Section 15Sec./Art. 15

Ranks of Prosecutors. - The Prosecutors in the National Prosecution Service shall have the following ranks:

RANK

POSITION/TITLE

Prosecutor V

(1) Senior Deputy State Prosecutors;

(2) Regional Prosecutors; and

(3) Provincial Prosecutors or City Prosecutors of provinces or cities with at least twenty-five (25) prosecutors, and City Prosecutors of cities within a metropolitan area established by law.

Prosecutor IV

(1) Deputy State Prosecutors;

(2) Deputy Regional Prosecutors;

(3) Provincial Prosecutors or City Prosecutors of provinces or cities with less than twenty-five (25) prosecutors; and

(4) Deputy Provincial Prosecutors or Deputy City Prosecutors of provinces or cities within a metropolitan area established by law.

Prosecutor III

(1) Senior Assistant State Prosecutors and Senior Assistant Regional Prosecutors;

(2) Deputy Provincial or Deputy City Prosecutors of provinces or cities with less than twenty- five (25) prosecutors; and

(3) Senior Assistant Provincial Prosecutors or Senior Assistant City Prosecutors.

Prosecutor II

(1) Assistant State Prosecutors;

(2) Assistant Regional Prosecutors; and

(3) Assistant Provincial Prosecutors or Assistant City

Prosecutor I

(1) Associate Provincial Prosecutors or Associate City Prosecutors.

Whenever a province or city shall have had at least twenty-five (25) prosecutors or a city shall have been made a part of a metropolitan area established by law, each level of the prosecution position items of the Office of the Provincial Prosecutor or Office of the City Prosecutor thereof shall be automatically upgraded one rank higher and shall have the corresponding position titles provided in this section.