Sangguniang Panlungsod
The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) is the local legislative body of a city government in the Philippines. The name of the legislative body comes from the Filipino words "sanggunian" ("council") – ultimately from the root word "sangguni" ("to consult") – both of Tagalog origins, with the latter word also of Kapampangan and Old Tagalog origins, and "lungsod" ("city") of both Tagalog ("lungsod" = "city") – but ultimately Bisayan ("lungsod" = town or municipality) – origins; "city council" is therefore often used as an equivalent term in English or Philippine English.