The old address
City Ordinance 2020-448 records a council session at the Legislative Building, V. Sagun Street, San Francisco District. Read the ordinance ↗
The Sanggunian,
then and now.
Buildings change. The city’s legislative memory must endure. This is the story of Pagadian’s former Legislative Building, the temporary chapter at C3, and the new home now being imagined for the Sangguniang Panlungsod.
First, the institution
What is the Sangguniang Panlungsod?
It is Pagadian City’s legislative body. Under the Local Government Code, a city Sanggunian enacts ordinances, approves resolutions and appropriates funds for the general welfare of the city and its people. Its work continues through sessions, committee study, public service and the official record kept for future councils and citizens.
The office may move, but the ordinances, resolutions and proceedings remain part of one continuous public story. Local Government Code, Section 458 ↗
Before / afterTwo buildings.
Two buildings.
One continuing purpose.
The former two-storey building is remembered here through Edgar’s floor-plan-based reconstruction. The proposed new home is shown through the archive’s separate design study. These are illustrations, not paired site photographs.
About these images: The former building pictures are credited artwork by Edgardo Dingal Caseñas, known as Edgar. They are visual reconstructions, not historical photographs. The new building preview is also a design interpretation; it should not be mistaken for a completed building.
Already at C3
City Ordinance 2021-467 records a session at the SP Session Hall, 4th Floor, City Commercial Center, Barangay Santiago. Read the ordinance ↗
Robinsons begins
Robinsons Land reports the groundbreaking of Robinsons Place Pagadian. The council was already documented at C3 earlier that year. Read the announcement ↗
The temporary chapter
Resolution 2025-0007 describes the Sanggunian’s 4th Floor C3 office as temporary while the permanent building in Barangay San Jose was being constructed. Read the resolution ↗
The available records place the transfer after 9 September 2020 and no later than 3 February 2021. Edgar recalls 2021. An exact move date, and a formal document tying the move to the Robinsons project, have not yet been located.
Edgar’s serviceA place can pass.
A place can pass.
The work remains.
Edgar began public service in City Accounting in 1994. After three years there, he joined the Sangguniang Panlungsod in 1997 and continues to serve today. The former building and the temporary C3 office are part of the working memory he hopes to preserve.
Employment history and personal perspective supplied by Edgar. The dated location evidence above comes from council documents.
Drawings & artwork by EdgarThe building
The building
in ten views.
Explore the reconstructed exterior, corridor and floor plans. Open any picture at full size. The credits are included in each supplied image.
Sources & method
- Republic Act No. 7160, Section 458 — the Sanggunian’s city legislative role.
- City Ordinance No. 2020-448 — 9 September 2020 session at the Legislative Building, V. Sagun Street (last page).
- City Ordinance No. 2021-467 — 3 February 2021 session at C3 (last page).
- Robinsons Land / JG Summit announcement — 19 November 2021 groundbreaking.
- Resolution No. 2025-0007 — C3 described as a temporary office in July 2025.
Building images are Edgar’s artistic reconstructions from the project model and supplied plans. Edgar’s employment history and recollection are his personal account. No exact relocation day is asserted.