Section 5
SEC. 5. Subject to the provisions of Section seven hereof, the incumbent provincial and city officials and their assistants mentioned in this Act, whose appointments have already been confirmed by the Commission on Appointments of the Congress of the Philippines prior to the approval of this Act, shall automatically be entitled to the benefits of this Act, without further need of another appointment and confirmation: Provided, That no incumbent provincial and city officials or any of their assistants shall suffer the any diminution in their salaries by virtue of the provisions hereof: Provided, further, That nothing herein provided shall be construed as creating new positions which on the approval of this Act are not authorized by law or ordinance.