provincial fiscals at two thousand eight hundred pesos and two thousand four hundred pesos, respectively, per annum; "Samar, one assistant provincial fiscal at two thousand four hundred pesos per annum; "Laguna, two assistant provincial fiscals at two thousand four hundred pesos and two thousand pesos, respectively per annum; "Lanao, one assistant provincial fiscal at two thousand pesos per annum; "Batangas, one assistant provincial fiscal at two thousand pesos per annum; "Cavite, one assistant provincial fiscal at two thousand pesos per annum; "Tayabas, two assistant provincial fiscals at two thousand eight hundred pesos and two thousand four hundred pesos, respectively, per annum; "Sorsogon, one assistant provincial fiscal at two thousand pesos per annum; "Capiz, one assistant provincial fiscal at two thousand pesos per annum; "Iloilo, three assistant provincial fiscals, at two thousand eight hundred pesos, two thousand four hundred pesos, and two thousand pesos, respectively, per annum; 43710 "Occidental Negros, three assistant provincial fiscals, one at two thousand eight hundred pesos and two at two thousand four hundred pesos, each, per annum; "Leyte, two assistant provincial fiscals at two thousand four hundred pesos and two thousand pesos, respectively, per annum; "Cebu, five assistant provincial fiscals at two thousand eight hundred pesos, two thousand four hundred pesos, two thousand pesos, respectively, and the last two at one thousand eight hundred pesos each per annum; "Oriental Misamis, one assistant provincial fiscal at two thousand pesos per annum; "Occidental Misamis, one assistant provincial fiscal, at two thousand pesos per annum; "Surigao, one assistant provincial fiscal, at two thousand pesos per annum; "Camarines Sur, one assistant provincial fiscal at two thousand pesos per annum; "Zamboanga, one assistant provincial fiscal at one thousand six hundred pesos per annum; and "Sulu, one assistant provincial fiscal at two thousand pesos per annum. "These officers shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines with the consent of the Commission on Appointments of the National Assembly, and their salaries shall be paid by the provinces concerned. The salary of the assistant provincial fiscal shall be included in the annual appropriation of the province in the same manner as the salary of the provincial fiscal. To be eligible for appointment to this position, a person must be a citizen of the Philippines who has been duly admitted to practice in the courts of said islands, and has been in actual practice for at least three years, prior to his appointment." SEC. 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. 43710 TENTH PHILIPPINE LEGISLATURE First Session [No. 4165] H. No. 1607 AN ACT TO AMEND ACT NUMBERED TWO THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND ELEVEN, KNOWN AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, BY INSERTING BETWEEN SECTIONS ONE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FOUR AND ONE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FIVE, A NEW SECTION TO BE KNOWN AS SECTION ONE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND SEVENTYFOUR (A), PROVIDING FOR THE DIVISION OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS INTO EIGHT SUPERVISING DISTRICTS FOR FISCALS AND THE DESIGNATION OF SUPERVISING FISCALS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Legislature assembled and by the authority of the same: SECTION 1. The Administrative Code is hereby amended by inserting between sections one thousand six hundred and seventy-four and one thousand six hundred and seventy-five thereof, a new section to be known as section one thousand six hundred and seventy-four-A which shall read as follows: "SEC. 1674-A. The Secretary of Justice is hereby authorized to group the provinces of the Philippine Islands into districts taking into account the means of transportation between them, and to designate for each district a supervising fiscal to be selected among the fiscals of the 288582 provinces within such district. Such supervising fiscal shall, in addition to his duties as provincial fiscal of his province, and subject to the direction and control of the said Secretary of Justice, exercise supervision over the work of the provincial fiscals within his district and shall render assistance to any one of them in cases of special importance. The supervising fiscal so designated shall receive in addition to his salary as provincial fiscal, the provisions of section two hundred and fifty-nine of this Code to the contrary notwithstanding, such compensation, to be paid out of Insular funds, as the Secretary of Justice may determine, not to exceed one thousand pesos per annum." SEC. 2. The sum of ten thousand pesos, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any funds in the Insular Treasury, not otherwise appropriated, for the salaries of supervising fiscals and for their traveling expenses as such to be disbursed by the Secretary of Justice. SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. 288582 о SECOND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY Second Session [COMMONWEALTH ACT No. 544] B. No. 1844 AN ACT TO CREATE EIGHT POSITIONS OF DISTRICT THE NECES ATTORNEYS, APPROPRIATING SARY FUNDS THEREFOR. Be it enacted by the National Assembly of the Philippines: SECTION 1. There shall be appointed for each of the judicial districts of the Philippines, except the fourth, a district attorney who shall exercise supervision over the provincial fiscals and assistant provincial fiscals within the district to which he is appointed and shall perform the duties of provincial fiscal when directed, and such other duties as may be authorized, by the Secretary of Justice. In the interest of public service, the Secretary of Justice may assign any district attorney to another district other than that to which he is appointed. For the purpose of this Act, the Provinces of Rizal and Palawan shall be deemed included in the third judicial district. SEC. 2. District attorneys shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines with the consent of the Commission on Appointments of the National Assembly and shall receive a compensation at the rate of eight thousand pesos per annum each. No person may be appointed district attorney unless he possesses the qualifications prescribed by law for judges of courts of first instance. SEC. 3. The Secretary of Justice is authorized to employ such clerical assistance as may be necessary for the office of each district attorney at such compensations as may be fixed by him. 43286 |