Section 1Sec./Art. 1

Section 55 of Republic Act No. 9387, otherwise known as the "Charter of the City of Navotas", is hereby amended to read as follows:

"Section 55. Ihe Office of the City Prosecution Service and Public Schools Division.

"(a) There shall be established in the City, a prosecution service to be headed by a city prosecutor and such number of assistant city prosecutors as may be necessary, who shall form part of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and be under the supervision and control of the Secretary of Justice, and whose qualifications, manner of appointment and rank, salary and benefits shall be governed by existing laws covering prosecutors in the DOJ.

"(b) The city prosecutor shall handle the prosecution of cases and perform such other functions as provided by law and its implementing rules and regulations. The existing City Prosecution Service in the City of Malabon shall continue to function pursuant to existing laws under the supervision of the city prosecutor.

"The Secretary of Justice shall always ensure the adequacy and the quality of prosecution service in the City of Navotas and, for this purpose, shall, in the absence, lack or insufficiency in the number of assistant city prosecutors as provided hereinabove, designate from among the assistant provincial prosecutors a sufficient number to perform and discharge the functions of the City Prosecution Service.

"Likewise, the public schools division for the cities of Malabon and Navotas shall continue to administer public education in both local government units."