The Government of Zamboanga City, also known as the Zamboanga City Government is the local government unit in-charge of the City of Zamboanga. It is a mayor-council form of government supervised directly by the President of the Philippines and the Secretary of the Interior and Local Government. The city government has three interdependent branches: the legislative branch, the executive branch, and the judicial branch. The powers of the branches are vested by the 1991 Local Government Code of the Philippines in the following: Local legislative power is vested in a unicameral Sangguniang Panglungsod with the vice-mayor as its presiding officer. Local executive power is exercised by the government under the leadership of the City Mayor. Local judicial power is vested in the Regional Trial Court and lower courts. Legislative department The legislative power of the city is vested in the unicameral Sangguniang Panglungsod. It is composed of: the Vice Mayor as its presiding officer elected citywide; eight (8) councilors representing two of the city legislative districts which are elected for a term of three (3) years; Chairman of the Liga ng mga Barangay of the city as ex officio member; and President of the Pederasyon ng mga Sangguniang Kabataan of the city as ex officio member. The elected members can be re-elected but they may not run for a fourth consecutive term. When a vacancy arises in the Sanggunian, the President of the Philippines shall appoint to fill in the vacancy. In case of vacancy in the representation of the youth and the barangay in the Sanggunian, the said vacancy shall be filled automatically by the official next in rank of the organization concerned. Executive department The executive power is vested in the Mayor. The current executive branch is headed by Mayor John M. Dalipe of the Lakas CMD. The mayor is elected by popular vote to a term of three years. The mayor can be re-elected but may not run for a fourth consecutive term. The second highest official, Vice Mayor Josephine Pareja is also elected by popular vote. The Vice Mayor is first in line to succession if the office of the Mayor is vacant. The vice mayor is the presiding officer of the Sangguniang Panglungsod. The mayor's assistant's as required by the 1991 Local Government Code are: City Treasurer City Accountant City Budget Officer City Planning and Development Coordinator City Engineer City Health Officer City Civil Registrar