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Section 4Sec./Art. 4
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A new section to be denominated as Section 25-A is hereby inserted after Section 25 of the same Act to read as follows:
"Sec. 25-A. Creation of Position for Municipal Trial Judges-at-Large. Fifty (50) positions of Municipal Trial Judges-at-Large are created.
The duly appointed Municipal Trial Judges-at-Large shall have no permanent salas and may be assigned by the Supreme Court as acting or assisting judges to any first level court in the Philippines as public interest may require. They shall be entitled to the salaries, privileges, allowances, emoluments, benefits, rank and title of a judge of a Municipal Trial Court in Cities. The Supreme Court shall determine the length of such temporary assignment: Provided, That the Judicial and Bar Council shall recommend to the President appointees to the Judges-at-Large positions. After the period of the temporary assignment, the Judicial and Bar Council shall recommend to the President the permanent sala to which the Judge-at-Large shall be appointed."
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