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The mayor holds office at the Quezon City Hall. [ citation needed ] Like all local government heads in the Philippines , the mayor is elected via popular vote , and may not be elected for a fourth consecutive term (although the former mayor may return to office after an interval of one term).
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[6] [7] He joined the Quezon City government in 2002 after his one-decade tenure as barangay captain, [8] and was appointed special assistant to the chief of the Business Permits and Licensing Office by then Mayor Feliciano Belmonte Jr. He then became officer in charge of the city's Community Relations Office. [5]
Its creation and purpose is mandated by Section 496 of the Republic Act 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991, as amended, which states: . There shall be an organization of all municipalities to be known as league of municipalities for the primary purpose of ventilating, articulating and crystallizing issues affecting municipal government administration, and securing ...
The Quezon City Council is Quezon City's Sangguniang Panlungsod or legislature. It is composed of 36 councilors, with 6 councilors elected from Quezon City's six councilor districts (coextensive with the Legislative districts of Quezon City) and two councilors elected from the ranks of barangay (neighborhood) chairmen and the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK; youth councils).
[3] [4] He contested in the first ever Quezon City elections on November 10, 1959, where he became the first elected mayor of the city. [3] The current 15-storey Quezon City Hall building was built under Amoranto's term from 1964 to 1972. [5] [6] The structure was one of the most expensive city halls in the country. [7]
In the 2010 local elections, actor Herbert "Bistek" Bautista, who served as Vice mayor during Belmonte's term, was elected as the city mayor. During his term, the Quezon City Pride Council was established. It was the first LGBT council in the Philippines. [61] He also initiated numerous socialized housing projects called "Bistekville".