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Davao City is governed by a mayor who exercises executive powers provided for under the Local Government Code of the Philippines. The mayor is assisted by a vice mayor, who is also the ex officio head of the city council. The city council is composed of councilors coming from the four territorial districts of the city. The mayor, vice mayor and members of the city council are elected at large by the people. They serve for three years and are entitled to three consecutive terms only. On the other hand, the head of barangay captains association and the youth federation (Sangguniang Kabataan), are the only non-elective members of the city council. Legislative power is vested solely on the city council, while the mayor has the authority to issue executive orders based on existing laws and ordinances. The mayor also exercises veto powers, which the city council can override by an absolute majority vote. Unique to the local government set-up of the city is the designation of a deputy mayor by the city mayor. Although an appointive official only, the deputy mayor serves as a direct link to the city mayor especially for people living outside the city proper. The deputy mayor also serves as the city mayor's representative in community events. The functions of the position is considered as complementary to the functions of the city vice-mayor, given the large territorial jurisdiction of the city. The city is politically subdivided into 180 barangays, each of which is headed by a barangay captain and a body of councilors. The barangay usually executes policies and ordinances passed by the city council or executive orders issued by the city mayor, while legislative acts of the barangay council only pertain to issues or concerns that are peculiar to the barangay-level only. The current mayor of Davao City is Rodrigo Duterte, a former government prosecutor and congressman. His no-nonsense style of implementing the law earned him the monicker "Punisher of Davao." He is assisted by city vice-mayor Luis Bonguyan, widely presumed to succeed Duterte once the latter completes his three consecutive terms as city mayor. Day-to-day operations of the city government are handled by the city administrator, who is appointed by the city mayor. [edit] Accessibility Davao City is very accessible. As the gateway to the Philippine South, it has regular air, sea, and land linkages to major points in the country. It is one (1) hour and 40 minutes away from Manila (the country’s capital) by plane and only 30 minutes away from Cebu City. It has daily flights to Singapore, twice weekly flights to Manado, Indonesia and thrice weekly flights to Palau starting April 2, 2006. The city can also be accessed from other major cities in the Philippines by air such as Zamboanga City and Iloilo City while Cagayan de Oro City, a major city in Northern Mindanao is linked to the city by the Davao-Bukidnon Highway.