Elections are held every three years, including the mayor, vice-mayor, councilors, and other positions.
The prime minister title was first created in 1899, during the Constitution of the Philippines, the office was first taken by Apolinario Mabini.
The office closed during the capture of Emilio Aguinaldo and the establishment of the Commonwealth.
[1] The title opened again during the term of President Ferdinand Marcos after issuing presidential decrees 991 and 1033 in October 1976, which was soon abolished by the People Power Revolution and the 1987 Philippine constitutional plebiscite.
Every position has a three-year period (excluding the barangay officials, whose term lasts for 1-3 year(s)).