Editing Las Piñas (section)

===Local government===
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Las Piñas, like other [[cities of the Philippines]], is a local government unit whose powers and functions are specified by the [[Philippine legal codes#Local Government Code|Local Government Code of the Philippines]]. In general, as a city, Las Piñas is headed by a mayor who heads the city's executive function and the vice mayor who heads the city's legislative function, which is composed of twelve councilors, six each from the city's two city council districts.<ref>[http://www.chanrobles.com/republicactno7166.htm Synchronized National and Local Elections Law – Republic Act No. 7166, Section 3.c.]. Retrieved October 21, 2009.</ref> For representation, the city is considered as one district, and therefore one representative, in the country's [[House of Representatives of the Philippines|House of Representatives]].

Like other cities and [[municipalities of the Philippines|municipalities]], Las Piñas is subdivided into [[barangay]]s.

{{As of|2025|january|05|df=US}}, the mayor of Las Pinas is [[Imelda Aguilar]] and the vice mayor is [[April Aguilar]].