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  2. Manila City Council - Wikipedia

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    The Manila City Council (Filipino: Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Maynila) is the legislature of Manila, the capital city of the Philippines.It is composed of 38 councilors, with 36 councilors elected from Manila's six councilor districts (coextensive with the Legislative districts of Manila) and two councilors elected from the ranks of barangay (neighborhood) chairmen and the Sangguniang Kabataan ...

  3. Politics of Manila - Wikipedia

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    The city council is responsible for creating and passing bills regarding the City of Manila. [6] The bills passed by the city council can be vetoed by the mayor, but the council can override the veto with a two-thirds majority. The seat for the city council is the Danilo B. Lacuna Sr. Hall inside the Manila City Hall. [7] Other than the City ...

  4. Sangguniang Panlungsod - Wikipedia

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    The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) is the local legislative body of a city government in the Philippines. [1] The name of the legislative body comes from the Filipino words "sanggunian" ("council") – ultimately from the root word "sangguni" ("to consult") – both of Tagalog origins, with the latter word also of Kapampangan and Old Tagalog origins, and "lungsod" ("city") of both Tagalog ...

  5. Quinta Market - Wikipedia

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    Quinta Market in 2011. In 2015, Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada had the old market buildings demolished to make way for the new Quinta Market and Fishport.. In 2014, the Manila City Council passed Ordinance No. 8346, allowing for the city government of Manila to enter into joint venture agreements with private companies and paving the way for the demolition and rehabilitation of several of the ...

  6. Legislative districts of Manila - Wikipedia

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    The city of Manila, chartered in 1901, first gained separate representation in 1907. It was initially divided into two representative districts from 1907 to 1949. When seats for the upper house of the Philippine Legislature were elected from territory-based districts between 1916 and 1935, the city formed part of the fourth senatorial district ...

  7. Category:City councils in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "City councils in the Philippines" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. ... Manila City Council; N. Navotas City Council; Q.

  8. Nuclear’s Long Shadow In The Philippines - AOL

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    The Bataan Nuclear Power Plant sits about 70 kilometers linear distance from the Philippines' capital Manila. The plant was former president Ferdinand Marcos Sr.'s response to the oil crisis in ...

  9. Bananatex - Wikipedia

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    Bananatex is a natural cellulosic biodegradable "technical" canvas fabric made of Abacá banana plant fibres (also known as Manila hemp). [1] [2] The plants are grown in the Philippines as part of a sustainable forestry project in Catanduanes. Bananatex was developed and is distributed by the Swiss canvas goods company QWSTION and is used in ...