LGU Officials
The powers to govern and the officals of LGU-Mabini are derived from and mandated in Republic Act No. 7160, a.k.a The Local Government Code of 1991. As with the national government, the local officials are divided into the Executive and Legislative branches while the Judicial branch remains at the national level.
THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES
(Republic Act No. 7160)
Book III: Local Government Units
TITLE II: THE MUNICIPALITY
CHAPTER I: Role and Creation of the Municipality
Section 440. Role of the Municipality. - The municipality, consisting of a group of barangays, serves primarily as a general purpose government for the coordination and delivery of basic, regular and direct services and effective governance of the inhabitants within its territorial jurisdiction.
CHAPTER II: Municipal Officials in General
Section 443. Officials of the Municipal Government. –
(a) There shall be in each municipality a municipal mayor, a municipal vice-mayor, sangguniang bayan members, a secretary to the sangguniang bayan, a municipal treasurer, a municipal assessor, a municipal accountant, a municipal budget officer, a municipal planning and development coordinator, a municipal engineer/building official, a municipal health officer and a municipal civil registrar.
(b) In addition thereto, the mayor may appoint a municipal administrator, a municipal legal officer, a municipal agriculturist, a municipal environment and natural resources officer, a municipal social welfare and development officer, a municipal architect, and a municipal information officer.
CHAPTER III: Officials and Offices Common to All Municipalities
ARTICLE I: The Municipal Mayor
Section 444. The Chief Executive: Powers, Duties, Functions and Compensation. –
(a) The municipal mayor, as the chief executive of the municipal government, shall exercise such powers and performs such duties and functions as provided by this Code and other laws.
Municipal Mayor
Hon. Ariel G. De Guzman
Department Heads:
Municipal Treasurer |
Municipal Assessor |
Municipal Accountant |
Municipal Budget |
Municipal Planning and |
Municipal Engineer / |
Municipal Health |
Municipal Civil |
Municipal Agriculturist |
Municipal Social Welfare and |
Municipal Information |
Municipal Environment and |
ARTICLE II: The Vice Mayor
Section 445. Powers, Duties and Compensation. –
(a) The vice-mayor shall:
(1) Be the presiding officer of the sangguniang bayan and sign all warrants drawn on the municipal treasury for all expenditures appropriated for the operation of the sangguniang bayan;
Municipal Vice-Mayor
Hon. Darius Padua Bonalos
ARTICLE III: The Sangguniang Bayan
Section 446. Composition. –
(a) The sangguniang bayan, the legislative body of the municipality, shall be composed of the municipal vice mayor as the presiding officer, the regular sanggunian members, the president of the municipal chapter of the liga ng mga barangay, the president of the pambayang pederasyon ng mga sangguniang kabataan, and the sectoral representatives, as members.
Hon. Colin A, Reyes |
Hon. Rommel Federico Boling |
Hon. Pastor Renillo Malalis |
Hon. Richard Barrocan |
Hon. Jose Barao Jr. |
Hon. Fernando Fontelera |
Hon. Christian Zeus Barcelona |
Hon. Rowena Salas |
ABC President |
SK Federation President |
SB Secretary |
(b) In addition thereto, there shall be three (3) sectoral representatives: one (1) from the women; and as shall be determined by the sanggunian concerned within ninety (90) days prior to the holding of local elections, one (1) from the agricultural or industrial workers, and one (1) from other sectors, including the urban poor, indigenous cultural communities, or disabled persons.