The provincial fire station service shall be headed by a provincial fire marshal whose qualifications
shall be as
those provided for under Republic Act No. 6975, otherwise known as the Philippine National Police Law.
The provincial fire stations shall be responsible for the provision of various emergency services such as the
rescue and evacuation of injured people at fire-related incidents and, in general, the fire prevention and
suppression measures to secure the safety of life and property of the citizenry.
Sec~ 46. The Provincial Jail Service. - There shall be established arid maintained in the province, within two
months upon the commencement
of the corporate existence of the province by the DILG, a secured, clean,
adequately equipped and sanitary jail facility for the custody and safekeeping of prisoners, any fugitive from
justice or person detained awaiting investigation
or trial and/or transfer to the national penitentiary,
and/or
violent mentally ill person who endangers himself or the safety of others, duly certified as such by the proper
medical health officer, pending the transfer to a mental institution.
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The provincial jail service shall be headed by a provincial jail warden who must be a graduate of a four-year
coursein
psychology, psychiatry,
sociology, nursing, social work or criminology
who shall assist in the
immediate rehabilitation
of individuals or detention of prisoners. Great care must be exercised so that human
rights of these prisoners are respected and protected, and their spiritual and physical well-being are properly and
promptly attended to.
Sec. 47. The Provincial Schools Division ..• The DepEd shall, within two months from the commencement
of the
corporate existence of the province herein created, establish and maintain a separate schools division in the
province whose jurisdiction
shall cover the municipalities
under the lone legislative district of the province.
The provincial schools division shall be headed by a division superintendent
who must possess the necessary
qualifications
required by the DepEd.
Sec. 48. The Provincial Prosecution
Service. - There shall be established and maintained a provincial
prosecution
service by the Department
of Justice (DOJ), within two months upon the commencement
of the
corporate existence of the province herein created, who shall be headed by a provincial prosecutor and such .'
number of assistant provincial prosecutors as may be necessary who shall be organizationally
part of the DOJ,
and under the supervision and control of the Secretary of the DOJ, and whose qualifications,
manner of
appointment,
rank, salary and benefits shall be governed by existing laws covering prosecutors
in the DOJ ..
The provincial prosecutor shall handle the criminal prosecution in the municipal trial courts in the province as
well as in the regional trial courts for criminal cases originating in the territory of the new province, and shall
render to and for the province such other services as are required by law or regulation of the DOJ.
ARTICLE IX
TRANSITORY
AND FINAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 49. Plebiscite. - The Province of Quezon del Sur shall be created, as provided for in this Act, upon approval
by a majority of the votes cast by the voters of the present Province of Quezonin
a plebiscite to be conducted
and supervised by the Commission
on Elections (COMELEC) within one hundred eighty (180) days from the
date of the effectivity of this Act or on the immediately succeeding national elections whichever comes first.
The amount necessary for the conduct of such plebiscite shall be charged against the unexpended
portion of the
current budget of the COMELEC.
Sec. 50. Commencement
of Corporate Existence. - The Province of Quezon del Sur shall commence
corporate
existence upon the election and qualification
of the governor, the vice governor and the majority of the members
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