Trial judge advocate to prosecute; counsel to defend.
Article 17
ART. 17. Trial judge advocate to prosecute; counsel to defend.—The trial judge advocate of a general or special .court-martial shall prosecute in the name of the People of the Philippines and shall, under the direction of the court, prepare the record of its proceedings. The accused shall have the right to be represented in his defense before the court by counsel of his own selection, civil counsel if he so provides, or military if such counsel be reasonably available, otherwise by the defense counsel duly appointed for the court pursuant to article eleven. Should the accused have counsel of his own selection, the defense counsel and assistant defense counsel, if any, of the court, shall, if the accused so desires, act as his associate counsel.