Dapitan City Council
The Dapitan City Council (Filipino: Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Dapitan) is Dapitan's Sangguniang Panlungsod or legislative body. The council has 13 members which are composed of ten councilors, one ex officio member elected from the ranks of barangay (neighborhood) chairmen, one ex officio member elected from the ranks of Sangguniang Kabataan (youth council) chairmen and one presiding officer. The Vice-mayor of the city is the presiding officer of the council, who is elected citywide.
Dapitan City Council Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Dapitan | |
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| Type | |
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Term limits | 3 terms (9 years) |
| Leadership | |
Presiding Officer | Jimboy Chan, Nacionalista |
| Structure | |
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Political groups |
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Length of term | 3 years |
| Authority |
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| Elections | |
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Last election | May 13, 2019 |
Next election | May 9, 2022 |
| Meeting place | |
| SP Session Hall, Dapitan City Government Center, Dawo, Dapitan City | |
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 SP Session Hall inside Dapitan City Government Center for their regular sessions.
Powers, duties and functions
The Sangguniang Panlungsod, as the legislative body of the city, is mandated by the Local Government Code of 1991 to:
- Enact ordinances;
- Approve resolutions;
- Appropriate funds for the general welfare of the city and its inhabitants; and
- Ensure the proper exercise of the corporate powers of the city as provided for under Section 22 of the Local Government Code.
Furthermore, the following duties and functions are relegated to the Sangguniang Panlungsod:
- Approve ordinances and pass resolutions necessary for an efficient and effective city government;
- Generate and maximize the use of resources and revenues for the development plans, program objectives and priorities of the city as provided for under section 18 of the Local Government Code of 1991, with particular attention to agro-industrial development and citywide growth and progress;
- Enact ordinances granting franchises and authorizing the issuance of permits or licenses, upon such conditions and for such purposes intended to promote the general welfare of the inhabitants of the city but subject to the provisions of Book II of the Local Government Code of 1991;
- Regulate activities relative to the use of land, buildings, and structures within the city in order to promote the general welfare of its inhabitants;
- Approve ordinances which shall ensure the efficient and effective delivery of the basic services and facilities as provided for under Section 17 of the Local Government Code; and
- Exercise such other powers and perform such other duties and functions as may be prescribed by law or ordinance.
Membership
Each of Dapitan's councilor elects ten members of the council. In plurality-at-large voting, a voter may vote for up to ten candidates and the candidates with the ten highest numbers of votes are elected.[1] Barangay and SK chairs throughout the city each elect a representative to the council, for a total of 12 councilors. City-council elections are synchronized with other elections in the country, which have been held on the second Monday of May every third year since 1992.[2]
- 2019-2022 membership
These are the members after the 2019 local elections,:[3]
| Position | Name | Party | |
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| Presiding Officer | Jimmy Patrick Israel B. Chan | Nacionalista | |
| City Councilors |
Dug Christopher B. Mah | APP | |
| Javert Greg G. Hamoy | Nacionalista | ||
| Amalou R. Tumapon - Monroyo | APP | ||
| Angelica J. Carreon | Nacionalista | ||
| Adora H. Recamara | APP | ||
| Alexander E. Estacio | APP | ||
| Gabriel M. Cad[lower-alpha 1][4] | PDP–Laban | ||
| Ronie M. Jarapan | Nacionalista | ||
| Divine G. Patilano | Nacionalista | ||
| Jezebel A. Balisado | PDP–Laban | ||
| Ex Officio City Council Member | |||
| ABC President | Felix P. Tacbaya | Nonpartisan | |
| SK Federation President | Mary Ann C. Rendon | Nonpartisan | |
Former councils
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Presiding Officer | Patri B. Chan |
| City Councilors |
Randy B. Cabasag |
| Apple Marie A. Agolong | |
| Artemio A. Nielo | |
| Alexander C. Yorong | |
| Emilio Adaza Jacinto | |
| Hermogenes S. Balisado | |
| Arnulfo L. Cadano | |
| Efren Q. Jamolod | |
| Pete T. Zamora | |
| Visitacion T. Olario | |
| ABC President | Rene B. Galleposo, Sr. |
| SK Federation President | Lee C. Abad |
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Presiding Officer | Alfredo A. Sy |
| City Councilors |
Patri B. Chan |
| Beda A. Carreon | |
| Alexander C. Yorong | |
| Crisostomo Empeynado | |
| Artemio A. Nielo | |
| Hermogenes S. Balisado | |
| Arnulfo L. Cadano | |
| Sean A. Acaylar | |
| Nemesio Etcubañas | |
| Visitacion T. Olario | |
| ABC President | Rene B. Galleposo, Sr. |
| SK Federation President | Lee C. Abad |
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Presiding Officer | Alfredo A. Sy |
| City Councilors |
Lernito J. Abila |
| Ricardo S. Inding | |
| Beda A. Carreon | |
| Gugma S. Chiong | |
| Martin J. Cinco | |
| Ian Francis J. Adaza | |
| Joven H. Zamora | |
| Patri B. Chan | |
| Alexander C. Yorong | |
| Agapito J. Cardino | |
| ABC President | Pio T. Galleposo |
| SK Federation President | Frenalyn C. Jamolod |
References and notes
References
- Congress of the Philippines (6 November 1987). "Republic Act No. 6636 - An Act resetting the local elections from November 9, 1987 to January 18, 1988, amending for this purpose Executive Order numbered two hundred and seventy". The Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Archived from the original on 14 August 2019. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
- "R.A. 7160". lawphil.net. The LawPhil Project. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- "2019 NLE List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates" (PDF). Commission on Elections (Philippines). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 October 2020.
- Laput, Bert (30 December 2020). "'Rizal Shot twice in Dapitan'". Rappler. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- "city council". Old website of the City of Dapitan. Archived from the original on 19 February 2005. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- "officials". Old website of the City of Dapitan. Archived from the original on 25 August 2003. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- "city council". Old website of the City of Dapitan. Archived from the original on 30 March 2002. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
Notes
- Councilor Cad was allied with Nacionalista Party/Aggrupation of Parties for Progress since being elected until he moved to PDP-Laban before the end of 2020.