The mayor can veto proposed bills, but the council can override it with a two-thirds supermajority.
[1] On July 25, 2011, President Benigno Aquino III signed Republic Act No.
It was ratified through a plebiscite on June 23, 2012, wherein most of the town's participating registered voters favored the cityhood.
The Sangguniang Panlungsod, as the legislative body of the city, is mandated by the Local Government Code of 1991 (Republic Act No.
In addition, the barangay and the SK chairpersons throughout the city elect amongst themselves their representatives to the council.