FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC) 
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First Regular Session 
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Senate Bill No. 261 
Introduced bv Senator FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The role of the National Prosecution Service in the Criminal Justice 
System is two-fold: (1) to investigate allegations that a crime has been 
committed; and (2) to prosecute all cases involving violations of penal laws. It is 
a quasi-judicial organization expected to deal with fair execution of laws. 
Given the sensitive and delicate nature of their work, prosecutors are 
expected to serve the public with utmost responsibility, integrity and honesty. 
Their failure to do so will result in the collapse not just of the entire criminal 
justice system, but the very foundation upon which our society is based. 
Democracy will not fully blossom unless the rule of law is put in place. 
To ensure the rule of law, it is essential that the Prosecution Service is 
backed-up by the trust of the people. This bill seeks to do so by strengthening 
the independence of the National Prosecution Services - free from interference 
of politicians, high-ranking government officials and businessmen. 
The 
independent spirit of the judicial body shall be applied to the Prosecution Service 
in order to better bring about precise fact-finding investigation and righteousness 
through fair execution of laws. It is high time that Prosecutors reaffirm their role 
as humble public servants working for public interest, and erase the public 
perception that they are strong to the weak and weak to the strong. 
The author is confident that this bill will, in the end, strengthen public trust 
toward the Prosecution Service and, in the process, help advance democracy in 
the Philippines. 
It is for these reasons that approval of this bill is earnestly sough. 
T 
FRANC S 
. PANGILINAN 


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SENATE BILL No.? 6 1 
Introduced by SENATOR FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN 
AN ACT 
CONSTITUTING THE NATIONAL PROSECUTION SERVICE INTO AN 
AUTONOMOUS OFFICE OF THE PROSECUTOR GENERAL AND FOR 
OTHER PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assernb/ed: 
SECTION 1. 
Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Prosecution Service 
Autonomy Act." 
SEC. 2. 
Scope. - The Constituent offices herein covered shall include the 
prosecution staff and the regional, provincial and city prosecution offices under the 
Office of the Secretary of Justice, that thereto compose the national prosecution 
service. 
SEC. 3. Constitution and Function of the Office of the Prosecutor General. - The 
national prosecution service is hereby constituted into an autonomous Office of the 
Prosecutor General which shall be composed of the Prosecution Staff and the Office of 
the Provincial Prosecutor in each of the provinces and the Office of the City Prosecutor 
in each of the cities and shall be attached to the Department of Justice for budgetary 
purposes. The provisions of any law to the contrary notwithstanding and with the 
exception of cases within the original 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 
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SEC. 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 and the Offices of the Provincial Prosecutor and the Offices of the City 
Prosecutor and their support staffs. Such power vested in the Prosecution General 
includes the authority to act directly on any matter involving national security or 
probable miscarriage of justice within the jurisdiction of the prosecution staff, 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 
staff or any provincial prosecutor or city prosecutor. 
SEC. 5. The Prosecution Staff - The Prosecutor General shall be assisted by 
the Prosecution Staff which shall be composed of the following: 
(a) 
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Deputy Prosecutors General 
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Senior Associate State Prosecutors 
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Associate State Prosecutors 
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Senior Assistant State Prosecutors 
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Prosecuting 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 
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: 
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Review resolutions of prosecutors and other prosecution officers, that are 
appealed to the Prosecutor General; 
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; 
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3. 
Act as counsel for the People of the Philippines in any case involving or 
arising from a criminal complain investigated by any of its prosecutors and 
pending before any trial court; 
Investigate administrative charges against prosecutors, other prosecution 
officers and members of their support staff; 
Prepare legal opinions on queries involving violations of the Revised 
Penal Code and special penal laws; and 
Monitor all criminal cases filed with the Office of the Prosecutor General; 
maintain an updated record of the status of each case, and adopt such 
systems and procedures as will expedite the monitoring and disposition of 
cases. 
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The Deputy Prosecutors General shall act as a Board to screen applicants for 
appointment or promotion to any prosecutorial position in the Office of the Prosecutor 
General. The Provincial Prosecutor or City Prosecutor shall sit as a member of the 
Board whenever it considers applicants for positions in his office. The most senior 
Deputy Prosecutor General shall be the Chairperson of the Board. 
SEC. 6. Office of the frovincial/Cify Prosecutor. - There shall be in each 
province or city a provincial prosecutor or city prosecutor, as the case may be, who shall 
be assisted by deputy provincial prosecutor or deputy city prosecutor and such number 
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, whether in cities or 
municipalities, and one (1) prosecutor for every two (2) 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 City Prosecutor of the mother province or city, using as a basis the ration 
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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. 
SEC. 7. Powers and Functions of the Provincial Prosecutor 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 andlor cause to be investigated all 
charges of crimes, misdemeanors and violations of all penal laws and ordinances within 
their respective jurisdictions and have the necessary information or complaint prepared 
or made against the persons accused; (c) have charge of the prosecution of all crimes, 
misdemeanors and violations of city or municipal ordinances in the courts of such 
province and city and therein discharge all the duties incident to the institution of 
criminal prosecutions, subject to the provisions of SECTION 5 (2). 
SEC. 8. Office of the Provincial Prosecutor: Number of Prosecutors in Each 
Province. - There shall be in each of the following provinces the corresponding number 
of provincial prosecutor and his deputies, associates and assistants: 
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Bulacan : (56) 
One Provincial Prosecutor 
Two Deputy Provincial Prosecutors 
Twenty-Three Associate Provincial Prosecutors 
Thirty Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
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Camarines Sur : (49) 
One Provincial Prosecutor 
Two Deputy Provincial Prosecutors 
Twenty Associate Provincial Prosecutors 
Twenty-Six Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
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Pangasinan : (44) 
One Provincial Prosecutor 
Two Deputy Provincial Prosecutors 
Eighteen Associate Provincial Prosecutors 
Twenty-Three Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
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Leyte : (42) 
One Provincial Prosecutor 
Two Deputy Provincial Prosecutors 
Seventeen Associate Provincial Prosecutors 
Twenty-Two Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
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Rizal : (41) 
One Provincial Prosecutor 
Two Deputy Provincial Prosecutors 
Seventeen Associate Provincial Prosecutors 
Twenty-Two Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
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Quezon : (37) 
One Provincial Prosecutor 
Two Deputy Provincial Prosecutors 
Fifteen Associate Provincial Prosecutors 
Nineteen Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
Cagayan; Nueva Ecija; Laguna; Batangas: (33) 
One Provincial Prosecutor 
Two Deputy Provincial Prosecutors 
Thirteen Associate Provincial Prosecutors 
Seventeen Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
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Sixteen Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
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Pampanga : (29) 
One Provincial Prosecutor 
Two Deputy Provincial Prosecutors 
Twelve Senior Associate Provincial Prosecutors 
Fifteen Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
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La Union : (28) 
One Provincial Prosecutor 
Two Deputy Provincial Prosecutors 
Eleven Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
Fifteen Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
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Cavite : (26) 
One Provincial Prosecutor 
Two Deputy Provincial Prosecutors 
Ten Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
Fourteen Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
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lsabela : (25) 
One Provincial Prosecutor 
Two Deputy Provincial Prosecutors 
Ten Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
Thirteen Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
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Iloilo: (24) 
One Provincial Prosecutor 
Two Deputy Provincial Prosecutors 
Ten Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
Twelve Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
Benguet; Northern Samar, Aklan: (22) 
One Provincial Prosecutor 
Two Deputy Provincial Prosecutors 
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Nine Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
Eleven Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
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Samar; Bohol : (21) 
One Provincial Prosecutor 
Two Deputy Provincial Prosecutors 
Eight Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
Eleven Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
llocos Sur; Eastern Samar : (20) 
One Provincial Prosecutor 
Two Deputy Provincial Prosecutors 
Eight Senior Provincial Prosecutors 
Ten Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
llocos Norte; Camarines Norte; Misamis Oriental : (19) 
One Provincial Prosecutor 
Two Deputy Provincial Prosecutors 
Seven Senior Provincial Prosecutors 
Nine Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
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Nueva Viscaya : (18) 
One Provincial Prosecutor 
Two Deputy Provincial Prosecutors 
Seven Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
Nine Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
Zamboanga Dei Sur : (16) 
One Provincial Prosecutor 
Two Deputy Provincial Prosecutors 
Six Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
Eight Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
Mindoro Oriental; Zamboanga Del Norte : (15) 
One Provincial Prosecutor 
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Two Deputy Provincial Prosecutors 
Six Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
Seven Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
Sorsogon; Masbate; Antique : (14) 
One Provincial Prosecutor 
Two Deputy Provincial Prosecutors 
Six Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
Thirty Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
Abra; Negros Oriental; Davao Oriental; North Cotabato; Sulu : (13) 
One Provincial Prosecutor 
Two Deputy Provincial Prosecutors 
Five Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
Six Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
Tarlac; Bataan; Zambales; Palawan; Albay; Negros Occidental; 
Surigao Del Sur; Lanao Del Norte: (12) 
One Provincial Prosecutor 
Two Deputy Provincial Prosecutors 
Five Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
Five Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
Mindoro Occidental; Capiz; Southern Leyte; Tawi-Tawi: (1 1) 
One Provincial Prosecutor 
Two Deputy Provincial Prosecutors 
Four Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
Five Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
Marinduque; Surigao Del Norte: (IO) 
One Provincial Prosecutor 
Two Deputy Provincial Prosecutors 
Four Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
Four Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
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Quirino; Daval Del Sur; Lanao Del Sur : (9) 
One Provincial Prosecutor 
Two Deputy Provincial Prosecutors 
Three Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
Four Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
Mt. Province; Ifugao; Romblon; Catanduanes; Agusal Del Norte 
South Cotabato: (8) 
One Provincial Prosecutor 
Two Deputy Provincial Prosecutors 
Three Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
Three Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
Biliran; Bukidnon; Misamis Occidental; Compostela Valley; 
Agusan Del Sur; Sultan Kudarat : (7) 
One Provincial Prosecutor 
Two Deputy Provincial Prosecutors 
Two Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
Three Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
Aurora; Zamboanga Sibugay; Maguindanao: (6) 
One Provincial Prosecutor 
Two Deputy Provincial Prosecutors 
Two Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
Two Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
Batanes; Davao Del Norte; Saranggani : (5) 
One Provincial Prosecutor 
Two Deputy Provincial Prosecutors 
One Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
Two Assistant Provincial Prosecutors 
Kalinga; Apayao; Camiguin : (56) 
One Provincial Prosecutor 
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Two Deputy Provincial Prosecutors 
One Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutor 
One Assistant Provincial Prosecutor 
Guimaras; Siquijor; Basilan : (3) 
One Provincial Prosecutor 
One Deputy Provincial Prosecutor 
One Assistant Provincial Prosecutor 
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After the approval of this Act, there shall be in each province one deputy 
provincial prosecutor for every thirty prosecutors or a fraction thereof. 
SEC. 9. Office of the City Prosecutor: Number of Prosecufors in Each City. - 
There shall be in each of the following cities the corresponding number of city 
prosecutor and his deputies, associates and assistants: 
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Manila : (178) 
One City Prosecutor 
Five Deputy City Prosecutors 
Seventy-Four Associate City Prosecutors 
Ninety-eight Senior Assistant City Prosecutors 
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Quezon City : (109) 
One City Prosecutor 
Three Deputy City Prosecutors 
Forty-Six Associate City Prosecutors 
Fifty-Nine Senior Assistant City Prosecutors 
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Makati : (107) 
One City Prosecutor 
Three Deputy City Prosecutors 
Forty-Six Associate City Prosecutors 
Fifty-Seven Senior Assistant City Prosecutors 
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One City Prosecutor 
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Seventeen Associate City Prosecutors 
Twenty-Two Senior Assistant City Prosecutors 
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lloilo : (39) 
One City Prosecutor 
Two Deputy City Prosecutors 
Sixteen Associate City Prosecutors 
Twenty Senior Assistant City Prosecutors 
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Pasig : (35) 
One City Prosecutor 
Two Deputy City Prosecutors 
Fourteen Associate City Prosecutors 
Eighteen Senior Assistant City Prosecutors 
Cagayan De Oro : (33) 
One City Prosecutor 
Two Deputy City Prosecutors 
Thirteen Associate City Prosecutors 
Seventeen Senior Assistant City Prosecutors 
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Caloocan; Pasay : (31) 
One City Prosecutor 
Two Deputy City Prosecutors 
Twelve Associate City Prosecutors 
Sixteen Senior Assistant City Prosecutors 
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Davao : (29) 
One City Prosecutor 
Two Deputy City Prosecutors 
Twelve Associate City Prosecutors 
Fifteen Senior Assistant City Prosecutors 
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One City Prosecutor 
Two Deputy City Prosecutors 
Ten Associate City Prosecutors 
Twelve Senior Assistant City Prosecutors 
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Las Pinas : (21) 
One City Prosecutor 
One Deputy City Prosecutor 
Eight Associate City Prosecutors 
Eleven Senior Assistant City Prosecutors 
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Marikina; ParaAaque : (18) 
One City Prosecutor 
One Deputy City Prosecutor 
Seven Associate City Prosecutors 
Nine Senior Assistant City Prosecutors 
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Mandaluyong; Zamboanga : (16) 
One City Prosecutor 
One Deputy City Prosecutor 
Six Associate City Prosecutors 
Eight Senior Assistant City Prosecutors 
Baguio; Muntinlupa; Taguig : (15) 
One City Prosecutor 
One Deputy City Prosecutor 
Six Associate City Prosecutors 
Seven Senior Assistant City Prosecutors 
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One City Prosecutor 
One Deputy City Prosecutor 
Six Associate City Prosecutors 
Six Senior Assistant City Prosecutors 
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Malabon : (13) 
One City Prosecutor 
One Deputy City Prosecutor 
Five Associate City Prosecutors 
Six Senior Assistant City Prosecutors 
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Antipolo : (IO) 
One City Prosecutor 
One Deputy City Prosecutor 
Four Associate City Prosecutors 
Four Senior Assistant City Prosecutors 
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Valenzuela : (8) 
One City Prosecutor 
One Deputy City Prosecutor 
Three Associate City Prosecutors 
Three Senior Assistant City Prosecutors 
Dagupan; Cabanatuan; Malolos; San Fernando (Pampanga); 
Batangas; Naga; Legaspi; Dumaguete : (20) 
One City Prosecutor 
One Deputy City Prosecutor 
Eight Associate City Prosecutors 
Ten Assistant City Prosecutors 
Tuguegarao; Angeles; Lucena; Roxas; Tagbilaran; Iligan; Butuan : (15) 
One City Prosecutor 
One Deputy City Prosecutor 
Six Senior Assistant City Prosecutors 
Seven Assistant City Prosecutors 
General Santos : (1 3) 
One City Prosecutor 
One Deputy City Prosecutor 
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Five Senior Assistant City Prosecutors 
Six Assistant City Prosecutors 
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Tacloban : (12) 
One City Prosecutor 
One Deputy City Prosecutor 
Five Senior Assistant City Prosecutors 
Five Assistant City Prosecutors 
Laoag; San Fernando (La Union); San Pablo; Calamba; Puerto Princesa; 
Iriga, Mandaue; Pagadian; Dipolog : (IO) 
One City Prosecutor 
One Deputy City Prosecutors 
Four Senior Assistant City Prosecutors 
Four Assistant City Prosecutors 
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Tabacco : (9) 
One City Prosecutor 
One Deputy City Prosecutor 
Three Senior Assistant City Prosecutors 
Four Assistant City Prosecutors 
Santiago; Sorsogon; Oroquieta : (8) 
One City Prosecutor 
One Deputy City Prosecutor 
Three Senior Assistant City Prosecutors 
Three Assistant City Prosecutors 
Urdaneta; Tarlac; Gapan; Cavite; Lipa; Ligao; Masbate; Lapu-Lapu; 
Tagum; Marawi : (7) 
One City Prosecutor 
One Deputy City Prosecutor 
Two Senior Assistant City Prosecutors 
Three Assistant City Prosecutors 
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San Jose; Cotabao; Surigao; Ozamis : (6) 
One City Prosecutor 
One Deputy City Prosecutor 
Two Senior Assistant City Prosecutors 
Two Assistant City Prosecutors 
Vigan; San Jose Del Monte; Tanauan; San Carlos (Negros Occidental); 
Talisay (Negros Occidental); Victorias; Toledo; Calbayog; Orrnoc; 
Malaybalay; Ginggoog; Koronadal; Kidapawan : (5) 
One City Prosecutor 
One Deputy City Prosecutor 
One Senior Assistant City Prosecutors 
Two Assistant City Prosecutors 
San Carlos (Pangasinan); Alaminos; Cauayan; Balanga; Calapan; Bais; 
Tangub; Digos; Samal : (4) 
One City Prosecutor 
One Deputy City Prosecutor 
One Senior Assistant City Prosecutor 
One Assistant City Prosecutor 
Candon; Palayan’ Munoz; Sta. Rosa; Tagaytay; Trece Martirez; Passi; 
Bago; Cadiz; Escalante; Hirnamaylan; Kabankalan; La Carlota; Sagay; 
Silay; Sipalay; Bayawan; Canlaon; Danao; Talisay (Cebu), Tanjay; 
Maasin; Dapitan; Isabela; Valencia; Panabo; Tacurong; Bislig : (3) 
One City Prosecutor 
Five Deputy City Prosecutors 
Seventy-Four Associate City Prosecutors 
Ninety-eight Senior Assistant City Prosecutors 
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One Deputy City Prosecutor 
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One Assistant City Prosecutor 
After the approval of this Act, there shall be in each city one deputy city 
prosecutor for every thirty prosecutors or a fraction thereof, 
SEC. IO. Realignment of Position Items. - When new cities are created and 
court branches seats are realigned or redistributed, the Prosecutor General shall 
correspondingly realign position items or prosecutors to the new cities from the 
provinces where the cities are located, without prejudice to the provisions of SECTION 
11 hereof. 
SEC. 11. Automatic Increase of Positions of Prosecutors. - Whenever new 
courts or branches thereof are created in a province or city, there shall be in such 
province or city automatically created positions of associate and assistant prosecutors 
in such number determined pursuant to the ratio established in SECTION 6 hereof: 
Provided, however, That if the branches of a regional trial court shall be seated at a city 
outside of Metropolitan Manila, the number of positions shall be distributed between the 
city and the province where the city is located according to the territorial jurisdiction 
covered by such branch. 
SEC. 12. Qualification, Rank and Appointment of the Prosecutor General. - The 
Prosecutor General shall have the same qualification, rank, prerogatives and privileges 
as those of the Presideing Justice of the Court of Appeals and shall be appointed by the 
President. 
SEC. 13. 
Ranks of Prosecutors. - The prosecutors in the Office of the 
Prosecutor General shall have the following ranks: 
RANKS 
DESIGNATION 
Prosecutor V 
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Deputy Prosecutors General; and 
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Provincial Prosecutors or City Prosecutors of 
Provinces or cities with at least thirty prosecutors, 
And City Prosecutors of highly urbanized cities. 
Prosecutor IV 
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Senior Associate Prosecutors; 
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Prosecutor I 
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Provinces or cities with less than thirty prosecutor; and 
Deputy Provincial Prosecutors or Deputy City 
Prosecutors of provinces or cities with at least thirty 
prosecutors, and Deputy City Prosecutors of highly 
urbanized cities. 
Associate State Prosecutors; 
Deputy Provincial Prosecutors or 
Deputy city 
Prosecutors of provinces or cities with less than thirty 
prosecutors; and 
Associate Provincial Prosecutors or Associate City 
Prosecutors of a provinces or cities with at least thirty 
prosecutors, and Associate City Prosecutors of highly 
urbanized cities. 
Senior Assistant State Prosecutors; 
Associate Provincial Prosecutors or Associate City 
Prosecutors of provinces or cities with less than thirty 
prosecutors; and 
Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutors or Senior 
Assistant City Prosecutors of provinces or cities with 
at least thirty prosecutors, and Senior Assistant City 
Prosecutor of highly urbanized cities. 
Assistant Provincial Prosecutors or Assistant City 
Prosecutors of provinces or cities with less than thrity 
prosecutors. 
SEC. 14. Qualificafions and Appointmenfs of Prosecutors and Other Prosecution 
Officers. - Prosecutors with the rank of Prosecutor V shall have the same qualification, 
salary grade, prerogatives and privileges as those of an associate justice of the Court of 
Appeals. 
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Prosecutors with the rank of Prosecutor IV shall have the same qualification, 
salary grade, prerogative and privileges as those of a judge of the regional trial court. 
Prosecutor with the rank of Prosecutor 111 shall have the same qualification, 
salary grade. Prerogative and privileges as those of a judge of the metropolitan trial 
court. 
Prosecutors with the rank of Prosecutor II shall have the same qualification, 
salary grade, prerogative and privileges as those of a judge of the municipal trial court. 
Prosecutors with the rank of Prosecutor I shall have the same qualification, 
prerogative and privileges as those of a judge of the municipal circuit trial court and 
salary one grade lower than that of Prosecutor II. 
All the above prosecutors shall be appointed by the President upon the 
recommendation of the Prosecutor General. 
A prosecuting attorney or special counsel shall be a member 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 appointment shall be upon the 
recommendation of the provincial governor or city mayor and with the endorsement of 
the provincial prosecutor or city prosecutor, as the case may be. 
SEC. 15. Continuation of Funcfions of Prosecutors. - Upon approval of this Act, 
the prosecuting officers, including the prosecuting attorneys, in the present prosecution 
staff shall continue to discharge the functions under this Act, and the position title Chief 
State Prosecutor and Assistant Chief State Prosecutors are respectively renamed 
Prosecutor General and Deputy Prosecutors General. 
All prosecutors who have the rank of Prosecutor 111 and Prosecutor II in the 
existing prosecution staff shall be called associate state prosecutors and senior 
assistant state prosecutors, respectively, under this Act. 
The provincial or city prosecution office established in each of the provinces and 
cities pursuant law is retained and renamed Office of Provincial Prosecutor or office of 
the City Prosecutor, as the case may be. 
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All provincial prosecutor and city prosecutors and their assistants shall continue 
to discharge their functions under this Act. 
All assistant prosecutors who have the rank of Prosecutor 111, Prosecutor II and 
Prosecutor I in each of the existing provincial and city prosecution offices shall be 
known by the designation provided in SECTION 13 hereof. 
All regional state prosecution offices are hereby abolished, and all regional state 
prosecutors shall be transferred to the Prosecution Staff in the Office of the Prosecutor 
General and shall be known as senior associate state prosecutor. 
All Assistant regional state prosecutors shall be transferred to the Office of the 
Provincial Prosecutor or Office of the City Prosecutor within the region as the number of 
court branches may require. 
Upon their transfer, they shall be known by the 
designation provided under SECTION 13 hereof according to their rank. 
SEC. 16. No Undermining of Security of Tenure. - Nothing in this Act shall be 
construed to allow the transfer, except as provided herein or in cases of temporary 
assignment, of any prosecutor to any place or station without his or her written consent, 
or to undermine the security of tenure of incumbent prosecutors as provided in the laws. 
SEC. 17. Transitory Provisions. - Upon the approval of this Act, the President 
shall issue the necessary letter of implementation specifying the details carrying out the 
constitution of the national prosecution service into an autonomous Office of Prosecutor 
General. 
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. 
SEC. 18. Appropriafion. - There is hereby appropriated initially the sum of Fifty 
Million Pesos (P~0,000,000.00) from 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. 
Thereafter, the said amount shall be included in the annual appropriation act. 
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SEC. 19. 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 andlor modified accordingly. 
SEC. 20. Separability 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. 
SEC. 21. 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. 
Approved. 
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