Section 2
SEC. 2. Section eight of Republic Act Numbered One hundred and seventy-nine is hereby amended to read as follows: "SEC. 8. The Acting Mayor.—In the event of sickness, absence, or other temporary incapacity of the Mayor and Vice-Mayor, or in the event of a vacancy in the positions of Mayor and Vice-Mayor, the City Treasurer shall perform the duties of the Mayor until said office shall be filled in accordance with law. If, for any reason, the duties of the office of the Mayor cannot be performed by the City Treasurer, said duties shall be performed by the City Engineer. In case of the incapacity of the officials mentioned above to perform the duties of the Mayor, the President shall appoint or designate one. The Acting Mayor shall have the same powers and duties as the Mayor, and, if one appointed or designated is other than a government official, he shall receive the same compensation."