QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 1860)
The text is about Republic Act No. 1860 (approved June 22, 1957). Its main purpose is to amend Sections 38 and 38-A of Republic Act No. 409 (as previously amended) regarding the organization and positions/salaries in the City Fiscal Office, specifically in terms of staffing and divisional structure.
Section 38 provides for (1) one City Fiscal (with rank of a district judge), (2) three Second Assistant City Fiscals who are chiefs of divisions, and (3) fifty-two Assistant Fiscals.
One must be a Philippine citizen and must have practiced law in the Philippines for at least ten (10) years, or held for a like period an office in the Philippine Government requiring admission to the practice of law as an indispensable requisite.
One must be a Philippine citizen and must have practiced law for at least five (5) years prior to appointment, or held for a like period an office in the Philippine Government requiring admission to the practice of law as an indispensable requisite.
Their duties are discharged under the general supervision of the Secretary of Justice.
The salaries are to be paid by the City of Manila.
The City Fiscal is paid twelve thousand pesos per annum.
The First Assistant City Fiscal is paid eleven thousand six hundred pesos per annum.
Each Second Assistant City Fiscal is paid eleven thousand pesos per annum.
The 52 Assistant Fiscals are grouped into fixed numerical sets with different salary rates: six at ₱10,000; six at ₱9,000; six at ₱8,400; six at ₱8,100; six at ₱7,600; six at ₱7,200; and ten at ₱6,600—based on the amended schedule stated in Section 38.
It is organized into three divisions.
It has exclusive charge of the conduct of preliminary investigations of all crimes and violations of city ordinances.
It has exclusive charge of the prosecution of criminal cases.
It represents the city in all civil cases where the city or an officer, in his official capacity, is a party; renders opinions; draws ordinances when required by the Board; draws contracts and bonds; and inspects and passes upon documents already drawn but pending approval by the city officer concerned.
The City Fiscal may effect, from time to time, such changes in the organization of the three divisions as the exigencies of the service demand.
Yes. It states that the organization is without prejudice to the power of the City Fiscal to designate any single assistant fiscal or group of assistant fiscals to investigate and also prosecute the same case or cases.
All assistant fiscals occupying the positions affected at the time of approval shall continue to occupy their positions and discharge the same duties and receive the corresponding salary increases without the need for any new appointment.
It takes effect upon approval.