Section 2
SEC. 2. Section nine of Article II of the same Act, is hereby amended to read as follows: "SEC. 9. The acting Mayor—Definitive vacancy.— In the event of the temporary incapacity or absence of the Mayor and Vice-Mayor, or in the event of a definitive vacancy in the position of Mayor and Vice-Mayor, the city treasurer shall perform the duties of the Mayor until said office of the Mayor shall be filled in accordance with law. If, for any reason, the duties of the office of the Mayor cannot be performed by the Vice-Mayor or city treasurer, said duties shall be performed by the city engineer. The acting Mayor shall have the same powers and duties and receive the same compensation as the Mayor. "In case of definitive vacancy, the President, with the consent of the Commission on Appointments of the Congress of the Philippines, shall appoint the person who shall hold the office for the unexpired portion of the term."