Cities of the Philippines

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A city (lungsod, sometimes siyudad, 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 from their provinces and are largely self-governing. They are classified as chartered cities. They have their own representatives in the Congress. Examples of these are Tagaytay City and Valenzuela City. A significant proportion of these chartered cities are also classified as HUCs, or Highly Urbanized cities. Manila, Quezon City, and Baguio are examples of these cities. The second type of cities are component cities, which are part of a province are are thus governed as part of the latter. They do not enjoy much autonomy and representation in the Congress as chartered cities. They depend on their mother provincial government for support and representation. Examples are Tarlac City in Tarlac province, and Palayan City, in Nueva Ecija province. 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.

Contents

1 League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP)

2 List of Cities

2.1 Alphabetical
2.2 By province

3 External links

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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.

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List of Cities

As of December 2004, there are 117 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, Angeles City in Pampanga, and Davao City in Davao del Sur.

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Alphabetical

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By province

Metro Manila	Caloocan City Las Pi�as City Makati City Malabon City Mandaluyong City Manila Marikina City Muntinlupa City Para�aque City Pasig City Pasay City Quezon City Taguig City Valenzuela City
Agusan del Norte	Butuan City
Albay	Ligao City Tabaco City Legazpi City
Basilan	Isabela City
Bataan	Balanga City
Batangas	Batangas City Tanauan City Lipa City
Benguet	Baguio City
Bohol	Tagbilaran City
Bukidnon	Malaybalay City Valencia City
Bulacan	Malolos City San Jose del Monte City
Cagayan	Tuguegarao City
Camarines Sur	Iriga City Naga City
Capiz	Roxas City
Cavite	Cavite City Tagaytay City Trece Martires City
Cebu	Cebu City Danao City Lapu-Lapu City Mandaue City Talisay City Toledo City
Cotabato	Kidapawan City
Davao	Island Garden City of Samal Panabo City Tagum City
Davao del Sur	Davao City Digos City
Ilocos Norte	Laoag City
Ilocos Sur	Candon City Vigan City
Iloilo	Iloilo City Passi City
Isabela	Cauayan City Santiago City
La Union	San Fernando
Laguna	Calamba City San Pablo City Santa Rosa City
Lanao del Norte	Iligan City
Lanao del Sur	Marawi City
Leyte province	Ormoc City Tacloban City
Maguindanao	Cotabato City
Masbate	Masbate City
Misamis Occidental	Oroquieta City Ozamis City Tangub City
Misamis Oriental	Cagayan de Oro City Gingoog City
Negros Occidental	Bacolod City Bago City Cadiz City Escalante City Himamaylan City Kabankalan City La Carlota City Sagay City San Carlos City Silay City Sipalay City Talisay City Victorias City
Negros Oriental	Bais City Bayawan City Canlaon City Dumaguete City Tanjay City
Nueva Ecija	Cabanatuan City Gapan City Palayan City San Jose City Science City of Mu�oz
Oriental Mindoro	Calapan City
Palawan	Puerto Princesa City
Pampanga	Angeles City City of San Fernando
Pangasinan	Alaminos City Dagupan City San Carlos City Urdaneta City
Quezon	Lucena City
Rizal	Antipolo City
Samar	Calbayog City
Sorsogon	Sorsogon City
South Cotabato	General Santos City Koronadal City
Southern Leyte	Maasin City
Sultan Kudarat	Tacurong City
Surigao del Norte	Surigao City
Surigao del Sur	Bislig City
Tarlac	Tarlac City
Zambales	Olongapo City
Zamboanga del Norte	Dapitan City Dipolog City
Zamboanga del Sur	Pagadian City Zamboanga City