CdeO City Council Official 3.33

The Sangguniang Panlungsod is the local legislative branch of city governments in the Philippines. It passes ordinances and resolutions for the administration of the city. Its powers are defined by the Local Government Code of 1991. It has legislative and quasi-judicial powers and functions.

The Presiding officer
The city vice mayor serves as the presiding officer of the Sangguniang Panlungsod. In the absence of the mayor, a temporary presiding officer is assigned by the members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod from among themselves.

The Members
The members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, often referred to as councilors are either elected or ex-officio.

The number of elected councilors a city's Sangguniang Panlungsod is composed of is prescribed in its charter. In absence of such a provision, it is then composed of ten elected councilors; on the other hand, if the city also corresponds to a legislative district, it then elects twelve. Some cities also elect their councilors by districts which may also be provided in its charter. In general, cities which are composed of at least two legislative districts, equally divide its elected council seats among its districts.

The Sangguniang Panlungsod also allocates a council seat to the city chapter presidents of the Liga ng mga Barangay and Pederasyon ng mga Sangguniang Kabataan.

The City of Cagayan de Oro is compose of 16 elected councilors (8 per District) and 1 ex-officio member. (Association of Barangay Captain)