Section 2
SEC. 2. The Office of the Government Corporate Counsel shall be headed by the Government Corporate Counsel whose rank, qualifications for appointment, emoluments and privileges, without prejudice to special orders of the President relative thereto, shall be the same as those of an Associate Justice of the Court of Appeals. He shall be assisted by six (6) Assistant Government Corporate Counsels shall have the same rank, qualifications for appointment, emoluments and privileges of Judges of Courts of First Instance. In case of disability of the Government Corporate Counsel to perform the duties of, or in case of vacancy in the office, one of the six (6) Assistant Government Corporate Counsel shall be designated by the Secretary of Justice to temporarily perform the functions of said Office. The Government Corporate Counsel, the Assistant Government Corporate Counsels and State Corporate Attorneys shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines. A State Corporate attorney must be a member of the Philippine Bar and must have at least five (5) years experience in the practice of law. A trial or research attorney must be a member of the Philippine Bar and must have at least one year experience in the practice of law.