DePaRIMeNT OF Jusrice [NANIONAL PROSECUTION SERVICE OFFICE OF THE CITY PROSECUTOR 2 oral atic, tat obo, iy of Nag, Cebu 607 CrTZeN’s CHARTER |. BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT THE AGENCY ‘The National Prosecution Service (NPS) is mandated to assist the Secretary of Justice inthe performance of powers and functions of the Department eelatve to is role as the prosecution arm of the government, particulatly the investigation and prosecution of eximinal offenses. The sald mandate and present NPS organization is contained in Presidential Decree (PO) No. 1275, as amended, and EO 292. By the end of C¥ 2007, besides the Office of the Chef State Prosecutor (OCSP] inthe Department Proper, there are 135 ety prosecution offices, 81 provincial ofies, and 115 provincial subofices. At that time as well, the NPS was manned by 1,750 prosecutors and prosecution attorneys out of 2,415 platilla positions (655 or 27.5% vacancies) and 1,819 support staff out of 2,015 planta positions (195 (0F 10% vacancies). The said national government personnel are augmented by more than 600 support staf provided by local government units (LGUs) 1. vision “A prosecution service composed of highyprofessonalzed, committed, competent and morally upright publi servants who enjoy te full trust and confidence ofthe people”