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Sangguniang Bayan, the Glossary

The Sangguniang Bayan is the local legislative branch of the municipal governments in the Philippines.^[1]

15 relations: Barangay, Casting vote, First-past-the-post voting, Governor, Local ordinance, Mayor–council government, Metro Manila, Municipalities of the Philippines, Pateros, Philippine legal codes, Philippines, Provinces of the Philippines, Sangguniang Kabataan, Sangguniang Panlalawigan, Veto.
Legislatures of the Philippines
Local government in the Philippines

Barangay

A barangay (abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as a barrio (Bo.), is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district, or ward. Sangguniang Bayan and barangay are local government in the Philippines.

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Casting vote

A casting vote is a vote that someone may exercise to resolve a tied vote in a deliberative body.

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First-past-the-post voting

First-preference plurality (FPP)—often shortened simply to plurality—is a single-winner system of positional voting where voters mark one candidate as their favorite, and the candidate with the largest number of points (a '''''plurality''''' of points) is elected.

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Governor

A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of a state's official representative.

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Local ordinance

A local ordinance is a law issued by a local government such as a municipality, county, parish, prefecture, or the like.

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Mayor–council government

A mayor–council government is a system of local government in which a mayor who is directly elected by the voters acts as chief executive, while a separately elected city council constitutes the legislative body.

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Metro Manila

Metropolitan Manila (Kalakhang Maynila), commonly shortened to Metro Manila and formally the National Capital Region (NCR; Pambansang Punong Rehiyon), is the capital region and largest metropolitan area of the Philippines.

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Municipalities of the Philippines

A municipality (bayan / munisipalidad / munisipyo / puweblo; bayan; banwa; lungsod; baley; balen / balayan; banwaan; bungto; ili) is a local government unit (LGU) in the Philippines.

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Pateros

Pateros, officially the Municipality of Pateros (Bayan ng Pateros), is the lone municipality of Metro Manila, Philippines.

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Philippine legal codes

Codification of laws is a common practice in the Philippines.

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Philippines

The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia.

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Provinces of the Philippines

In the Philippines, provinces (lalawigan or probinsiya) are one of its primary political and administrative divisions.

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Sangguniang Kabataan

A Sangguniang Kabataan (abbreviated as SK) is a community council that represents youth in a barangay in the Philippines. Sangguniang Bayan and Sangguniang Kabataan are legislatures of the Philippines and local government in the Philippines.

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Sangguniang Panlalawigan

Sangguniang Panlalawigan (abbreviated as SP), commonly known as the Provincial Board, are the legislatures in Philippine provinces. Sangguniang Bayan and Sangguniang Panlalawigan are legislatures of the Philippines and local government in the Philippines.

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Veto

A veto is a legal power to unilaterally stop an official action.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sangguniang_Bayan

Also known as Municipal councils in the Philippines.