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