Section 25Sec./Art. 25

Appointment of Assessors. - Notwithstanding Section 472 of RA No. 7160, the local chief executive shall appoint the provincial, city, and municipal assessors and assistant assessors, as the case may be, in accordance with civil service laws, RA No. 9646, otherwise known as the "Real Estate Service Act of the Philippines", rules and regulations and the following guidelines:

(a) In the case of provincial and assistant provincial assessors and city and assistant city assessors, the appointee shall be chosen from the list of at least three (3) ranking eligible candidates within the region;

(b) In the case of city and assistant city assessors, and the municipal and assistant municipal assessors in the Metropolitan Manila Area, the appointee shall be chosen from the list of at least three (3) ranking eligible candidates within the region; and

(c) In the case of municipal and assistant municipal assessors, the appointee shall be chosen from the list of at least three (3) ranking eligible candidates within the province.

ARTICLE IV

PENAL PROVISIONS