The socio-political impact of Makati City to its sister cities.

Abstract

Makati City until present consistently proves its market dominance ranking 1st among all cities and municipalities with the annual income of about P11.6 B. It managed to maintain its position in the country as the “financial capital” housing business districts such as the Central Business District, Rockwell Area and the newly acquired Bonifacio Global City. For 28 years now, it has been under the tutelage of the enduring Binay clan from Jejomar Binay to his wife, Elenita Binay and currently their son, Jun-Jun Binay. Currently, Makati City enjoys 467 Sister cities from all over the country which have become a site of exchange, growth and benefit mutually enjoyed by the Local Government Units. Jejomar Binay started the linkage on 1993. A masterpiece of more than two-decades of painstake that catapulted Jejomar Binay last 2010 as the country's Vice-President. The finished product is yet to be known as the country approach its next presidential election. The purpose of the study is to observe the patterns and trends of growth of the city which lead to its substantial growth and development amidst the country's humble conditions. More importantly, the study focuses on the role that Local Government Units play as the building blocks of the government and how their utility are employed for the political consolidation of their elected leaders.