Section 10Sec./Art. 10

Office of the Provincial Prosecutor Number of Prosecutors in Each Province. - There shall be for each of the following provinces the corresponding number of provincial prosecutor and his/her deputies, assistants and associates:

(a) Bulacan: (47)

One (1) Provincial Prosecutor

Two (2) Deputy Provincial Prosecutors

Eighteen (18) Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutors

Twenty-six (26) Assistant Provincial Prosecutors

(b) Pangasinan: (36)

One (1) Provincial Prosecutor

Two (2) Deputy Provincial Prosecutors

Ten (10) Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutors

Twenty-three (23) Assistant Provincial Prosecutors

(c) Cebu: (33)

One (1) Provincial Prosecutor

Two (2) Deputy Provincial Prosecutors

Ten (10) Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutors

Twenty (20) Assistant Provincial Prosecutors

(d) Leyte: (32)

One (1) Provincial Prosecutor

Two (2) Deputy Provincial Prosecutors

Nine (9) Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutors

Twenty (20) Assistant Provincial Prosecutors

(e) Quezon; Camarines sur: (31)

One (1) Provincial Prosecutor

Two (2) Deputy Provincial Prosecutors

Nine (9) Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutors

Nineteen (19) Assistant Provincial Prosecutors

(f) Cagayan: (28)

One (1) Provincial Prosecutor

Two (2) Deputy Provincial Prosecutors

Eight (8) Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutors

Seventeen (17) Assistant Provincial Prosecutors

(g) Nueva Ecija; Batangas; Laguna; Rizal: (26)

One (1) Provincial Prosecutor

Two (2) Deputy Provincial Prosecutors

Eight (8) Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutors

Fifteen (15) Assistant Provincial Prosecutors

(h) Iloilo: (24)

One (1) Provincial Prosecutor

One (1) Deputy Provincial Prosecutor

Seven (7) Assistant Provincial Prosecutors

Fifteen (15) Associate Provincial Prosecutors

(i) Cavite; Bohol: (23)

One (1) Provincial Prosecutor

One (1) Deputy Provincial Prosecutor

Seven (7) Assistant Provincial Prosecutors

Fourteen (14) Associate Provincial Prosecutors

(j) Isabela; Pampanga; Aklan: (22)

One (1) Provincial Prosecutor

One (1) Deputy Provincial Prosecutor

Seven (7) Assistant Provincial Prosecutors

Thirteen (13) Associate Provincial Prosecutors

(k) Samar; Zamboanga Del Sur: (20)

One (1) Provincial Prosecutor

One (1) Deputy Provincial Prosecutor

Six (6) Assistant Provincial Prosecutors

Twelve (12) Associate Provincial Prosecutors

(l) Northern Samar; Eastern Samar; (19)

One (1) Provincial Prosecutor

One (1) Deputy Provincial Prosecutor

Six (6) Assistant Provincial Prosecutors

Eleven (11) Associate Provincial Prosecutors

(m) La Union; Lanao Del Sur: (18)

One (1) Provincial Prosecutor

One (1) Deputy Provincial Prosecutor

Five (5) Assistant Provincial Prosecutors

Eleven (11) Associate Provincial Prosecutors

(n) Ilocos Sur: (17)

One (1) Provincial Prosecutor

One (1) Deputy Provincial Prosecutor

Five (5) Assistant Provincial Prosecutors

Ten (10) Associate Provincial Prosecutors

(o) Benguet; Camarines Norte; Negros Oriental: (16)

One (1) Provincial Prosecutor

One (1) Deputy Provincial Prosecutor

Five (5) Assistant Provincial Prosecutors

Nine (9) Associate Provincial Prosecutors

(p) Nueva Vizcaya; Misamis Oriental: (15)

One (1) Provincial Prosecutor

One (1) Deputy Provincial Prosecutor

Four (4) Assistant Provincial Prosecutors

Nine (9) Associate Provincial Prosecutors

(q) Ilocos Norte; Antique; Negros Occidental; Cotabato: (14)

One (1) Provincial Prosecutor

One (1) Deputy Provincial Prosecutor

Four (4) Assistant Provincial Prosecutors

Eight (8) Associate Provincial Prosecutors

(r) Albay; Zamboanga Del Norte; Lanao Del Norte: (13)

One (1) Provincial Prosecutor

One (1) Deputy Provincial Prosecutor

Four (4) Assistant Provincial Prosecutors

Seven (7) Associate Provincial Prosecutors

(s) Abra; Surigao del Sur; Davao Oriental; Sulu: (12)

One (1) Provincial Prosecutor

One (1) Deputy Provincial Prosecutor

Three (3) Assistant Provincial Prosecutors

Seven (7) Associate Provincial Prosecutors

(t) Zambales; Oriental Mindoro; Masbate; Sorsogon; Southern Leyte; Capiz; Tawi-tawi: (11)

One (1) Provincial Prosecutor

One (1) Deputy Provincial Prosecutor

Three (3) Assistant Provincial Prosecutors

Six (6) Associate Provincial Prosecutors

(u) Tarlac; Occidental Mindoro; Palawan; Surigao del Norte; Agusan Del Norte; Maguindanao: (10)

One (1) Provincial Prosecutor

One (1) Deputy Provincial Prosecutor

Three (3) Assistant Provincial Prosecutors

Five (5) Associate Provincial Prosecutors

(v) Davao Del Sur; Sultan Kudarat: (9)

One (1) Provincial Prosecutor

One (1) Deputy Provincial Prosecutor

Three (3) Assistant Provincial Prosecutors

Four (4) Associate Provincial Prosecutors

(w) Ifugao; Quirino; Bataan; Romblon; Misamis Occidental; Bukidnon: (8)

One (1) Provincial Prosecutor

One (1) Deputy Provincial Prosecutor

Three (3) Assistant Provincial Prosecutors

Three (3) Associate Provincial Prosecutors

(x) Mt. Province; Marinduque; Catanduanes; Zamboanga Sibugay; Agusan del Sur; South Cotabato: (7)

One (1) Provincial Prosecutor

One (1) Deputy Provincial Prosecutor

Two (2) Assistant Provincial Prosecutors

Three (3) Associate Provincial Prosecutors

(y) Aurora; Biliran; Compostela Valley: (6)

One (1) Provincial Prosecutor

One (1) Deputy Provincial Prosecutor

Two (2) Assistant Provincial Prosecutors

Two (2) Associate Provincial Prosecutors

(z) Batanes; Kalinga; Apayao; Camiguin; Basilan; Davao del Norte; Sarangani; (4)

One (1) Provincial Prosecutor

One (1) Deputy Provincial Prosecutor

One (1) Assistant Provincial Prosecutors

One (1) Associate Provincial Prosecutors

(aa) Guimaras; Siquijor; Dinagat Islands: (3)

One (1) Provincial Prosecutor

One (1) Deputy Provincial Prosecutor

One (1) Associate Provincial Prosecutor

After the approval of this Act, there shall be for each province one (1) deputy provincial prosecutor for every twenty-five (25) prosecutors of a fraction thereof. When an office of the provincial prosecutor has more than one (1) deputy provincial prosecutor, the incumbent deputy provincial prosecutor first appointed shall be called senior deputy provincial prosecutor.