RA 6132 (The 1971 Constitutional Convention Act) Section 4

Persons Holding Office.

Section 4

SEC. 4. Persons Holding Office. — Any person holding a public office or position, whether elective or appointive, including members of the armed forces and officers and employees of corporations or enterprises owned and/or controlled by the government, shall be considered resigned upon the filing of his certificate of candidacy: Provided, That any government official who resigns in order to run for delegate and who does not yet qualify for retirement under existing laws, may, if elected, add to his length of service in the government the period from the filing of his certificate of candidacy until the final adjournment of the Constitutional Convention.

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