▁de cong estion ▁problems . ▁It ▁was ▁critic ized ▁by ▁other ▁government ▁officials ▁as ▁heavily ▁ge ared ▁towards ▁the ▁alle vi ating ▁of ▁the ▁problems ▁of ▁B agu io . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁officially ▁established ▁after ▁a ▁signing ▁of ▁a ▁memor and um ▁of ▁agreement ▁by ▁the ▁may ors ▁of ▁the ▁component ▁L G Us . ▁The ▁first ▁set ▁of ▁council ▁officials ▁were ▁elected ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁with ▁B agu io ▁Mayor ▁Maur icio ▁Dom og an ▁as ▁Chair man , ▁Sab lan ▁Mayor ▁Arthur ▁Bal do ▁as ▁Co - Ch air man , ▁La ▁Tr in idad ▁Mayor ▁Ed na ▁Tab anda ▁as ▁Tre as urer , ▁and ▁T ub lay ▁Mayor ▁Rub en ▁Pa o ad ▁as ▁Secretary , ▁all ▁of ▁whom ▁would ▁serve ▁for ▁a ▁one - year ▁term . ▁ ▁Geography ▁and ▁Cl imate ▁ ▁Geography ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁metropol itan ▁area , ▁like ▁B agu io , ▁is ▁located ▁some ▁ 1 , 5 0 0 ▁meters ▁above ▁sea ▁level , ▁nest led ▁within ▁the ▁Cord ill era ▁Central ▁mountain ▁range ▁in ▁northern ▁Lu zon . ▁It ▁covers ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁ 1 0 9 4 . 7 9 ▁square ▁kilom eters . ▁ ▁Cl imate ▁B LIST T ▁features ▁a ▁subt rop ical ▁high land ▁climate ▁under ▁the ▁Kö ppen ▁climate ▁classification . ▁The ▁area ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁m ild ▁climate . ▁O wing ▁to ▁its ▁high ▁elev ation , ▁the ▁temperature ▁is ▁ 8 ▁degrees