Question & AnswerQ&A (Commonwealth Act No. 544)
The main purpose of Commonwealth Act No. 544 is to create eight positions of district attorneys and appropriate the necessary funds for their compensation and expenses.
A district attorney shall be appointed for each of the judicial districts except the fourth judicial district.
District attorneys shall exercise supervision over the provincial fiscals and assistant provincial fiscals within their districts, perform the duties of provincial fiscal when directed, and perform other duties authorized by the Secretary of Justice.
The President of the Philippines appoints district attorneys with the consent of the Commission on Appointments of the National Assembly.
A person must possess the qualifications prescribed by law for judges of courts of first instance to be appointed as district attorney.
Yes, the Secretary of Justice may assign any district attorney to another district other than that to which he is appointed in the interest of public service.
The provinces of Rizal and Palawan are deemed included in the third judicial district.
Each district attorney shall receive a compensation at the rate of eight thousand pesos per annum.
Yes, the Secretary of Justice is authorized to employ necessary clerical assistance for each office of the district attorney and fix their compensations.
The sum of ninety thousand pesos, or so much thereof as may be necessary from the Philippine Treasury funds not otherwise appropriated, is appropriated to cover salaries, per diems, travel expenses, materials, equipment, and other sundry expenses until June 30, 1941.
Section 1674-A of the Administrative Code and Act Numbered 4165 are repealed by Commonwealth Act No. 544.
The Act took effect upon its approval on May 26, 1940.