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	Unicameral
Term limits	3 terms (9 years)
Leadership
Presiding Officer	Leif Laiglon A. Opiña, PDP-Laban
Structure
Seats	10 councilors 1 ex officio presiding officer 1 ex officio member
Political groups	PDP-Laban (6)   Nacionalista (4)
Length of term	3 years
Authority	Cabuyao City Charter Local Government Code of the Philippines
Elections
Voting system	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]

Position	Name	Party
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

Position	Name	Party
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

Position	Name	Party
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

• Cabuyao
• Mayors of Cabuyao

External links

• Official Website of the City of Cabuyao