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Councilor Mateo has just completed three consecutive terms as a sanggunian member of the City Council of City Z. In the upcoming elections, he intends to run for Barangay Captain of Barangay San Antonio within City Z. (a) State the controlling doctrine on term limits for local elective officials under the Local Government Code, focusing on the effect of switching offices after three consecutive terms. (b) Is Councilor Mateo eligible to run for Barangay Captain? Explain briefly why or why not. (c) Could he instead run for Vice Mayor in the same election? Explain how term limits would apply to that office and what this means for his future eligibility to seek the sanggunian again.