Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 99)
The main purpose of Republic Act No. 99 is to further amend Section 1674 of the Revised Administrative Code regarding the appointment, salary, and number of assistant provincial fiscals in certain provinces of the Philippines.
The provinces with two assistant provincial fiscals with salaries of 2800 pesos and 2400 pesos per annum respectively are Bohol, Pampanga, Bulacan, Quezon.
Cebu has five assistant provincial fiscals with salaries as follows: one at three thousand pesos, one at two thousand eight hundred pesos, and the remaining three at two thousand four hundred pesos per annum each.
Assistant provincial fiscals are appointed by the President of the Philippines with the consent of the Commission on Appointments of the Congress of the Philippines.
The salaries of assistant provincial fiscals are paid by the provinces concerned, and their salaries are included in the annual appropriation of the province similarly to the provincial fiscal's salary.
To be eligible, a person must be a citizen of the Philippines, duly admitted to practice in the courts of the islands, and must have been in actual legal practice for at least three years prior to appointment.
The salaries range from two thousand pesos up to three thousand pesos per annum depending on the province and number of assistant provincial fiscals.
Yes, the law specifies the exact number of assistant provincial fiscals for each listed province.
Republic Act No. 99 took effect upon its approval on March 24, 1947.
The salary of the assistant provincial fiscal shall be included in the annual appropriation of the province in the same manner as the salary of the provincial fiscal.