Baguio City Council

Baguio City Council

Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Baguio
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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