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Makati is located within the circle of 14′40″ °N and 121′3″ °E right at the center of Metro Manila. The city is bounded on the north by the Pasig River, facing Mandaluyong, on the east by Taguig, on the southwest by Pasay, and on the northwest by the city of Manila. Makati has a total land area of 21.57 square kilometers (8.33 sq mi).
The mayor of Makati (Filipino: Punong Lungsod ng Makati) is the head of the executive branch of Makati's government. The mayor holds office at the Makati City Hall. 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).
Upon its cityhood, Makati was divided into two congressional districts by virtue of Section 52 of Republic Act No. 7854 (the City Charter of Makati), [4] enacted on January 2, 1995 and approved by plebiscite on February 4, 1995, the day Makati became a city.
Lawyer. Signature. Mar-len Abigail " Abby " Sombillo Binay-Campos (born December 12, 1975) is a Filipina lawyer and politician who has been the Mayor of Makati since 2016. She formerly served in the Congress as Representative of Makati's 2nd District from 2007 to 2016, when she was succeeded by her husband, Luis Campos.
The City of Makati seeks to nullify Special Patent Nos. 3595 and 3596 signed by President Fidel V. Ramos in 1995, which places parts of Fort Bonifacio under the jurisdiction of the City of Taguig. The suit of the City of Makati was dismissed on June 27, 2008, through Associate Justice Leonardo Quisumbing. Due to a pending civil case filed by ...
137602020. Poblacion is an administrative division of southern Metro Manila, the Philippines. It is an urban barangay of Makati, named and centered on the city's historic poblacion area and serves as the second most important commercial center in Makati behind the Makati Central Business District. It is also the city's center of government ...