Government
Marikina City is governed by a Mayor and Vice Mayor elected to three-year terms. The Mayor is the executive head and leads the city's departments in executing the city ordinances and improving public services while the Vice Mayor heads a legislative council. Marikina named as one of the most transparent government in the Philippines. Projects and services are reflects in most areas of the city to provide a good quality of living for the residences and orderly surroundings. Every barangays has also a lone projects and providing community projects in the area as well as basic services provided for the residences. It also awarded numerous times in good governance and integrity. Marikina boasts one of the wealthiest local governments in the Philippines in terms of current assets, cash in banks, share of internal revenue allotment, gross income and gross net income.
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