Cebu City Council

Cebu City Council

Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Cebu
16th Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Cebu
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Term limits
3 terms (9 years)
History
FoundedFebruary 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
Political groups
Majority bloc (12):
  •   PDP–Laban (9)
  •   Independent (3)

Minority bloc (6):

Length of term
3 years
Authority
Elections
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]

  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.
  2. ^ 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. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ a b "Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP)". Cebu City Government. June 1, 2010. Archived from the original on August 19, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  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.