Elected Officials
All elected officials have 3-year terms, and can only serve a maximum of three consecutive terms before being ineligible for reelection.
| LGU | Official | Minimum age (18 is the voting age) |
|---|---|---|
| Autonomous region | Regional governor | 35 years old on election day |
| Regional vice governor | Same as regional governor | |
| Regional legislative assembly member | 21 years old on election day | |
| Provinces | Governor | 23 years old on election day |
| Vice governor | Same as governor | |
| Sangguniang Panlalawigan member | Same as governor | |
| Highly urbanized cities | Mayor | Same as governor |
| Vice mayor | Same as governor | |
| Sangguniang Panlungsod member (Councilor) | Same as governor | |
| Independent component and component cities | Mayor | 21 years old on election day |
| Vice mayor | Same as independent component and component city mayor | |
| Sangguniang Panlungsod member (Councilor) | Same as independent component and component city mayor | |
| Municipalities | Mayor | Same as independent component and component city mayor |
| Vice mayor | Same as independent component and component city mayor | |
| Sangguniang Bayan member (Councilor) | Same as independent component and component city mayor | |
| Barangay | Barangay captain | 18 years old on election day |
| Barangay kagawad | Same as barangay captain | |
| Sangguniang Kabataan chairperson | 15 to 21 years old on election day* | |
| Sangguniang Kabataan member | Same as Sangguniang Kabataan chairperson* |
*a Sangguniang Kabataan official who has surpassed 21 years of age while in office is allowed to serve for the rest of the term.
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