Navotas City Council

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City Council of Navotas

Sangguniang Panglunsod ng Navotas
Type
Type
Term limits
3 terms (9 years)
Leadership
Presiding Officer
Tito Sanchez, Navoteño
since June 30, 2025
Structure
Seats14 councilors
Political groups
  Navoteño (14)
Length of term
3 years
AuthorityNavotas City Charter
Local Government Code of the Philippines
Elections
Plurality-at-large voting
Last election
May 13, 2025
Next election
May 8, 2028
Meeting place
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Navotas City Hall
Website
Navotas Government Official Website

The Navotas City Council is Navotas's Sangguniang Panlungsod or legislature. It is composed of 14 councilors, with six councilors elected from each of Navotas' two councilor districts and two councilors elected from the ranks of barangay (neighborhood) chairmen and the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK; youth councils). The presiding officer of the council is the Vice Mayor, who is elected citywide.

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Membership

Each of Navotas' two councilor districts elects six councilors to the council. In plurality-at-large voting, a voter may vote up to six candidates, with the candidates having the six highest number of votes being elected. In addition, the barangay chairmen and the SK chairmen throughout the city elect amongst themselves their representatives to the council. Hence, there are 14 councilors.

City council elections are synchronized with other elections in the country. Elections are held every first Monday of May every third year since 1992.

Current members

As the presiding officer, the Vice Mayor can only vote to break ties.

The parties as stated in the 2025 election.

1st District

Barangays : Bagumbayan North, Bagumbayan South, Bangkulasi, Navotas East, Navotas West, North Bay Boulevard North, NBBS Proper, NBBS Kaunlaran, NBBS Dagat-dagatan, San Rafael Village, Sipac-Almacen

2nd District

Barangays : Daanghari, San Jose, San Roque, Tangos North, Tangos South, Tanza 1, Tanza 2

Sectoral Representatives

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