Local government[edit]

The current mayor for the 2016–2019 term is Abby Binay, the daughter of former mayor and former Vice President Jejomar Binay. Monique Yazmin Q. Lagdameo is the city's incumbent vice-mayor. The vice-mayor heads a legislative council consisting of 18 members: 8 Councilors from the First District, 8 Councilors from the Second District, the President of the Sangguniang Kabataan (Youth Council) Federation, representing the youth sector, and the President of the Association of Barangay Chairmen (ABC) as barangay sectoral representative. The council is in charge of creating the city's policies in the form of Ordinances and Resolutions. Current district representatives of the city are Monsour del Rosario, representing the 1st district and Luis Jose Angel Campos Jr., husband of Abby Binay, for the 2nd district.

Barangays[edit]

Map of Makati; note that Makati controls the northernmost tip of Barangay Post Proper Northside.

Makati is divided into 33 barangays (the smallest local government units) which handles governance in a much smaller area. These barangays are grouped into two congressional districts where each district is represented by a congressman in the country's House of Representatives. Congressional District I is composed of the barangays straddling EDSA, the barangays to the north and west of them, while excluding Guadalupe Viejo and Pinagkaisahan, while District II are to the south and east of District I, including the two aforementioned baragays. The districts used to elect the members of the city council are coextensive with the congressional districts.

Barangay	Population (2004)	Population (2010)[44]	Area (km2)	District
Bangkal	22,433	23,378	0.74	1st
Bel-Air	9,330	18,280	1.71	1st
Carmona	3,699	3,096	0.34	1st
Cembo	25,815	27,998	0.22	2nd
Comembo	14,174	14,433	0.27	2nd
Dasmariñas	5,757	5,654	1.90	1st
East Rembo	23,902	26,433	0.44	2nd
Forbes Park	3,420	2,533	2.53	1st
Guadalupe Nuevo	22,493	18,271	0.57	2nd
Guadalupe Viejo	13,632	16,411	0.62	2nd
Kasilawan	6,224	5,291	0.09	1st
La Paz	8,843	7,931	0.32	1st
Magallanes	7,509	5,576	1.20	1st
Olympia	20,172	21,270	0.44	1st
Palanan	16,614	17,283	0.65	1st
Pembo	35,035	44,803	1.23	2nd
Pinagkaisahan	6,186	5,804	0.16	2nd
Pio del Pilar	22,495	27,035	1.20	1st
Pitogo	13,367	15,332	0.14	2nd
Poblacion	8,446	17,120	0.46	1st
Rizal	37,022	41,959	3.55	2nd
San Antonio	12,226	11,443	0.89	1st
San Isidro	8,686	7,589	0.50	1st
San Lorenzo	6,487	10,006	2.09	1st
Santa Cruz	7,419	7,440	0.47	1st
Singkamas	6,226	7,426	0.13	1st
South Cembo	13,570	14,672	0.20	2nd
Tejeros	16,820	13,868	0.29	1st
Urdaneta	3,817	3,717	0.74	1st
Valenzuela	5,908	7,261	0.24	1st
West Rembo	28,889	28,406	0.55	2nd

Mayors[edit]

Main article: Mayor of Makati City

Seal of Makati City[edit]

The official seal of Makati depicts a silhouette of the territory of Makati. At the bottom is the Pasig River, located on the northern border of Makati city. The Guadalupe Church stands on the river and is the oldest church in Makati; a reference to Spanish religious influences. Behind the church rises the modern skyscrapers, for which Makati is well known. Behind the skyscrapers are 33 rays representing the barangays of Makati.