Bacolod City Council

Bacolod City Council
Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Bacolod

Consejo sang Dakbanwa sang Bacolod
Bacolod City Council; Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Bacolod ; Consejo sang Dakbanwa sang Bacolod
14th Sangguniang Panlungsod of Bacolod
Type
Type	Unicameral
Term limits	3 terms (9 years)
History
Founded	October 19, 1938
Leadership
Presiding Officer	Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran, Nacionalista ; since June 30, 2022
Majority Floor Leader	Al Victor Espino, NPC ; since June 30, 2022
Minority Floor Leader	Israel Salanga, Nacionalista ; since June 30, 2022
Structure
Seats	12 councilors; 2 ex officio members; 1 ex officio presiding officer;
Political groups	Majority bloc (8): Team Asenso Minority bloc (4): Grupo Progreso Non-partisan (2)
Length of term	3 years
Authority	Bacolod City Charter; Local Government Code of the Philippines;
Elections
Voting system	Plurality-at-large voting (12 seats); Indirect elections (2 seats);
Last election	May 9, 2022
Next election	May 12, 2025
Meeting place
	Bacolod City Government Center
Website
	https://www.bacolodcity.gov.ph

The Bacolod City Council (Filipino: Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Bacolod; Hiligaynon: Consejo sang Dakbanwa sang Bacolod) is the legislature of Bacolod City, Philippines. The legislative body is composed of 14 councilors, with 12 councilors elected from Bacolod's at-large district^[2] and two elected from the ranks of barangay (neighborhood) chairmen and the Sangguniang Kabataan (youth councils).^[3] The council's presiding officer is the vice-mayor, elected by the city at-large. The council creates laws and ordinances applicable within the jurisdiction of Bacolod City, although the Mayor of Bacolod can veto proposed bills, the council can override the veto with a two-thirds supermajority.^[3]

^ "Bacolod SP committee chairmanships named". 7 July 2022.
^ Congress of the Philippines (6 November 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 14 August 2019. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
^ ^a ^b This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Congress of the Philippines (10 October 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 30 November 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2019.

[1] "Bacolod SP committee chairmanships named". 7 July 2022.

[RA6636-2] Congress of the Philippines (6 November 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 14 August 2019. Retrieved 2019-08-19.

[LGC-3] This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Congress of the Philippines (10 October 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 30 November 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2019.

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