Zamboanga City Council
Zamboanga City Council Consejo de la Ciudad de Zamboanga | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 3 terms (9 years) |
| Leadership | |
Presiding Officer | Josephine Pareja, Liberal |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 19 councilors (including 2 ex officio members and 1 reserved seat) 1 ex officio presiding officer |
Political groups | Majority bloc (12):
Minority bloc (7):
|
Length of term | 3 years |
| Authority | Zamboanga City 1937 Charter Local Government Code of the Philippines |
| Elections | |
| Plurality-at-large voting (16 seats) Indirect election (2 seats) Acclamation (1 seat) | |
Last election | May 9, 2022 |
Next election | 2025 |
| Meeting place | |
| Zamboanga Sangguniang Panglungsod Building | |
| Website | |
| Official website of the City Council of Zamboanga | |
The Zamboanga City Council (Chavacano: Consejo de la Ciudad de Zamboanga) is Zamboanga City's Sangguniang Panlungsod or local legislature.
Currently composed of 19 members, with 16 councilors elected from Zamboanga City's two legislative districts and three (3) ex-officio members composed of the: (1) President of the Liga ng mga Barangay ng Lungsod ng Zamboanga (English: League of Barangays of the City of Zamboanga); (2) the President of the Pederasyon ng Sangguniang Kabataan (English: Federation of Youth Councils); and (3) the Mandatory Representative of the indigenous peoples in Zamboanga City.
The presiding officer of the council is the Vice-Mayor, who is elected citywide.
The council is responsible for creating laws and ordinances under Zamboanga City's jurisdiction. The mayor can veto proposed bills, but the council can override it with a two-thirds supermajority.