Bacoor City Council
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Bacoor City Council Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Bacoor | |
|---|---|
| 5th Bacoor City Council | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 3 terms (9 years) |
| Leadership | |
Presiding Officer | Rowena Bautista-Mendiola, NPC |
Presiding Officer pro tempore | Reynaldo D. Palabrica, Lakas |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 14 councilors and 1 presiding officer |
Political groups |
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Length of term | 3 years |
| Authority | Bacoor City Charter Local Government Code of the Philippines |
| Elections | |
| Plurality-at-large voting | |
Last election | May 9, 2022 |
Next election | May 12, 2025 |
| Meeting place | |
| City of Bacoor Government Center | |
| Website | |
| Website | |
The City Council of Bacoor (Filipino: Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Bacoor) is the legislature of the Bacoor, Cavite. It is composed of 12 councilors, with 6 councilors elected from Bacoor's two councilor districts, two councilors elected from the ranks of Liga ng mga Barangay ng Bacoor chairperson and the Sangguniang Kabataan chairperson. The presiding officer of the council is the vice mayor, who is elected citywide. It is also the city's chief executive whenever the mayor is out of the city. It is elected to serve a three-year term, with a maximum of three terms.
The council is responsible for creating laws and ordinances under Bacoor's jurisdiction. The mayor can veto proposed bills, but the council can override it with a two-thirds supermajority.
The city council's headquarters is at the City of Bacoor Government Center in Barangay Bayanan.[1]
On July 25, 2011, President Benigno Aquino III signed Republic Act No. 10160 creating the City of Bacoor. It was ratified through a plebiscite on June 23, 2012, wherein most of the town's participating registered voters favored the cityhood.[2]
With the incorporation of Bacoor as a city, it was divided into two legislative districts, Bacoor West (District 1) and Bacoor East (District 2). During the 2013 mid-term elections, the citizens of Bacoor voted for six councilors for each of the two districts.