The Cebu City Council 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 and two elected from the ranks of barangay (neighborhood) chairmen and the Sangguniang Kabataan. The council's presiding officer is the vice-mayor. The council is responsible for creating laws and ordinances under the jurisdiction of Cebu City. Although the mayor can veto proposed bills, the council can override the veto with a two-thirds supermajority.
Cebu City Council
Legislative Building of the Cebu City Hall
Edgardo Labella Presiding Officer of 13th & 14th Sangguniang Panlungsod
Michael Rama Presiding Officer of 9th, 10th, 11th & 15th Sangguniang Panlungsod
Cebu City, officially the City of Cebu, is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines. It is the capital of the province of Cebu, where it is geographically located but is one of three cities that are administratively independent of the provincial government. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 964,169 people, making it the sixth-most populated city in the nation and the most populous in the Visayas.
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Image: Cebu Business Park skyscrapers view from Luz (Cebu City; 01 16 2024)
Image: Cross of Magellan Cebu City
Image: Cebu Cathedral (front view), Jan 2024