Cebu City Council

Cebu City Council

Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Cebu
Cebu City Council ; Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Cebu
16th Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Cebu
Type
Type	Unicameral
Term limits	3 terms (9 years)
History
Founded	February 24, 1937
Leadership
Presiding Officer	Raymond Alvin Garcia, PDP ; since July 6, 2022
Presiding Officer pro tempore	Donaldo Hontiveros, PDP ; since July 6, 2022
Majority Leader	Jocelyn Pesquera, PDP ; since July 6, 2022
Minority Leader	Nestor Archival, LDP ; since July 6, 2022
Structure
Seats	18 councilors (including 2 ex officio members); 1 ex officio presiding officer;
Political groups	Majority bloc (12): PDP–Laban (9); Independent (3); Minority bloc (6): LDP (4); Nonpartisan (2);
Length of term	3 years
Authority	Cebu City Charter; Local Government Code of the Philippines;
Elections
Voting system	Plurality-at-large voting (16 seats); Indirect elections (2 seats);
Last election	May 9, 2022
Next election	May 12, 2025
Meeting place
	Doña Eva Macaraeg-Macapagal Session Hall; 4th Floor, Legislative Building; Cebu City Hall;
Website
	https://www.cebucity.gov.ph

The Cebu City Council (Filipino: Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Cebu) is the legislature of Cebu City, Philippines. The legislative body is composed of 18 councilors, with 16 councilors elected from Cebu City's two councilor districts^[1] and two elected from the ranks of barangay (neighborhood) chairmen and the Sangguniang Kabataan (youth councils).^[2] The council's presiding officer is the vice-mayor (elected by the city).^[3] The council is responsible for creating laws and ordinances under the jurisdiction of Cebu City.^[3]^[4] Although the mayor can veto proposed bills, the council can override the veto with a two-thirds supermajority.^[2]

^ Congress of the Philippines (November 6, 1987). "Republic Act No. 6636 - An Act resetting the local elections from November 9, 1987 to January 18, 1988, amending for this purpose Executive Order numbered two hundred and seventy". The Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Archived from the original on August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
^ ^a ^b Congress of the Philippines (October 10, 1991). "Republic Act No. 7160 - An Act providing for a Local Government Code of 1991" (PDF). National Water Resources Board. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 30, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2019. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ ^a ^b "Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP)". Cebu City Government. June 1, 2010. Archived from the original on August 19, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
^ Revised Charter of the City of Cebu (Republic Act 3857, Article III). Philippine House of Representatives. June 10, 1964. Archived from the original on August 19, 2019. Retrieved August 19, 2019.

[RA6636-1] Congress of the Philippines (November 6, 1987). "Republic Act No. 6636 - An Act resetting the local elections from November 9, 1987 to January 18, 1988, amending for this purpose Executive Order numbered two hundred and seventy". The Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Archived from the original on August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 19, 2019.

[LGC-2] Congress of the Philippines (October 10, 1991). "Republic Act No. 7160 - An Act providing for a Local Government Code of 1991" (PDF). National Water Resources Board. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 30, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2019. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[CC0-3] "Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP)". Cebu City Government. June 1, 2010. Archived from the original on August 19, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.

[RA3857-4] Revised Charter of the City of Cebu (Republic Act 3857, Article III). Philippine House of Representatives. June 10, 1964. Archived from the original on August 19, 2019. Retrieved August 19, 2019.

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