Cabuyao City Council

The Cabuyao City Council (Filipino: Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Kabuyaw) is Cabuyao City's Sangguniang Panlungsod or legislative body. The council has twelve (12) members which is composed of ten (10) councilors, one (1) ex officio member elected from the ranks of barangay (neighborhood) chairmen and one (1) presiding officer. The Vice-mayor of the city is the presiding officer of the council, who is elected citywide.

Cabuyao City Council

Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Kabuyaw
Type
Type
Term limits
3 terms (9 years)
Leadership
Presiding Officer
Leif Laiglon A. Opiña, PDP-Laban
Structure
Seats10 councilors
1 ex officio presiding officer
1 ex officio member
Political groups
  •   PDP-Laban (6)
  •   Nacionalista (4)
Length of term
3 years
AuthorityCabuyao City Charter
Local Government Code of the Philippines
Elections
Plurality-at-large voting
Last election
May 13, 2019
Next election
May 9, 2022
Meeting place
Session Hall of the Cabuyao City Hall
Website
Official Website of the City of Cabuyao

The council is responsible for creating laws and ordinances under the city's jurisdiction. The mayor can veto proposed bills, but the council can override it with a two-thirds supermajority.

The council meets at the Session Hall of the Cabuyao City Hall for their regular sessions.

Membership
The session hall is located inside the Cabuyao City Hall in Barangay Sala

Each of Cabuyao's ten city councilors were elected at large by the voters of the city. In addition, the barangay chairmen and the SK chairmen throughout the city elect amongst themselves their representatives to the council. Hence, there are 12 councilors.

City council elections are synchronized with other elections in the country. Elections are held every first Monday of May every third year since 1992.

Current members

As the presiding officer, Vice Mayor Leif Laiglon A. Opiña (PDP-Laban) can only vote to break ties.

The parties as stated in the 2019 elections.[1]
PositionNameParty
Presiding Officer Leif Laiglon A. Opiña PDP–Laban
City
Councilors		 Benjamin C. del Rosario PDP–Laban
Amelito G. Alimagno PDP–Laban
Jaime Onofre R. Batallones Nacionalista
Ma. Fe P. Humarang PDP–Laban
Jan Christian A. Entredicho PDP–Laban
Gabriel C. Bariring II PDP–Laban
Maria Wanda C. Alimagno Nacionalista
Tito Fortunato A. Caringal II Nacionalista
Francis Angelo A. Lopez PDP–Laban
Jose G. Alcabasa, Jr. Nacionalista
Ex Officio City Council Member

Past members

2016–2019 membership
PositionNameParty
Presiding Officer Jose Benson G. Aguillo[2] Liberal
City
Councilors		 Leif Laiglon A. Opiña Liberal
Maria Wanda C. Alimagno Liberal
Tito Fortunato A. Caringal II Liberal
Imelda A. Entredicho PDP–Laban
Severiano B. Hain PDP–Laban
Kim M. Hain PDP–Laban
Richard C. Hain PDP–Laban
Jose G. Alcabasa, Jr. Nacionalista
Hernani G. Himpisao Liberal
Amelito G. Alimagno Nacionalista

2013–2016 membership
PositionNameParty
Presiding Officer Rommel A. Gecolea Nacionalista
City
Councilors		 Jaime Onofre R. Batallones Liberal
Ismael M. Hemedes Nacionalista
Leif Laiglon A. Opiña Liberal
Richard C. Hain Nacionalista
Apolinario B. Hain Nacionalista
Tito Fortunato A. Caringal Liberal
Benjamin C. del Rosario Liberal
Jose Benson G. Aguillo Liberal
Amelito G. Alimagno Liberal
Imelda A. Entredicho Nacionalista
Ex Officio City Council Member
ABC President Severiano B. Hain (Niugan) Nonpartisan

Standing Committees

There is a total of twenty seven (27) standing committees in the city council. Each committee is headed and co-headed by a member of the city council.

Committee Chairperson Co-Chairperson
Committee on Finance, Budget and Appropriation TBD TBD
Committee on Women and Family TBD TBD
Committee on Human Rights TBD TBD
Committee on Youth TBD TBD
Committee on Environmental Protection TBD TBD
Committee on Cooperatives TBD TBD
Committee on Rules and Privileges TBD TBD
Committee on Ordinances and Legal Matters TBD TBD
Committee on Peace and Order and Public Safety TBD TBD
Committee on Transportation and Communications TBD TBD
Committee on Health and Demography TBD TBD
Committee on Agriculture TBD TBD
Committee on Technical and Tertiary Education TBD TBD
Committee on Secondary Education TBD TBD
Committee on Pre-school and Elementary Education TBD TBD
Committee on Good Government, Public Ethics and Accountability TBD TBD
Committee on Market and Slaughterhouse TBD TBD
Committee on Games and Amusement TBD TBD
Committee on Trade, Commerce and Industry TBD TBD
Committee on Public Works TBD TBD
Committee on Housing and Urban Planning TBD TBD
Committee on Barangay Affairs TBD TBD
Committee on Social Welfare TBD TBD
Committee on Human Resources Development, Labor and Employment TBD TBD
Committee on Tourism TBD TBD
Committee on Sports TBD TBD
Committee on People Empowerment and Accreditation TBD TBD

Prominent councilors
  • Rommel Gecolea, city mayor
  • Jose Benson Aguillo, vice mayor
  • Benjamin C. del Rosario, former vice mayor
  • Tutti Caringal, 6 Cycle Mind lead vocalist

References
  1. "2019 NLE List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates" (PDF). Commission on Elections (Philippines). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 October 2020.
  2. "2016 Certified List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates" (PDF). COMELEC.gov.ph. Retrieved 19 October 2020.

See also
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