FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PIHILIPPINES 
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Second Regular Session 
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SENATE 
Senate Bill No. 
Prepared and Submitted jointly by the Coininittees on Justice and Human Rights; Civil 
Service and Government Reorganization and Finance with Senators Angara, Pangilinan, 
Ejercito Estrada, Revilla Jr., Enrile , Villar , Trillanes IV, Lacson and Escudero as authors 
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AN ACT 
CONSTITUTING THE NATIONAL PROSECUTION SERVICE INTO AN 
AUTONOMOUS OFFICE TO BE KNOWN AS THE OFFICE OF THE 
PROSECUTOR GENERAL 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Republic of the 
Philippines in Congress assenibled: 
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SECTION 1. Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Prosecution Service Act of2008." 
SECTION 2. Scope. - The Constituent offices herein covered shall include the 
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Prosecution Staff and tlie Regional, Provincial and City Prosecution Offices under the 
Office of the Secretaiy of Justice, that thereto compose the National Prosecution Service. 
SECTION 3. Constitution and Function of the Office of the Prosecutor General. - The 
National Prosecutinn Service is hereby constituted into the Office of the Prosecutor 
General which shall be composed of tlie Prosecution Staff, the Office of the Regional 
Prosecutor in each of the regions, the Office of the Provincial Prosecutor in each of the 
provinces, and the Office of the City Prosecutor in each of the cities, which shall be 
attached to tlie Department of Justice for budgetary purposes only. The provisions of any 
law to tlie contrary notwithstanding and with the exception of cases within the original 


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jurisdiction of the Sandiganbayan, the Office of the Prosecutor General shall be primarily 
responsible for the preliminary investigation and prosecution of all complaints involving 
violations of penal laws. The Office of the Prosecutor General shall also perform such 
other functions as are now vested in the National Prosecution Seivice or may hereafter be 
assigned to said office by law. 
SECTION 4. The Prosecutor General. - The Office of the Prosecutor General shall be 
headed by the Prosecutor General who shall have supervision and control over the 
Prosecution Staff, the Offices of the Regional Prosecutor, Provincial Prosecutor and City 
Prosecutor and their support staff. Such power vested in the Prosecution General shall 
include the authority to act directly on any matter involving national security or probable 
miscarriage of justice within the jurisdiction of the Prosecution Staff, the Regional 
Prosecutor in each regions, the Provincial Prosecutor in each of the provinces and the City 
Prosecutor in each of the cities, and to review, reverse or modify any resolution or action 
of any prosecutor of said Prosecution Staff or any Regional, Provincial or City Prosecutor. 
SECTION 5. The Prosecution Stufi - The Prosecutor General shall be assisted by the 
Prosecution Staff which shall be composed of the following: 
a. Five (5) - Deputy Prosecutors General; 
b. Twenty (20) - Senior Associate State Prosecutors; 
c. Twenty (20) -Associate State Prosecutors; 
d. Ninety (90) -Senior Assistant State Prosecutors; and 
e. Ten (10) - Prosecution Attorneys. 
The Prosecution Staff shall consist of (1) a Review Division; (2) an Investigation 
Division; (3) a Prosecution Division; (4) an Administrative Cases Division; (5) a Records 


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and Planning Division. The Chief of each division shall be a Deputy Prosecutor General. 
The Prosecution Staff, which shall be directly under the control and supervision of 
the Prosecutor General, shall have the following functions: 
a. Review resolutions of prosecutors and other prosecution officers that are 
appealed to the Prosecutor General; 
b. Conduct the preliminary investigation and/or prosecution of criminal 
cases involving national security, those for which task forces have been created, 
and criminal cases whose venues are transferred to avoid miscarriage of justice, all 
when so directed by the Prosecutor General in the interest of justice or the public 
service; 
c. Act as counsel for the People of the Philippines in any case involving or 
arising from a criminal complaint investigated by any of its prosecutors and 
pending before any trial court; 
d. Investigate administrative charges against prosecutors, other prosecution 
officers and members of their support staff; 
e. Prepare legal opinions on queries involving violations of the Revised 
Penal Code and special penal laws; and 
f. Monitor all criminal cases filed with the Office of the Prosecutor General; 
maintain an updated record of the status ofeach case, and adopt such systems and 
procedures as will expedite the monitoring and disposition of cases. 
The Prosecutor General and the Deputy Prosecutors General shall act as a Board to 
screen applicants for appointment or promotion to any prosecutorial position in the Office 
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of the Prosecutor General. The Regional Prosecutor, Provincial Prosecutor or City 
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Prosecutor shall sit as a member of the Board whenever it considers applicants for 
positions in his/ her office. The Prosecutor General shall be the Chairperson of the Board. 
SECTION 6. Ofice ofthe Regional Puos~cutor. - There shall be at each administrative 
region, except the National Capital Region, an Office of the 
Regional Prosecutor to be 
headed by a Regional Prosecutor who shall be assisted by one (1) Deputy Regional 
Prosecutor, one (1) Associate Regional Prosecutor and three (3) Senior Assistant 
Prosecutors. 
For purposes of this regionalization, the National Capital Region shall be placed 
under the administrative supervision of the Prosecutor General. 
SECTION 7. Powers and Functions of the Regional Prosecutou. - The Regional 
Prosecutor shall, under the control and supervision of the Prosecutor General, have the 
following powers and functions: 
a. Implement policies, plans, programs, memoranda, orders, circulars and 
rules and regulations of the Office of the Prosecutor General relative to the 
investigation and prosecution of criminal cases within his region; 
b. Exercise iimnediate administrative supervision over all provincial and city 
prosecutors and other prosecuting officers of provinces and cities comprised within 
his region; 
c. Prosecute any case arising within the region; 
d. Resolve with finality appeals from resolutions of provincial or city 
prosecutors and theiu assistants within the region, provided that the case is one 
where the penalty prescribed for the offense charged does not exceed prision rnnyou, 
or its equivalent under special laws, regardless of the imposable fine. This 
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notwithstanding, the Prosecutor General is not precluded from exercising his 
power of review over such resolutions of tlie Regional Prosecutor in instances 
where there lies grave abuse of discretion on the part of the Regional Prosecutor 
and; from determining the extent of the coverage of tlie power of review of the 
Regional Prosecutors. 
e. Designate a prosecutor from another province or city within the region or 
a prosecutor in the Office of the Regional Prosecutor, as Acting City or Provincial 
Prosecutor, to investigate and prosecute a case in instances where parties question 
the partiality or bias of a particular city or provincial prosecutor or where the city or 
provincial prosecutor voluntarily inhibits himself/ herself by reason of relationship 
to any of tlie parties within the sixth civil degree of consanguhity or affinity; 
f. With respect to his regional office and the offices of tlie provincial and city 
prosecutors within his/her region, he/she shall: 
1. Appoint such number of subordinate officers and employees as 
may be necessary, approve transfer of subordinate persomiel within the jurisdiction 
of tlie regional office and exercise disciplinary actions over them in accordance with 
tlie Civil Service Law, other existing laws and regulations; 
2. Approve requests for sick, vacation, maternity and other kinds of 
leaves, with or without pay, for a period not exceeding one year; for overtime 
services; for permission to exercise their profession or to engage in business outside 
of office hours; for official travel within the region for periods not exceeding thirty 
(30) days, and for claims and benefits under existing laws; 
3. Exercise immediate administrative supervision over all Provincial and 
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City Prosecutors, their assistants and all other prosecuting officers of the provinces 
and cities within his region; 
4. Investigate adininishative complaints against prosecutors within the 
region and submit his recommendation to the Prosecutor General who shall, after 
review thereof and where warranted, submit the appropriate recommendation to 
the Office of the President for the latter's consideration; 
5. Approve attendance of personnel in conferences, seminars and other 
training programs within the region; 
6. Prepare the budget for the region, for the approval of the Prosecutor 
General, and administer the same; 
7. Approve requisitions for supplies, materials and equipment, as well as 
books, periodicals and the like and other items for the region in accordance with the 
approved supply procurement program; 
8. Negotiate and conclude contracts for services or for furnishing supplies, 
materials and equipment and the like withirthe budgetary limits set for the region; 
9. Within his/her region, monitor the submission 'of all reports as may be 
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required by the Prosecutor General; 
10. Coordinate with the regional offices of the other departments, agencies 
and bureaus of the government and with the local government units in the region; 
11. Perform such other duties and functions as may be provided by law or as 
may further be delegated by the Prosecutor General. 
SECTION 8. Oflice of the Provincial OY City Prosecutor. - There shall be at each 
province or city a Provincial Prosecutor or City Prosecutor, as the case may be, who shall 
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be assisted by at least one (1) Deputy Provincial Prosecutor or Deputy City Prosecutor and 
such nuniber of Associate and Assistant Prosecutors as provided for hereinafter: Provided, 
however, That whenever a new province or city is created, it shall have a Provincial 
Prosecutor or City Prosecutor, a Deputy Provincial Prosecutor or Deputy City Prosecutor 
and such number of Associate and Assistant prosecutors as there are court branches 
therein at the ratio of two (2) Prosecutors for each branch of Regional Trial Court, one (1) 
Prosecutor for each branch of Metropolitan Trial Court or Municipal Trial Court in cities, 
and one (1) Prosecutor for every two (2) Municipal Trial Court in municipalities or 
Municipal Circuit Trial Courts. The Associate and Assistant prosecutors for the new 
province or city may be appointed from qualified applicants, or taken from the office of 
the Provincial Prosecutor or Office of the CiLy Prosecutor of the mother province or city, 
using as a basis the ratio between court branches and prosecutors mentioned above: 
Provided, further, That when all or almost all of the Regional Trial Court branches are 
seated in the city, the number of Prosecutors for the city shall be proportional to the 
territorial jurisdiction covered by the courts. 
When the exigencies of the service so require, a province or city may create 
positions for special counsels whose salaries and other emoluments shall come exclusively 
from local funds. 
SECTION 9. Dozoers nnd Functions of the Provincial Prosemfor or City Prosecutor. - The 
Provincial Prosecutor or the City Prosecutor shall 
a. Be the law officer of the province or city, as the case may be; 
b. Investigate and/or cause to be investigated a11 charges of crimes, 
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respective jurisdictions and have the necessary information or complaint prepared 
or made against tlie persons accused; 
c. Have the charge of the prosecution of all crimes, misdemeanors and 
violations of city or municipal ordinances in the courts of such province and city 
and tlierein discharge all tlie duties incident to the institution of criminal 
prosecutions, subject to the provisions of the third paragraph of Section 5 hereof. 
SECTION 10. 
Oflice of tlie Provincial Puosecutor: Number of Prosecutors in Ench 
Droz~iiice. - There shall be in each of the following provinces the corresponding number of 
Provincial Prosecutor and his Deputies, Associates and Assistants: 
A) Bulacan: (46) 
One (1) Provincial Prosecutor 
Two (2) Deputy Provincial Prosecutors 
Eighteen (18) Associate Provincial Prosecutors 
Twenty-five (25) Seiuor Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
B) Cainarines Sur; (42) 
One (1) Proviucial Prosecutor 
Two (2) Deputy Provincial Prosecutors 
Seventeen (17) Associate Provincial Prosecutors 
Twenty-two (22) Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
C) Pangashan; Cebu: (36) 
One (1) Provincial Prosecutor 
Two (2) Deputy Provincial Prosecutors 
Fourteen (14) Associate Provincial Prosecutors 
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Nineteen (19) Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
D) Leyte: (30) 
One (1) Provincial Prosecutor 
Two (2) Deputy Provincial Prosecutors 
Twelve (12) Associate Provincial Prosecutors 
Fifteen (15) Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
E) Cagayan: (28) 
One (1) Provincial Prosecutor 
One (1) Deputy Provincial Prosecutor 
Twelve (12) Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
Fourteen (14) Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
F) Rizal; Laguna; Batangas; Quezon: (26) 
One (1) Provincial Prosecutor 
One (1) Deputy Provincial Prosecutor 
Eleven (11) Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
Thirteen (13) Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
G) Nueva Ecija; Iloilo: (24) 
One (1) Provincial Prosecutor 
One (1) Deputy Provincial Prosecutor 
Ten (10) Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
Twelve (12) Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
13) Cavite: (23) 
One (1) Provincial Prosecutor 
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One (1) Deputy Provincial Prosecutor 
Nine (9) Senior Assistant Provincial Pro., -ecutors 
Twelve (12) Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
I) Isabela; Pampanga; Aklan: (22) 
One (1) Provincial Prosecutor 
One (1) Deputy Provincial Prosecutor 
Nine (9) Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
Eleven (11) Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
J) Bo1101 (21) 
One (1) Provincial Prosecutor 
One (1) Deputy Provincial Prosecutor 
Eight (8) Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
Eleven (11) Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
K) Samar: (20) 
One (1) Provincial Prosecutor 
One (1) Deputy Provincial Prosecutor 
Eight (8) Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
Ten (10) Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
L) Northern Samar; Eastern Samar: (19) 
One (1) Provincial Prosecutor 
One (1) Deputy Provincial Prosecutor 
Seven (7) Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
Ten (10) Assistant Provincial Prosewtoys 
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M) La Union: (18) 
One (1) Provincial Prosecutor 
One (1) Deputy Provincial Prosecutor 
Seven (7) Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
Nine (9) Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
N) Ilocos Sur: (17) 
One (1) Provincial Prosecutor 
One (1) Deputy Provincial Prosecutor 
Six (6) Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
Nine (9) Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
0) Beiiguet; Misamis Oriental; Negros Oriental; Davao Del Norte (16) 
One (1) Provincial Prosecutor 
One (1) Deputy Provincial Prosecutor 
Six (6) Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
Eight (8) Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
P) Nueva Vizcaya; Cainarines Norte: (15) 
One (1) Provincial Prosecutor 
One (1) Deputy Provincial Prosecutor 
Six (6) Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
Seven (7) Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
Q) Ilocos Norte; Antique; North Cotabato; 
Lanao Del Sur: (14) 
One (1) Provincial Prosecutor 
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One (1) Deputy Provincial Prosecutor 
Six (6) Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
Six (6) Assistant Proviucial Prosecutors 
R) Masbate; Negros Occidental; Zamboanga Del Sur; 
Lanao Del Norte: (13) 
One (1) Provincial Prosecutor 
One (1) Deputy Provincial Prosecutor 
Five (5) Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
Six (6) Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
S) Abra; Surigao Del Sur; Davao Oriental; Sulu: (12) 
One Provincial Prosecutor 
One (1) Deputy Provincial Prosecutor 
Five (5) Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
Five (5) Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
T) Zainbales; Oriental Mindoro; Albay; Sorsogon; Southern Leyte; 
Capiz; Zamboanga Del Norte; Tawi-tawi: (11) 
One (1) Provincial Prosecutor 
One (1) Deputy Provincial Prosecutor 
Four (4) Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
Five (5) Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
U) Tarlac; Occidental Miudoro; Palawan; Surigao Del Norte: (10) 
One (1) Provincial Prosecutor 
One (1) Deputy Provincial Prosecutor 
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Four (4) Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
Four (4) Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
V) Biliran; Sultan I<udarat: (9) 
One (1) Provincial Prosecutor 
One (1) Deputy Provincial Prosecutor 
Three (3) Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
Four (4) Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
W) Ifugao; Quirino; Bataan; Romblon; Misamis Occidental; 
Agusan Del Norte; Compostela Valley: (8) 
One (1) ProvinciaI Prosecutor 
One (1) Deputy Provincial Prosecutor 
Three (3) Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
Three (3) Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
X) Mt. Province; Marinduque; Catanduanes; Bukidnon; 
Agusaii Del Sur; South Cotabato; Maguindanao: (7) 
One (1) Provincial Prosecutor 
One (1) Deputy Provincial Prosecutor 
Two (2) Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
Three (3) Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
Y) Aurora; Davao Del Sur; Saranggank (6) 
One (1) Provincial Prosecutor 
One (1) Deputy Provincial Prosecutor 
Two (2) Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
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Two (2) Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
2) Zamboanga Sibugay; (5) 
One (1) Provincial Prosecutor 
One (1) Deputy Provincial Prosecutor 
One (1) Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutor 
Two (2) Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
AA) Batanes; Kalinga; Apayao; Camiguin; Basilan: (4) 
One (1) Provincial Prosecutor 
One (1) Deputy Provincial Prosecutor 
One (1) Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutor 
One (1) Assistant Provincial Prosecutor 
BB) Guimaras; Siquijor; Dinagat Island; Sliariff Kabunsuan: (3) 
One (1) Provincial Prosecutor 
One (1) Deputy Provincial Prosecutor 
One (1) Assistant Provincial Prosecutor 
After the approval of this Act, there shall be at each province one (1) Deputy 
Provincial Prosecutor for every thirty (30) Prosecutors or a fraction thereof. 
SECTION 11. 
Of/ices of the City Prosecutor: Number of Prosecutors in Each City. - 
There shall be in each of the following cities the corresponding number of City Prosecutor 
and his Deputies, Associates and Assistants: 
A) Manila: (178) 
One City Prosecutor 
Five Deputy City Prosecutors 
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Seventy-four Associate City Prosecutors 
Ninety-eight Senior Assistant City Prosecutors 
B) Quezoii City: (109) 
One City Prosecutor 
Three Deputy City Prosecutors 
Forty-six Associate City Prosecutors 
Fifty-nine Senior Assistant City Prosecutors 
C) Makati: (107) 
One City Prosecutor 
Three Deputy City Prosecutors 
Forty-six Associate City Prosecutors 
Fifty-seven Senior Assistant City Prosecutors 
D) Cebu: (40) 
One City Prosecutor 
Two Deputy City Prosecutors 
Sixteen Associate City Prosecutors 
Twenty-one Senior Assistant City Prosecutors 
E) Pasig: (37) 
One City Prosecutor 
Two Deputy City Prosecutors 
Fifteen Associate City Prosecutors 
Nineteen Senior Assistant City Prosecutors 
F) Iloilo: (36) 
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One City Prosecutor 
Two Deputy City Prosecutors 
Fourteen Associate City Prosecutors 
Nineteen Senior Assistant City Prosecutors 
G) Caloocan; Pasay: (31) 
One City Prosecutor 
Two Deputy City Prosecutors 
Twelve Associate City Prosecutors 
Sixteen Senior Assistant City Prosecutors 
H) Cagayan De Oro: (30) 
One City Prosecutor 
Two Deputy City Prosecutors 
Twelve Associate City Prosecutors 
Fifteen Senior Assistant City Prosecutors 
I ) Bacolod; Davao: (29) 
One City Prosecutor 
One Deputy City Prosecutor 
Twelve Associate City Prosecutors 
Fifteen Senior Assistant City Prosecutors 
J) Las Pinas; Muntidupa; Tacloban; Zamboanga: (21) 
One City Prosecutor 
One Deputy City Prosecutor 
Eight Associate City Prosecutors 
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Eleven Senior Assistant City Prosecutors 
I<) Baguio: (20) 
One City Prosecutor 
One Deputy City Prosecutor 
Eight Associate City Prosecutors 
Ten Senior Assistant City Prosecutors 
L) Marikina; Paranaque: (18) 
One City Prosecutor 
One Deputy City Prosecutor 
Seven Associate City Prosecutors 
Nine Senior Assistant City Prosecutors 
M) Mandaluyong; Taguig (16) 
One City Prosecutor 
One Deputy City Prosecutor 
Six Associate City Prosecutors 
Eight Senior Assistant City Prosecutors 
N) Oloiigapo; Malabon and Navotas: (13) 
One City Prosecutor 
One Deputy City Prosecutor 
Five Associate City Prosecutors 
Six Senior Assistant City Prosecutors 
0) Antipolo; San Juan: (10) 
One City Prosecutor 
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One Deputy City Prosecutor 
Four Associate City Prosecutors 
Four Seiuor Assistant City Prosecutors 
P) Valenzuela: (8) 
One City Prosecutor 
One Deputy City Prosecutor 
Three Associate City Prosecutors 
Three Senior Assistant City Prosecutors 
Q) Malolos; San Fernando (Pampanga); Dumaguete: (20) 
One City Prosecutor 
One Deputy City Prosecutor 
Eight Senior Assistant City Prosecutors 
Ten Assistant City Prosecutors 
R) Cabanatuaii; Naga: (19) 
One City Prosecutor 
One Deputy City Prosecutor 
Seven Senior Assistant City Prosecutors 
Ten Assistant City Prosecutors 
S) Batangas; Luceiia: (18) 
One City Prosecutor 
One Deputy City Prosecutor 
Seven Senior Assistant City Prosecutors 
Nine Assistant City Prosecutors 
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T) Angeles; Legaspi; Iligan: (17) 
One City Prosecutor 
One Deputy City Prosecutor 
Seven Senior Assistant City Prosecutors 
Eight Assistant City Prosecutors 
U) Laoag; San Fernando (La Union); Tuguegarao; Roxas; 
Tagbilaran; Butuan: (14) 
One City Prosecutor 
One Deputy City Prosecutor 
Five Senior Assistant City Prosecutors 
Seven Assistant City Prosecutors 
V) Dagupan; General Santos: (13) 
One City Prosecutor 
One Deputy City Prosecutor 
Five Senior Assistant City Prosecutors 
Six Assistant City Prosecutors 
W) Dipolog: (12) 
One City Prosecutor 
One Deputy City Prosecutor 
Four Senior Assistant City Prosecutors 
Six Assistant City Prosecutors 
X) Urdaneta; Iriga; Puerto Princesa: (11) 
One City Prosecutor 
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One Deputy City Prosecutor 
Four Senior Assistant City Prosecutors 
Five Assistant City Prosecutors 
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Pagadian: (10) 
One City Prosecutor 
One Deputy City Prosecutor 
Four Senior Assistant City Prosecutors 
Four Assistant City Prosecutors 
2) San Pablo; Calamba; Tabacco; Mandaue; Lapu-lapu: (9) 
One City Prosecutor 
One Deputy City Prosecutor 
Three Senior Assistant City Prosecutors 
Four Assistant City Prosecutors 
AA) Santiago; Tarlac; Sorsogon; Oroquieta: (8) 
One City Prosecutor 
One Deputy City Prosecutor 
Three Senior Assistant City Prosecutors 
Three Assistant City Prosecutors 
BB) Vigan; Gapan; Balanga; Lipa; Ligao; Masbate; Marawi; 
Tagum : (7) 
One City Prosecutor 
One Deputy City Prosecutor 
Two Senior Assistant City Prosecutors 
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Three Assistant City Prosecutors 
CC) Cavite; Surigao: (6) 
One City Prosecutor 
One Deputy City Prosecutor 
Two Senior Assistant City Prosecutors 
Two Assistant City Prosecutors 
DD) Cauyan; Saii Carlos (Pangasinan); Alaminos; Taiiauan; 
Calapan; San Carlos (Negros Occidental); Toledo; 
Calbayog; Ormoc; Ozamis; Malaybalay; Cotabato; 
Gingoog; Digos; Koronadal; Kidapawan: (5) 
One City Prosecutor 
One Deputy City Prosecutor 
One Senior Assistant City Prosecutor 
Two Assistant City Prosecutors 
EE) Dais: (4) 
One City Prosecutor 
One Deputy City Prosecutor 
One Senior Assistant City Prosecutor 
One Assistant City Prosecutor 
FF) Candon; Palayan; Science City of Munoz; San Jose; 
San Jose Del Monte; Sta. Rosa; Tagaytay; Trece Martirez; 
Passi; Bago; Cadiz; Hiinainaylan; Kabankalan; La Carlota; 
Silay; Sipalay; Danao; Talisay (Cebu); Bayawan; Canlaon; 
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Tanjay; Maasin; Dapitan; Isabela; Valencia; Tangub; 
Panabo; Island Garden City of Samal; Bislig; Tacurong: (3) 
One City Prosecutor 
One Deputy City Prosecutor 
One Assistant City Prosecutor 
GG) Escalante; Sagay; Talisay (Negros Occidental); Victrorias: (2) 
One City Prosecutor 
One Deputy City Prosecutor 
After the approval of the Act, there shall be at each city one (1) Deputy City 
Prosecutor for every thirty (30) Prosecutors or a fraction thereof. 
SECTION 12. 
Realignment of Position Items. - Upon the approval of this Act, 
the Prosecutor General shall transfer vacant/excess position items of prosecutors to cities 
within the province or to the province of which the cities used to be municipalities or to 
other cities within the province: Provided, however, that if the position items are 
occupied, they shall be transferred as soon as they become vacant or when the incumbent 
prosecutors consent to their h’aiisfer. 
When iiew cities are created and court branches seats are realigned or redistributed, 
the Prosecutor General shall correspondingly realign position items of prosecutors to the 
iiew cities froin the provinces where the cities are located, without prejudice to the 
provisions of Section 12 hereof. 
SECTION 13. 
Atitonzatic Incrense of Positions of Prosecutors. - Whenever new 
courts or branches thereof are created in a province or city, there shall be at such province 
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number delermined pursuant Lo the ratio established in Section 8 hereoi: Provided, 
however, that if the branches of a regional trial court shall be seated at a city outside of 
Metropolitan Manila, tlie number of positions shall be distributed between the city and tlie 
proviuce where the city is located according to the territorial jurisdiction covered by such 
braiich. 
SECTION 14. 
Qualification, Rank and Appointnzent of the Prosecutor General. - 
The Prosecutor General shall have the same qualifications for appointment, rank, category, 
prerogatives, salary grade, allowances, emoluments and other privileges, and be subject to 
tlie same inhibitions and disqualifications as those of the Presiding Justice of the Court of 
Appeals and shall be appointed by the President. 
SECTION 15. 
Ranks of Puosecutous. 
~ The prosecutors in the Office of tlie 
Prosecutor General shall have the following ranks: 
RANKS 
DESIGNATION 
Prosecutor V 
1. Deputy Prosecutors General; 
2. Regional Prosecutors; and 
3. Provincial Prosecutors or 
City Prosecutors of 
Provinces or cities with at least thirty 
prosecutors, and City Prosecutors of highly 
urbanized cities. 
1. Deputy Regional Prosecutors; 
2. Senior Associate Prosecutors; 
3. Provincial Prosecutors or 
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1. Associate State Prosecutors and Associate 
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2. Deputy Provincial Prosecutors or Deputy 
City Prosecutors of provinces or cities with 
less than thirty prosecutors; and 
3. Associate Provincial Prosecutors or 
Associate City Prosecutors of a provinces or 
cities with at least thirty prosecutors, and 
Associate City Prosecutors of highly 
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1. Senior Assistant State Prosecutors and 
Senior Assistant Regional Prosecutors; 
2. Associate Provincial Prosecutors or 
. Associate City Prosecutors of provinces or 
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3. Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
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Prosecutor of highly urbanized cities. 
1. Assistant Provincial Prosecutors or 
Assistant City Prosecutors of provinces or 
cities with less than thirty prosecutors. 
SECTION 16. Qualifications and Appointments of Pvosecutors and Othev Prosecution 
0ficers.- Prosecutors with the rank of Prosecutor V shall have the same qualifications for 
appointment, rank, category, prerogatives, salary grade, allowances, emoluments and 
other privileges, and be subject to the same inhibitions and disqualifications of an 
Associate Justice of the Court of Appeals. 
Prosecutors with the rank of Prosecutor IV shall have the same qualifications for 
appoinhnent, rank, category, prerogatives, salary grade, allowances, emoluments and 
other privileges, and be subject to the same inhibitions and disqualifications of a judge of 
the Regional Trial Court. 
Prosecutors with the rank of Prosecutor I11 shall have the same qualifications for 
appoinhnent, rank, category, prerogatives, salary grade, allowances, emoluments and 
otlier privileges, and be subject to the same inhibitions and disqualifications of a judge of 
the Mekopolitan Trial Court. 
Prosecutors with the rank of Prosecutor I1 shall have tlie same qualifications for 
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the Muiucipal Trial Court. 
Prosecutors with the rank of Prosecutor I shall have the same qualifications for 
oppoinhnent, rank, category, prerogatives, salary grade, allowances, emoluinents and 
other privileges, and be subject to the same inhibitions and disqualifications of a judge of 
the Muiucipal Circuit Trial Court, and salary one grade lower than that of Prosecutor IT. 
All tlie above prosecutors shall be selected from among qualified and professionally 
hained ineinbers of the legal profession who are of proven integrity and competence and 
have been in the actual practice of tlie legal profession for at least five (5) years piior to 
their appointment or have held during like period, any position requiring the 
qualifications of a lawyer. They shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines 
upon recoininendation of the Prosecutor General. 
A prosecuting attorney or special counsel shall be a inember of the bar in good 
standing and shall have a salary grade ranging from Grade 23 to Grade 25. Such 
prosecution officer shall be appointed by the Prosecutor General; Provided, however, That 
with respect to a special counsel, his/her appointment shall be upon the recornmelidation 
of the provincial governor or city mayor and with the endorsement of the provincial 
prosecutor or city prosecutor, as the case may be. 
The salaries of Provincial and City Prosecutors and their assistants shall be paid 
entirely out of national funds and included in the annual appropriations of the 
Department of Justice. This is without prejudice to the grant of allowances to the above- 
mentioned prosecutors by their respective local governments, in amounts not exceeding 
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officers other than those of prosecutors in the Office of tlie Prosecutor General, 
notwithstanding any provisions of law assimilating the salaries of other officers to those 
herejll mentioned. 
SECTION 17. 
Coiitiiiuntion of Functioiis of Prosecutors. - Upon approval of this 
Act, the prosecuting officers, including the prosecuting attorneys, in the present 
prosecution staff sliall continue to discharge the functions under this Act, and the 
position/ title Chief State Prosecutor and Assistant Chiei State Prosecutors are respectively 
renamed Prosecutor General and Depuly Prosecutors General. All prosecutors who have 
the rank of Prosecutor 111 and Prosecutor I1 in the existing Prosecution Staff shall be called 
Associate State Prosecutors and Senior Assistant State Prosecutors, respectively, under this 
Act. 
The Regional, Provincial or City Prosecution Office established in each of the 
regions, provinces and cities pursuant to law is hereby retained and renamed Office of tlie 
Regional Prosecutor, Office of the Provincial Prosecutor or Office of the City Prosecutor, as 
the case may be. 
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office to discharge their functions under this Act. 
All Assistant Prosecutors who have the rank of Prosecutor 111, Prosecutor I1 and 
Prosecutor I in each of the existing Regional, Provincial and City Prosecution Offices shall 
be known by the designation provided in Section 15 hereof. Provided, however, that in 
provinces or cities with at least thirty (30) prosecutors and in highly urbanized cities all 
Assistant Prosecutors with the rank of Prosecutor I before the enactment of this act shall be 
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Assistant City Prosecutor. 
SECTION 18. 
No Undermining of Sectwity of Tenwe. - Nothing in this Act shall 
be construed to allow the transfer, except as provided herein or in cases of temporaly 
assignment, as public interest may require, of any Assistant Prosecutor to any place or 
station or to undermine the security of teimre of incumbent Prosecutors as provided in the 
laws. Such temporary assignment shall not exceed six (6) months without his or her 
written consent. No Provincial Prosecutor or City Prosecutor shall be detailed or assigned 
to another office or station, except in a concurrent capacity with lus or her written consent. 
Special Allowances. - The special allowances granted to the 
members of the National Prosecution Service under Republic Act No. 9279 shall continue 
to be given them subject to the provisions thereof. 
SECTION 19. 
SECTION 20. 
Retiveinent Benefits. - When a prosecutor, who has rendered at 
least twenty (20) years of service either in the National Prosecution Service or in any 
branch of government, or in both, retires for having attained the age of sixty-five (65) 
years, or resigns by reason of incapacity to discharge tlie duties of his/her office, he/she 
shall, during the residue of his/her natural life, in the manner hereinafter provided, 
receive a retirement pension based on the highest monthly salary, plus the highest 
inoiithly aggregate of transportation, living, and representation allowances, which he/she 
was receiving at the time of his/her retirement or resignation. 
When a prosecutor has attained tlie age of sixty (60) years and has rendered at least 
twenty (20) years of service in government, the last five (5) years of which must have been 
continuously rendered in the prosecution service, he/she shall likewise be entitled to 
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retire and receive during the residue of his/her natural life the same benefits provided for 
iii this section: Provided, however, that those with less than twenty (20) years service in 
the government shall be entitled to a pro-rata monthly pension computed as follows: 
NO. OF YEARS 
IN GOVERNMENT 
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TRANSPORTATION, LIVING, 
X AND REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES 
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SECTION 21. 
Conditiom. - To maintain entitlement to the pension herehi 
provided, no prosecutor, during the time he/she is receiving said pension, slid appear as 
counsel before any judicial or quasi-judicial agency in any civil case wherein the 
Goveriiinent 01' any agency, subdivision, or instrumentality thereof i s  an adverse party, or 
in any criminal case wherein any officer or employee of the Government is accused of an 
offense committed hi relation to his/her office, or collect any fee for his/her appearance in 
any administrative proceedings to maintain an interest adverse to the Government, 
whether national, provincial, or municipal, or to any of its legally constituted officers. 
When a prosecutor covered under this Act shall assume an elective public office, he/she 
shall not, upon assump tion of office and during hisis/ her term, receive the monthly pension 
or any of the allowance due him/lier. 
SECTION 22. 
Autoiiiafic Incvense. - All pension benefits of retired prosecutors 
of the National Prosecution Service shall be automatically increased whenever there is an 
increase in the salary of the same position from which he/she retires. 
SECTION 23. 
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SECTION 24. 
Applicability. - All benefits heretofore extended under Republic 
Act No. 910, and all other benefits that may be extended by way of any amendment 
thereto shall likewise be given to the prosecutors covered by this Act. 
SECTION 25. 
Transitory Provisions. - Upon the approval of this Act, the 
pertinent functions, applicable appropriations, records, equipment, property, and such 
clerical and subordinate personnel as may be necessary shall remain or be transferred to 
the appropriate staff or offices. 
SECTION 26. 
Appvopuiation. - There is hereby appropriated initially the sum 
of Fifty Million Pesos (P50,000,000.00) froin the funds of the National Treasury not 
otherwise appropriated for the organization and operational expenses of the Office of the 
Prosecutor General for a period of one (1) year from the effectivity of this Act. The said 
amount shall be added to the annual budget of Department of Justice. 
SECTION 27. 
Repeal. - All acts, laws, decrees, executive orders, letters of 
instructions and regulations or any part thereof which are inconsistent with any provision 
of this Act are hereby repealed and/or modified accordingly. 
SECTION 28. 
Sepavubility Clause. - If for any reason, any section or provision 
of this Act is declared to be unconstitutional or invalid, the other sections or provisions of 
this Act which are not effected thereby shall continue in full force and effect. 
SECTION 29. 
Effectivity. -This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following 
its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation or in the Official 
Gazette. 
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