| Mayor of Valenzuela | |
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| Punong Lungsod ng Valenzuela | |
 Seal of Valenzuela | |
| Style | (Mr.) Mayor, Honorable Mayor |
| Appointer | None, elected via popular vote |
| Term length | 3 years (Maximum of three consecutive terms) |
| Inaugural holder | Pío Valenzuela |
| Formation | September 6, 1899 |
| Salary | ₱334,104 (US$7,856.28, Aug 2011) |
| Website | valenzuela.gov.ph |
| Elections in Valenzuela |
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| Mayoral elections |
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The mayor of Valenzuela (Filipino : Punong Lungsod ng Lungsod ng Valenzuela), a highly urbanized city in northern Metro Manila, Philippines, is the official head and chief executive of Valenzuela. He leads on enforcing city ordinances and improving public services. The mayor has a term of office of three years, but has a maximum electoral tenure of three consecutive terms. Inaugural holder of the office was Pío Valenzuela (1869–1956), served from 1899 to 1901, for whom the city was named.
Contents
- List of mayors
- Town of Polo, Bulacan (1623–1899)
- Municipality of Polo, Bulacan (1899–1960)
- Division (1960–1963)
- Municipality of Valenzuela (1964–1998)
- City of Valenzuela (since 1998)
- Timeline
- See also
- References
During the Spanish colonial period, the town that composed of what is now Valenzuela, called before as Polo, was ruled by a gobernadorcillo appointed through an exclusive nomination provided by the Spanish law. Later in the American period, first mayor Pío Valenzuela was appointed as its first municipal president until his resignation in 1901. Since then, municipal presidents are elected by a popular vote.
The current 1987 Constitution of the Philippines and the City Charter of 1998 defined the position, powers and responsibilities of the mayor. [1]
