Valenzuela City Council

Valenzuela City Council Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Valenzuela
9th Valenzuela City Council
Type
Type	Unicameral
Term limits	3 terms (9 years)
Leadership
Presiding Officer	Lorena "Lorie" C. Natividad-Borja, NPC since June 30, 2022
Structure
Seats	12 councilors 2 ex officio members 1 presiding officer
Political groups	Nationalist People's Coalition (11)   Lakas–CMD (1)   Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (1)   Nonpartisan (2)
Length of term	3 years
Authority	Valenzuela City Charter[1] Local Government Code of the Philippines
Elections
Voting system	Plurality-at-large voting (12 seats) Indirect elections (2 seats)
Last election	May 9, 2022
Next election	May 12, 2025
Meeting place
Legislative Building, Valenzuela City Hall
Website
https://valenzuela.gov.ph/sanggunian

The Valenzuela City Council (Filipino: Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Valenzuela) is the local legislature of the city of Valenzuela, Philippines. It is composed of 12 councilors elected from the city's two councilor districts (coextensive with the Legislative districts of Valenzuela) and two councilors elected from the ranks of barangay (neighborhood) chairmen and the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK; youth councils). The presiding officer of the council is the Vice Mayor, who is elected citywide.

The council is responsible for creating laws and ordinances under Valenzuela's jurisdiction.^[1] The city mayor can veto proposed bills, but the council can override it with a two-thirds supermajority.

The Local Government Code of 1991 (Republic Act No. 7160), which establishes the Sangguniang Panlungsod as the city's legislative body, contains the following requirements:^[2]

• Pass legislation;
• Consent to resolutions;
• Adequate funding for the city's and its residents' general wellbeing; and
• Make sure the city is exercising its corporate rights in accordance with Section 22 of the Local Government Code.

Additionally, the Sangguniang Panlungsod is given responsibility for the following tasks and activities:^[2]

• approve the resolutions and ordinances required for an effective and efficient city government;
• Generate and maximize the utilization of funds and resources for the city's development plans, program goals, and top priorities as specified in Section 18 of the Local Government Code of 1991, paying special attention to expansion and improvement in the entire metropolis and agro-industrial development;
• Pass laws awarding franchises and permitting the issuance of permits or licenses, subject to the guidelines in Book II of the Local Government Code of 1991, but with conditions and goals intended to advance the welfare of the city's residents;
• Control activities pertaining to the use of land, buildings, and structures inside the city to advance the welfare of its populace as a whole;
• Approve ordinances that would guarantee the effective and efficient provision of the fundamental facilities and services as specified in Section 17 of the Local Government Code; and
• Use any additional powers and carry out any additional tasks or obligations outlined in a law or ordinance.

Each of Valenzuela's two councilor districts elects six councilors to the council. In plurality-at-large voting, a voter may vote up to six candidates, with the candidates having the six highest number of votes being elected. In addition, the barangay chairmen and the SK chairmen throughout the city elect amongst themselves their representatives to the council. Hence, there are 14 councilors.

City council elections are synchronized with other elections in the country. Elections are held every first Monday of May every third year since 2001 for 12 seats, while the ex officio seats are elected irregularly, but always proceeding a barangay election.