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Baguio City Council

Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Baguio
Type
Type
Unicameral
Term limits
3 terms (9 years)
Leadership
Presiding Officer
Faustino A. Olowan, PDP-Laban
Structure
Seats
  • 12 councilors (including 2 ex officio members)
  • 1 ex officio presiding officer
Political groups
  UNA (5)
  Liberal (3)
  PDP-Laban (2)
  NUP (1)
  Nacionalista (1)
  Nonpartisan (2)
Length of term
3 years
Authority
  • Baguio City Charter
  • Local Government Code of the Philippines
Elections
Voting system
  • Plurality-at-large voting (10 seats)
  • Indirect elections (2 seats)
Last election
May 13, 2019
Next election
May 9, 2022

The Baguio City Council (Filipino: Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Baguio) is Baguio's Sangguniang Panlungsod or legislative body. The council has 15 members which is composed of 12 councilors, one ex officio member elected from the ranks of barangay (neighborhood) chairmen, one ex officio member elected from the ranks of Sangguniang Kabataan (youth council) chairmen and one presiding officer. The Vice-mayor of the city is the presiding officer of the council, who is elected citywide.

The council is responsible for creating laws and ordinances under the city's jurisdiction. The mayor can veto proposed bills, but the council can override it with a two-thirds supermajority.

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