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Cities of the Philippines

A city (lungsod, sometimes syudad, in Filipino) is a tier of local government in the Philippines. Cities are in the same heirarchical level as municipalities, but under the Local Government Code of 1991, cities are given special treatment in terms of bigger share from the internal revenue allotment (IRA) which forms part of the city's budget. Cities, like municipalities, are composed of barangays and are governed by elective officials such as Mayor as Local Chief Executive, Vice-Mayor, and councilors as well as appointive officials heading the different local offices under them.

A number of cities in the country act independently of their provinces and are largely self-governing. They are classified as HUCs or highly urbanized cities. They have their own representatives in the Congress. While other cities are stll component units of the provinces thus they are called component cities. They depend on their mother provincial government for support and representation. There are, however, some component cities that are somewhat independent, like Ormoc City in Leyte.

Quezon City, in Metro Manila is the most populous city in the Philippines with over 2,000,000 residents. Davao City, is one of the largest cities in the world in terms of land area, occupying more than 2,500 square kilometers.

League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP)

The League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP) is a non-profit organization and is not a government agency. It has a membership of 84 cities and was founded in 1988. The organization was formed to help coordinate efforts to improve governance and local autonomy and to tackle issues such as preserving the environment and improving public works.

List of Cities

As of May 2003, there are 115 cities in the Philippines.

Note: Independent cities are listed below with the provinces in which they used to be part of, such as Baguio City in Benguet, Zamboanga City in Zamboanga del Sur, and Davao City in Davao del Sur.

External links

League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP)
Philippine Clean Cities Project
Location map of the largest cities (World Gazeteer) (somewhat inaccurate)

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