Section 3. Prosecution Staff : Organization, Qualifications, Appointment. —
The Prosecution Staff shall be composed of prosecuting officers in such number as hereinbelow determined. It shall be headed by a Chief State Prosecutor who shall be assisted by three Assistants Chief State Prosecutors.
The Chief State Prosecutor, the three Assistants Chief State Prosecutors, and the members of the Prosecution Staff shall be selected from among qualified and professionally trained members of the legal profession who are of proven integrity and competence and have been in the actual practice of the legal profession for at least five (5) years prior to their appointment or have held during like period, any position requiring the qualifications of a lawyer.
They shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines upon recommendation of the Secretary of Justice.