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Zamboanga City Council

Consejo de la Ciudad de Zamboanga
Type
Type
Unicameral
Term limits
3 terms (9 years)
Leadership
Presiding Officer
Josephine Pareja, Liberal
Structure
Seats19 councilors (including 2 ex officio members and 1 reserved seat)
1 ex officio presiding officer
Political groups
Majority bloc (12):
  •   Liberal (6)
  •   UNA (3)
  •   Nonpartisan (3)

Minority bloc (7):

  •   LDP (7)
Length of term
3 years
AuthorityZamboanga City 1937 Charter
Local Government Code of the Philippines
Elections
Voting system
Plurality-at-large voting (16 seats)
Indirect election (2 seats)
Acclamation (1 seat)
Last election
May 9, 2022
Next election
2025
Meeting place
Zamboanga Sangguniang Panglungsod Building
Website
Official website of the City Council of Zamboanga

The Zamboanga City Council (Chavacano: Consejo de la Ciudad de Zamboanga) is Zamboanga City's Sangguniang Panlungsod or local legislature.

Currently composed of 19 members, with 16 councilors elected from Zamboanga City's two legislative districts and three (3) ex-officio members composed of the: (1) President of the Liga ng mga Barangay ng Lungsod ng Zamboanga (English: League of Barangays of the City of Zamboanga); (2) the President of the Pederasyon ng Sangguniang Kabataan (English: Federation of Youth Councils); and (3) the Mandatory Representative of the indigenous peoples in Zamboanga City.

The presiding officer of the council is the Vice-Mayor, who is elected citywide.

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

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