The Vice-Mayor.
Section 9
SEC. 9. The Vice-Mayor.—There shall be a vice-mayor who shall perform the duties and exercise the powers of the mayor, in the event of the death, sickness, absence or other temporary incapacity of the mayor, or in the event of a definite vacancy in the position of mayor, until said office shall be filed, in accordance with law. The Vice-Mayor shall be elected in the same manner as the Mayor and shall possess the same qualifications as the latter. If, for any reason, the vice-mayor is temporarily incapacitated for the performance of the duties of the Mayor, or said office of the vice-mayor is vacant, the duties and powers of the mayor shall be performed and exercised by a member of the City Council who obtained the highest number of votes during the elections for members of the City Council. Whenever the vice-mayor performs the duties and exercises the powers of the mayor, he automatically ceases to be the presiding officer of the City Council. Where a member of the city council exercises the functions of the vice-mayor, said member ceases temporarily to take part in the deliberations of the board except to preside. Where the offices of the city mayor and the vice-mayor are vacant by virtue of the death or permanent disability of the incumbents, vacancies shall be filled in the manner provided by existing law. The vice-mayor shall perform such other duties as may be assigned to him by the mayor or prescribed by law or ordinance. He shall receive a salary of three thousand six hundred pesos per annum, which may be increased by the City Council to an amount not to exceed the limit fixed by existing laws.