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Act No. 1702 Section 2

Section 2

SEC. 2. Section thirty-six of Act Numbered One hundred and ninety is hereby amended so as to read as follows: "Sec. 36. Judges as lawyers.—Judges of the Supreme Court, Court of First Instance, Court, of Land Registration, the municipal court of Manila, the Attorney-General, Solicitor-General, Assistant Attorney-General, the assistant attorneys in the Bureau of Justice, the prosecuting attorney of the city of Manila, and his assistants the city attorney, and assistant attorney of the city of Manila, the attorney and assistant attorney for the Moro Province, provincial fiscals, the fiscal for the Mountain District, and the clerks of court shall not while holding office engage in private practice as attorneys at law or give professional advice to clients."

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CitationAct No. 1702 Section 2 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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