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NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
) 
Second Regular Session 
) 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
H.B. No. 9512 
Introduced by Deputy Speaker and 
TUCP Party-list Rep. Raymond Democrito C. Mendoza 
AN ACT 
UPGRADING AND CREATING ADDITIONAL POSITIONS IN THE 
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNMENT CORPORATE COUNSEL, AMENDING 
FOR THE PURPOSE EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 878 DATED 4 MARCH 
1983, AS AMENDED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 299 DATED 26 
JULY 1987 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This Bill reintroduces the previously vetoed bill on the Office of the 
Government Corporate Counsel (OGCC), subject to certain revisions to 
address the Veto Message dated 22 July 2022 of His Excellency President 
Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos, Jr. 
Even as the President may have vetoed the OGCC bill passed during 
the Eighteenth Congress, he particularly recognizes the need to strengthen 
the OGCC given the growth in the number of government corporations in 
the recent years coupled with the complexity of their requirements brought 
on by current business conditions. The additional complement of lawyers 
and the upgrading of existing positions in the OGCC are necessary to 
strengthen its organizational structure, improve the service that it provides, 
and accord its men and women the privileges and benefits presently 
enjoyed by their counterparts in the Judiciary and the Justice Sector which 
includes the National Prosecution Service (NPS), the Public Attorney’s 
Office (PAO), and the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG). 
Government corporations have a crucial role in the country’s 
economic development. They annually contribute tens of billions to the 
nation’s coffers (approximately PhP375 Billion in 2022), and are the 
indispensable partners of the National Government in nation building, 
particularly in the pursuit of government projects, programs, and 
initiatives. Notably, the number of government corporations has greatly 
increased to seven hundred thirty two (732) to date. 
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The OGCC’s vital role in nation building is evident in its stalwart legal 
support to its client corporations. The assistance it renders is based on 
institutional knowledge and specialization, given the vast experience and 
collective wisdom which it has achieved in almost a century of public 
service which began in 1935. 
However, the evolution and broadening of the scope of activities of 
government corporations have resulted in an increase in the volume, 
complexity, and importance of the work of the OGCC.  Thus, it is necessary 
to strengthen the OGCC’s current complement to maintain its effectiveness 
in addressing the legal needs of its clients, particularly corporations which 
do not have internal legal departments. 
The proposed legislative measure shall strengthen the applicable laws 
and issuances on the organizational structure of the OGCC, to create new 
positions in its hierarchy and augment the OGCC’s present complement 
with an additional thirty-six (36) lawyer positions, thus:   
Position 
Current 
number of 
positions 
Proposed 
number of 
positions 
Assistant Government Corporate Counsel 
10 
12 
Government Corporate Attorney IV 
10 
12 
Government Corporate Attorney III 
14 
14 
Government Corporate Attorney II 
17 
17 
Government Corporate Attorney I 
4 
12 
Associate Government Corporate Attorney II 
0 
12 
Associate Government Corporate Attorney I 
0 
12 
Total number of lawyers 
55 
91 
The upgrading of the rank, salary grades, privileges, and benefits of 
the OGCC lawyers is designed to keep them at par with the ranks, salary 
grades, privileges, and benefits of counterpart positions in the Department 
of Justice and its attached agencies, particularly those in the NPS, the PAO, 
and the OSG, thus: 
LAWYER POSTIIONS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
Required 
number 
of years 
in the 
practice 
of law 
Present 
OGCC 
Position 
and Salary 
Grade 
Executive 
Order No. 
878, as 
amended 
Proposed  
OGCC 
Position and 
Salary Grade 
(Proposed Act) 
OSG 
Position 
and Salary 
Grade 
Republic Act 
9417 
(2007) 
NPS 
Position 
and Salary 
Grade 
Republic Act 
10071 
(2010) 
PAO 
Position 
and Salary 
Grade 
Republic Act 
9406 
(2007) 


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15 
Assistant 
Government 
Corporate 
Counsel 
(SG 29) 
Present 
Regional 
Trial Court 
Judge level 
Assistant 
Government 
Corporate 
Counsel 
(SG 30) 
Proposed 
Associate 
Justice of the 
Court of 
Appeals level 
Assistant 
Solicitor 
General 
(SG 30) 
Associate 
Justice of the 
Court of 
Appeals level 
Prosecutor 
V 
(Senior 
Deputy 
State, 
Regional, 
Provincial or 
City 
Prosecutor) 
(SG 30) 
Associate 
Justice of 
the Court of 
Appeals 
level 
Deputy Chief 
Public 
Attorney 
(same salary 
and privileges
as the 
counterpart 
position in 
the NPS) 
10 
Government 
Corporate 
Attorney IV 
(SG 28) 
Present 
Metropolitan  
Trial Court 
Judge level  
Government 
Corporate 
Attorney IV 
(SG 29) 
Proposed 
Regional Trial 
Court Judge 
level  
Senior State 
Solicitor 
General 
(SG 29) 
Regional 
Trial Court 
Judge level 
Prosecutor 
IV 
(Deputy 
State, 
Regional, 
Provincial, or 
City 
Prosecutor) 
(SG 29) 
Regional 
Trial Court 
Judge 
Public 
Attorney V 
(same salary 
and privileges 
as the 
counterpart 
position in 
the NPS) 
5 
Government 
Corporate 
Attorney III  
(SG 27) 
Present 
Government 
Corporate 
Attorney III   
(SG 28) 
Proposed 
Metropolitan 
Trial Court 
Judge level   
State 
Solicitor II 
(SG 28) 
Metropolitan 
Trial Court 
Judge level  
Prosecutor 
III 
(Senior 
Assistant 
State, 
Regional, 
Provincial or 
City 
Prosecutor) 
(SG 28) 
Metropolitan 
Trial Court 
Judge level 
Public 
Attorney IV 
(same salary 
and privileges 
as the 
counterpart 
position in the 
NPS) 


 
 
 
 
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4 
Government  
Corporate 
Attorney  II   
 
 
 
 
 
 
(SG 26) 
Present 
 
Government  
Corporate 
Attorney  II    
 
 
 
 
 
 
(SG 27) 
Proposed 
 
State 
Solicitor I 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(SG 27) 
 
 
Municipal 
Trial Court 
Judge in 
Cities level 
 
Prosecutor 
II 
Assistant 
State, 
Regional, 
Provincial or  
City 
Prosecutors 
 
(SG 27) 
 
 
Municipal 
Trial Court 
Judge in 
Cities level 
 
Public  
Attorney III 
(same salary 
and privileges 
as the 
counterpart 
position in 
the NPS) 
 
 
 
3 
 
Government  
Corporate 
Attorney  I    
 
 
 
 
 
 
(SG 25) 
Present 
 
 
Government  
Corporate 
Attorney  I    
 
 
 
 
 
 
(SG 26) 
Proposed 
 
 
Associate 
Solicitor III 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(SG 26) 
 
Prosecutor  
I 
Associate 
Provincial or 
City 
Prosecutors 
 
 
 
(SG 26) 
 
Public  
Attorney II 
(same salary 
and privileges 
as the 
counterpart 
position in 
the NPS) 
 
 
 
2 
 
No position 
 
Associate 
Government 
Corporate 
Attorney  II    
 
 
 
 
 
(SG 25) 
Proposed 
 
 
Associate 
Solicitor II 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(SG 25) 
 
 
Public 
Attorney I 
(same salary 
and privileges 
as  the 
counterpart 
position in the 
NPS) 
 
 
 
 
0 
 
No position 
 
Associate 
Government 
Corporate 
Attorney  I    
 
 
 
 
 
 
(SG 23) 
Proposed 
 
 
Associate 
Solicitor I 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(SG 24) 
 
 
Associate 
Public 
Attorney II 
(same salary 
and privileges 
as  the 
counterpart 
position in the 
NPS) 
 


 
 
 
 
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The budget necessary to implement this proposed legislative 
measure, if passed into law, would have minimal to nil impact on the 
National Budget, but is expected to have maximum yield.  
 
It is worthy to note that, to date, the Department of Budget and 
Management (DBM) allowed the OGCC a total number of eighteen (18) 
coterminous lawyer positions (referred to as BBM and PPP lawyers) in 
recognition of the need to augment its present complement. In this regard, 
the intended creation of additional plantilla positions would be far more 
expedient. There would be minimal budgetary requirements in view of the 
OGCC’s present structure which already incorporates the expenses for 18 
coterminous lawyer positions.  
 
The required budget would improve the efficiency and morale of the 
OGCC, effectively result in significant savings for the government, and 
minimize deputization and the engagement by client corporations of 
external counsel. The OGCC is expected to supervise the legal departments 
of its client government corporations, assist its growing number of client 
corporations without legal departments, perform necessary corporate 
tasks, and handle more cases and concerns of its clients which, due to the 
lack of adequate personnel, would previously require the engagement of 
external counsel. 
 
It is significant to note that the OGCC’s organizational structure and 
the number of its personnel have remained unchanged since the 1980’s, or 
for approximately four decades. Notably, the strengthening of its 
counterpart agencies, specifically the PAO, OSG, and NPS, had been 
approved in the years 2007 and 2010 and implemented through Republic 
Act (R.A.) 9406 (2007), R.A. 9417 (2007), and R.A. 10071 (2010), 
respectively. 
 
Given its growing number of clients and insufficient number of 
lawyers, the OGCC was constrained to confirm and ratify its client 
corporations’ requests for the engagement of external counsel, for 
additional manpower and to ensure that its clients’ cases were properly 
handled. The need to undertake dispute resolution such as compulsory 
arbitration, enhance legal risk management, and improve remedial 
structures has exponentially grown, to include actions filed in international 
fora which require expeditious and diligent attention. The rigors of 
arbitration, whether domestic or international, in this decade alone 
required additional manpower particularly given the financial impact of 
such arbitration cases and the magnitude of their effect on public welfare. 
 
 


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The OGCC’s workforce should, therefore, be augmented to sufficiently 
address the developing requirements and legal concerns of the government 
corporate sector. 
IN VIEW OF THE FOREGOING, the immediate passage of this Bill 
is earnestly sought. 
RAYMOND DEMOCRITO C. MENDOZA 
Deputy Speaker and 
Representative, TUCP Party-list 


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NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
) 
Second Regular Session 
) 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
H.B. No. 9512 
Introduced by Deputy Speaker and 
TUCP Party-list Rep. Raymond Democrito C. Mendoza 
AN ACT 
UPGRADING AND CREATING ADDITIONAL POSITIONS IN THE 
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNMENT CORPORATE COUNSEL, AMENDING 
FOR THE PURPOSE EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 878 DATED 4 MARCH 
1983, AS AMENDED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 299 DATED 26 
JULY 1987  
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
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Philippines in Congress assembled: 
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Section 1. Section 1 of Executive Order (EO) No.  878, as amended 
4 
by EO No. 299, is hereby further amended, as follows: 
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SECTION 1. The Office of the Government Corporate 
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Counsel (OGCC) shall be headed by the Government Corporate 
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Counsel whose rank, SALARY, RETIREMENT AND PENSION 
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BENEFITS, RIGHTS, emoluments and privileges, shall be the 
10 
same as those of the Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeals. 
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He shall be assisted by a Deputy Government Corporate 
12 
Counsel whose rank, SALARY, RETIREMENT AND PENSION 
13 
BENEFITS, RIGHTS, emoluments, and privileges shall be the 
14 
same as those of an Associate Justice of the Court of Appeals, 
15 
and [ten (10)] TWELVE (12) Assistant Government Corporate 
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Counsels WITH THE rank, SALARY, RETIREMENT AND 
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PENSION BENEFITS, RIGHTS, emoluments, and privileges shall 
18 
be the same as those of [Regional Trial Judge of the Regional 
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Trial Courts] AN ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF 
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APPEALS. THE SALARY GRADE CORRESPONDING TO THE 
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POSITION OF THE DEPUTY GOVERNMENT CORPORATE 
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COUNSEL SHALL BE FOUR (4) STEPS ABOVE THE SALARY 
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GRADE 
CORRESPONDING 
TO 
THE 
POSITION 
OF 
AN 
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ASSISTANT GOVERNMENT CORPORATE COUNSEL. 
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[The 
Government 
Corporate 
Counsel, 
Deputy 
2 
Government Corporate Counsel, and Assistant Government 
3 
Corporate Counsels must be officers learned in law, of 
4 
recognized competence, with experience in the practice of law 
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for at least ten (10) years, and at least thirty-five (35) years of 
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age.] 
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NO PERSON SHALL BE APPOINTED GOVERNMENT 
9 
CORPORATE COUNSEL, DEPUTY GOVERNMENT CORPORATE 
10 
COUNSEL, 
OR 
ASSISTANT 
GOVERNMENT 
CORPORATE 
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COUNSEL UNLESS HE OR SHE IS A NATURAL-BORN CITIZEN 
12 
OF THE PHILIPPINES AND HAS BEEN ENGAGED IN THE 
13 
PRACTICE OF LAW IN THE PHILIPPINES FOR AT LEAST 
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FIFTEEN (15) YEARS. 
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The incumbent Government Corporate Counsel, Deputy 
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Government Corporate Counsel, and Assistant Government 
18 
Corporate Counsels shall be entitled to the RANK, SALARY, 
19 
RETIREMENT AND PENSION BENEFITS, rights, emoluments 
20 
and privileges vested upon them BY THIS ACT as of the time of 
21 
their appointments, AND without need of further appointments. 
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Sec. 2. Section 4 of EO No. 878, as amended by EO No. 299, is 
25 
hereby further amended, as follows: 
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Section 
4. 
The 
number, 
rank, 
qualifications 
for 
28 
appointment, emoluments and privileges of the other members 
29 
of the legal staff of OGCC shall be as follows: 
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[(a) A first bracket of ten (10) State Corporate Attorneys 
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who 
shall 
have 
the 
rank, 
qualifications 
for 
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appointment, 
emoluments 
and 
privileges 
of 
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Metropolitan Trial Judges;] 
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A. TWELVE 
(12) 
GOVERNMENT 
CORPORATE 
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ATTORNEY IV (GCA IV) POSITIONS. A GCA IV 
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SHALL HAVE THE RANK, SALARY, RETIREMENT 
39 
AND PENSION BENEFITS, RIGHTS, EMOLUMENTS, 
40 
AND PRIVILEGES OF A JUDGE OF A REGIONAL 
41 
TRIAL COURT. NO PERSON SHALL BE APPOINTED 
42 
AS GCA IV UNLESS HE OR SHE IS A NATURAL-
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BORN CITIZEN OF THE PHILIPPINES AND HAS 
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BEEN ENGAGED IN THE PRACTICE OF LAW IN THE 
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PHILIPPINES FOR AT LEAST TEN (10) YEARS; 
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[(b) A second bracket of seven (7) State Corporate 
5 
Attorneys whose annual compensation shall be as 
6 
provided in Presidential Decree No. 1726 and who 
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must be members of the Philippine Bar and have at 
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least three (3) years experience in the practice of 
9 
law;] 
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B. FOURTEEN 
(14) 
GOVERNMENT 
CORPORATE
12 
ATTORNEY III (GCA III) POSITIONS. A GCA III
13 
SHALL HAVE THE RANK, SALARY, RETIREMENT
14 
AND PENSION BENEFITS, RIGHTS, EMOLUMENTS,
15 
AND 
PRIVILEGES 
OF 
A 
JUDGE 
OF 
A
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METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURT. NO PERSON SHALL
17 
BE APPOINTED GCA III UNLESS HE OR SHE IS A
18 
NATURAL-BORN CITIZEN OF THE PHILIPPINES
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AND HAS BEEN ENGAGED IN THE PRACTICE OF
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LAW IN THE PHILIPPINES FOR AT LEAST FIVE (5)
21 
YEARS;
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[(c) A third and a fourth bracket of seven (7) State 
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Corporate Attorneys each whose annual compensation 
25 
shall be as provided in Presidential Decree No. 1726 
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and who must be members of the Philippine Bar and 
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have at least two (2) years experience in the practice 
28 
of law;] 
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C. SEVENTEEN 
(17) 
GOVERNMENT 
CORPORATE
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ATTORNEY II (GCA II) POSITIONS. A GCA II SHALL
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BE 
A 
NATURAL-BORN 
CITIZEN 
OF 
THE
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PHILIPPINES AND HAS BEEN ENGAGED IN THE
34 
PRACTICE OF LAW IN THE PHILIPPINES FOR AT
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LEAST FOUR (4) YEARS;
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[(d) Ten (10) Trial Attorneys whose annual compensation 
38 
each shall be as provided in Presidential Decree No. 
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1726 and who must be members of the Philippine Bar 
40 
and have at least one (1) year experience in the 
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practice of law;] 
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D. TWELVE 
(12) 
GOVERNMENT 
CORPORATE
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ATTORNEY I (GCA I) POSITIONS. A GCA I SHALL
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BE 
A 
NATURAL-BORN 
CITIZEN 
OF 
THE 
1 
PHILIPPINES AND HAS BEEN ENGAGED IN THE 
2 
PRACTICE OF LAW IN THE PHILIPPINES FOR AT 
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LEAST THREE (3) YEARS; 
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[(e) A Senior Research Attorney and five (5) Research 
6 
Attorneys whose annual compensation shall be as 
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provided in Presidential Decree No. 1726 and who 
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must be members of the Philippine Bar.] 
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E. TWELVE 
(12) 
ASSOCIATE 
GOVERNMENT 
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CORPORATE ATTORNEY II (AGCA II) POSITIONS. 
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AN AGCA II SHALL BE A NATURAL-BORN CITIZEN 
13 
OF THE PHILIPPINES AND HAS BEEN ENGAGED IN 
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THE PRACTICE OF LAW IN THE PHILIPPINES FOR 
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AT LEAST TWO (2) YEARS; AND 
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F. TWELVE 
(12) 
ASSOCIATE 
GOVERNMENT 
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CORPORATE ATTORNEY I (AGCA I) POSITIONS. AN 
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AGCA I SHALL BE NATURAL-BORN CITIZEN OF THE 
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PHILIPPINES AND A MEMBER OF THE PHILIPPINE 
21 
BAR. 
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[The number and salaries/compensation of the 
24 
members of the Administrative and support staff of 
25 
the OGCC shall be those indicated in the Staffing 
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Pattern and salary schedule attached hereto as Annex 
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“A”.] 
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THE INCUMBENT MEMBERS OF THE LEGAL STAFF SHALL 
30 
BE ENTITLED TO THE RIGHTS, SALARY, BENEFITS AND 
31 
PRIVILEGES VESTED UPON THEM BY THIS ACT AS OF THE 
32 
TIME OF THEIR APPOINTMENT WITHOUT NEED OF FURTHER 
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APPOINTMENT. 
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Sec. 3. Section 5 of EO No. 878, as amended by EO No. 299, is 
37 
hereby further amended, as follows: 
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[SEC. 5. The Government Corporate Counsel is hereby 
40 
authorized to reorganize his legal and administrative/support 
41 
staff within three months in such manner as he may deem 
42 
proper to promote the efficiency of the service. Any member of 
43 
the staff not otherwise selected/appointed by the Government 
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Corporate Counsel as a result of the reorganization herein 
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authorized, or who refuses such appointment, shall be paid the 
1 
money value of his accumulated vacation and sick leave, and 
2 
such retirement gratuity as may be due him under existing 
3 
retirement laws. Anyone not appointed who does not qualify 
4 
under any existing retirement law may be paid one month 
5 
salary for every year of service, payable in lump sum, from out 
6 
of the salary lapses in the Office of the Government Corporate 
7 
Counsel.] 
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SECTION 5. ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE. –THE 
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GOVERNMENT CORPORATE COUNSEL HAS THE AUTHORITY 
11 
TO DISCHARGE THE DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE OGCC, 
12 
AND SHALL HAVE CONTROL AND SUPERVISION OVER THE 
13 
OGCC AND ITS CONSTITUENT UNITS.  THE GOVERNMENT 
14 
CORPORATE COUNSEL SHALL PROMULGATE THE NECESSARY 
15 
RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF 
16 
THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT. UNLESS OTHERWISE 
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DETERMINED BY THE GOVERNMENT CORPORATE COUNSEL, 
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THE LEGAL STAFF SHALL BE DIVIDED INTO TEAMS, EACH TO 
19 
BE HEADED BY AN AGCC.   
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THE OGCC SHALL BE SUPPORTED BY SUCH NUMBER OF 
22 
NON-LEGAL PERSONNEL NECESSARY AND COMMENSURATE 
23 
TO THE OGCC’S WORK REQUIREMENTS, AS RECOMMENDED 
24 
BY THE OGCC AND APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF 
25 
BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT. NON-LEGAL PERSONNEL SHALL 
26 
HAVE THE SAME SALARIES AND BENEFITS AS THOSE OF 
27 
THEIR COUNTERPARTS IN THE OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR 
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GENERAL.   
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THE ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE OF THE OGCC SHALL 
31 
BE COMPOSED OF ITS SECRETARIAL AND LEGAL SUPPORT 
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SERVICE; TRAINING, RESEARCH, AND PUBLICATION SERVICE; 
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FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING SERVICE; HUMAN RESOURCE 
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AND 
MANAGEMENT 
SERVICE; 
CASE 
AND 
RECORDS 
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MANAGEMENT 
SERVICE; 
LIBRARY 
MANAGEMENT 
AND 
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INFORMATION 
TECHNOLOGY 
SERVICE; 
CORPORATE 
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PLANNING SERVICE; AND PROPERTY AND SUPPLY SERVICE. 
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THE LEGAL AND NON-LEGAL PERSONNEL OF THE OGCC 
39 
OCCUPYING THE POSITIONS AFFECTED BY THE CHANGES 
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EMBODIED IN THIS ACT AT THE TIME OF ITS APPROVAL 
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SHALL THEREAFTER OCCUPY AND DISCHARGE THE DUTIES 
42 
AND FUNCTIONS OF THE UPGRADED POSITIONS AND 
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RECEIVE 
THE 
CORRESPONDING 
SALARY, 
BENEFITS, 
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EMOLUMENTS, AND PRIVILEGES WITHOUT NECESSITY OF 
1 
NEW APPOINTMENTS. 
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Sec. 4. Section 7 of EO No. 878, as amended by EO No. 299, is 
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hereby further amended as follows: 
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SECTION 7. [In addition to the appropriation for the Office of 
8 
the Government Corporate Counsel, the savings of the said office, if 
9 
any, 
may 
be 
used 
to 
carry 
out 
this 
Executive 
Order.] 
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APPROPRIATIONS. - THE AMOUNT NEEDED TO IMPLEMENT THE 
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UPGRADING OF POSITIONS AND SALARIES, OFFICE RIGHT-SIZING, 
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PHYSICAL EXPANSION, AND PAYMENT OF RETIREMENT BENEFITS, 
13 
PENSION, PRIVILEGES, AND OTHER EMOLUMENTS PROVIDED IN 
14 
THIS ACT SHALL BE TAKEN FROM THE FUNDS AND BUDGET OF 
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THE OGCC UNDER THE ANNUAL GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT. 
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Sec. 5. REPEALING CLAUSE. - ALL LAWS, PRESIDENTIAL DECREES, 
19 
EXECUTIVE ORDERS, PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATIONS, ISSUANCES, 
20 
RULES AND REGULATIONS, OR PARTS THEREOF THAT ARE 
21 
INCONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT ARE HEREBY 
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REPEALED AND/OR MODIFIED ACCORDINGLY. 
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Sec. 6.  EFFECTIVITY. - THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT AFTER 
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FIFTEEN (15) DAYS FOLLOWING ITS COMPLETE PUBLICATION IN 
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THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE OR IN A NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL 
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CIRCULATION. 
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APPROVED, 
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