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Website paranaquecity .gov .ph Parañaque , officially the City of Parañaque ( Filipino : Lungsod ng Parañaque , Tagalog pronunciation: [paɾaˈɲäke̞] ), is a highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines.
Below is a full list of primary-level subdivisions of local government in the Philippines.As of June 11, 2024, there are 82 provinces ( province ), 33 highly urbanized cities ( HUC ), 5 independent component cities ( ICC ), and one independent municipality ( NCR municipality ).
Municipal government in the Philippines is divided into three – independent cities, component cities, and municipalities (sometimes referred to as towns). Several cities across the country are "independent cities" which means that they are not governed by a province, even though like Iloilo City the provincial capitol might be in the city.
The former MMDA headquarters along EDSA and Orense Street in Makati. On November 7, 1975, President Ferdinand Marcos issued Presidential Decree No. 824 creating Metro Manila and its managing public corporation, the Metropolitan Manila Commission (MMC) after the residents of the affected cities and municipalities approved the creation of Metro Manila in a referendum held on February 27, 1975.
A municipality (Tagalog: bayan / munisipalidad / munisipyo / puweblo; Hiligaynon: banwa; Cebuano: lungsod; Pangasinan: baley; Kapampangan: balen / balayan; Central Bikol: banwaan; Waray: bungto; Ilocano: ili) is a local government unit (LGU) in the Philippines. It is distinct from city, which is a different category of local government unit.
Territory Claimants Notes Areas south of Bonifacio Global City: Pinagsama, Fort Bonifacio, Ususan, Western Bicutan Post Proper Southside (The area, which consists of Manila American Cemetery and villages south of it, are claimed by Barangay Post Proper Southside.
City or town Building Image Locale Built Notes Caloocan: Caloocan City Hall Poblacion 1952 Aging building was succeeded by the current city hall in Grace Park East that opened in 2017 and was replaced on its former site by 999 Shopping Mall Caloocan.
Bureau of Fire Protection National headquarters along Senator Miriam P. Defensor-Santiago Avenue (formerly Agham Road) in Quezon City. The BFP was formed from the units of the Integrated National Police's Office of Fire Protection Service on January 29, 1991 through Republic Act No. 6975, which created the present Interior Department and placed the provision of fire services under its control.