Dipolog City Council

Dipolog City Council
Dipolog City Council ; Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Dipolog
Type
Type	Unicameral
Term limits	3 terms (9 years)
Leadership
Presiding Officer	Horacio B. Velasco, PDP-Laban
Structure
Seats	10 councilors; 1 ex officio presiding officer; 2 ex officio member;
Political groups	PDP-Laban (11) Nonpartisan (2)
Length of term	3 years
Authority	Dipolog City Charter; Local Government Code of the Philippines;
Elections
Voting system	Plurality-at-large voting (10 seats); Indirect elections (2 seats);
Last election	May 13, 2019
Next election	May 9, 2022
Meeting place
	Session Hall, Sangguniang Panlungsod Building, Padre Jose Ramon Street, Estaka, Dipolog City
Website
	dipologcity.gov.ph/legislative/

The Dipolog City Council (Filipino: Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Dipolog) is Dipolog's Sangguniang Panlungsod or legislative body. The council has thirteen (13) members which is composed of ten (10) councilors, one (1) ex officio member elected from the ranks of barangay (neighborhood) chairmen, one (1) ex officio member elected from the ranks of Sangguniang Kabataan (youth council) chairmen and one (1) presiding officer. The Vice-mayor of the city is the presiding officer of the council, who is elected citywide.

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 Sangguniang Panlungsod Building 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 Dipolog'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] and 2018 barangay and SK elections:

Position	Name
Presiding Officer	Horacio B. Velasco	PDP–Laban
City Councilors	Jasmin N. Pinsoy - Lagutin	PDP–Laban
	James Cyril L. Ruiz III	PDP–Laban
	Roger V. Asprer	PDP–Laban
	Raul C. Barbaso	PDP–Laban
	James P. Verduguez	PDP–Laban
	Eduardo C. Baron	PDP–Laban
	Peter Y. Co	PDP–Laban
	Marilou Y. Calibo	PDP–Laban
	Praxides R. Rubia	PDP–Laban
	Maynard R. Baes	PDP–Laban
Ex Officio City Council Member
ABC President	Julius B. Gajonera (Sicayab)	Nonpartisan
SK Federation President	Mandel Zoe B. Lugasan (Santa Isabel)	Nonpartisan

Former councils

2016-2019 Membership[4]
Position	Name
Presiding Officer	Horacio B. Velasco	Liberal
City Councilors	Jasmin N. Pinsoy	Liberal
	Jonald C. Napigquit	Liberal
	Roger V. Asprer	Liberal
	Peter Y. Co	Liberal
	Raul C. Barbaso	Liberal
	James Cyril O. Ruiz	Liberal
	Eduardo C. Baron	Liberal
	Maynard R. Baes	Liberal
	Rubencio B. Legorio	Liberal
	Marilou Y. Calibo	Liberal
ABC President	Rosanna R. Diaz (Central)	Nonpartisan
ABC President	Julius B. Gajonera (Sicayab)[lower-alpha 1]	Nonpartisan
SK Federation President	Mandel Zoe B. Lugasan (Santa Isabel)	Nonpartisan

2013-2016 Membership[5][6]
Position	Name
Presiding Officer	Horacio B. Velasco	Liberal
City Councilors	Jasmin N. Pinsoy	Liberal
	Dante Ricky G. Bagarinao	Liberal
	Peter Y. Co	Liberal
	Raul C. Barbaso	Liberal
	James P. Verduguez	Liberal
	James Cyril O. Ruiz	Liberal
	Praxides P. Rubia	Liberal
	Kenny Val U. Ong	Liberal
	Rubencio B. Legorio	Liberal
	Jonald C. Napigquit	Liberal
ABC President	Janus I. Yu (Miputak)[lower-alpha 2]	Nonpartisan
	Maynard R. Baes (Turno)[lower-alpha 3]	Nonpartisan
	Rosanna R. Diaz (Central)[lower-alpha 4]	Nonpartisan
SK Federation President	Ma. Katrina B. Bagarinao	Nonpartisan

2004-2007 Membership[7]
Position	Name
Presiding Officer	Senen O. Angeles
City Councilors	Peter Y. Co
	Horacio B. Velasco
	Roberto N. Pinsoy
	Uldarico M. Mejorada II
	Raul C. Barbaso
	Alton C. Ratificar
	Nenita B. Lacaya
	Cesar B. Romero
	Romulo P. Soliva
	Julius C. Napigquit
ABC President	Emerenciana U. Velasco (Miputak)	Nonpartisan
SK Federation President	Edwin Aldren M. Refugio (Galas)	Nonpartisan

2010 - 2013 membership

Senen O. Angeles (Presiding Officer)[8]
James Cyril O. Ruiz
Horacio B. Velasco
Rubencio B. Legorio
Marvelita N. Pinsoy
Dante Ricky G. Bagarinao
Jonald C. Napigquit
James P. Verduguez
Romulo P. Soliva
Praxides P. Rubia
Kenny Val U. Ong
Janus I Yu (ABC)
Ma. Katrina B. Bagarinao (SK)

2007 - 2010 membership

Senen O. Angeles (Presiding Officer)[9][10]
Peter Y. Co
Horacio B. Velasco
Raul C. Barbaso
Marvelita N. Pinsoy
Dante Ricky G. Bagarinao
Praxides P. Rubia
Julius C. Napigquit
James P. Verduguez
Romulo P. Soliva
Kenny Val U. Ong
Janus I. Yu (ABC)
Cheemar L. Soliva (SK)

2001 - 2004 membership

Edelburgo L. Cheng (Presiding Officer)[11]
Peter Y. Co
Alton C. Ratificar
Dante G. Bagarinao
Nenita B. Lacaya
Roberto N. Pinsoy
Cesar B. Romero
Uldarico M. Mejorada II
Julius C. Napigquit
Raul C. Barbaso
Senen O. Angeles
Kenny Val U. Ong (ABC)
Edwin Aldren M. Refugio (SK)

1998 - 2001 membership

Edelburgo L. Cheng (Presiding Officer)[12]
Edionar M. Zamoras
Desiree L. Lee
Horacio B. Velasco
Saint G. Barinaga
Cedric L. Adriatico
Alton C. Ratificar
Dante G. Bagarinao
Cesar B. Romero
Roberto N. Pinsoy
Michael Alan Z. Ranillo
Elias J. Pampilo Jr. (ABC)
Faith Ester G. Barinaga (SK)

1970 - 1978 membership

Roseller L. Barinaga (Presiding Officer)[13]
Gamelin Sevilleno
Fortunato Manogura
Deogracias Hamac, Jr.
Jose Villarinte, Jr.
Alejandro Alferez
Jacobo S. Amatong
Narciso Barbaso
Pelagio Lachica

Prominent members

Horacio B. Velasco - doctor, City Vice Mayor (2013 - 2022), and former City Councilor (1992 - 2001, 2004 - 2013)
Senen O. Angeles - lawyer, former city councilor, former city vice mayor (2004 - 2013), and Vice Governor of Zamboanga del Norte (2013 - 2022).
Edelburgo L. Cheng - former City Mayor (March 27, 1998 - June 30, 1998),[14] and former City Vice Mayor (1995 - March 1998; July 1998 - 2004).
Julius C. Napigquit - lawyer, former City Councilor (2001 - 2010), and 2nd District Board Member of Zamboanga del Norte (2013 - 2022)
Romulo P. Soliva - former City Councilor (2004 - 2013), and 2nd District Board Member of Zamboanga del Norte (2013 - 2022)
Uldarico M. Mejorada II - lawyer, former City Councilor (until 2007), and former 2nd District Board Member of Zamboanga del Norte (2007 - 2013)
Edionar M. Zamoras - radio commentator for DXFL, former City Councilor (1998 - 2001), and former 2nd District Board Member of Zamboanga del Norte (2004 - 2010)

Notes

Gajonera took Diaz's place after a leadership change since the 2018 Barangay elections in Dipolog.
Yu served until 2015.
Baes served after taking Janus Yu's place until he resigned from the position to run for city councilor for the 2016 elections.
Diaz, who took over Maynard Baes's position, served the remaining unexpired term of Janus Yu, and continue in the next Sangguniang Panlungsod membership change before the 2018 Barangay elections in Dipolog.

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.
"2016 Certified List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates" (PDF). COMELEC.gov.ph. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
"2013 CITY OR MUNICIPALITY ELECTION RESULTS - REGION IX (ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA)". data.gov.ph. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
"Dipolog City Website » LEGISLATIVE". Official Website of the City of Dipolog. Archived from the original on 17 March 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
"City of Dipolog : Members of the City Council". Old website of the City of Dipolog. Archived from the original on 27 November 2010.
"Dipolog City Officials 2010 - 2013". Official Website of the City of Dipolog. Archived from the original on 18 May 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
"Dipolog City | City Officials". Old website of City Government of Dipolog. Archived from the original on 19 August 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
"2007 CITY OR MUNICIPALITY ELECTION RESULTS - REGION IX (ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA)". data.gov.ph. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
"Dipolog City Government: Directory of Offices". Old website of the City of Dipolog. Archived from the original on 11 February 2003.
"City Officials (1998 - 2001)". Old website of the City of Dipolog. Archived from the original on 19 June 2003.
"POLITICAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY". Old website of the City of Dipolog. Archived from the original on 27 November 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
"Mindanao City Mayors 1988-2013" (PDF). MindaNews. Archived from the original on May 11, 2013. Retrieved April 14, 2017.

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[Julius_B._Gajonera-5] Gajonera took Diaz's place after a leadership change since the 2018 Barangay elections in Dipolog.

[Janus_I._Yu-8] Yu served until 2015.

[Maynard_R._Baes-9] Baes served after taking Janus Yu's place until he resigned from the position to run for city councilor for the 2016 elections.

[Rossana_R._Diaz-10] Diaz, who took over Maynard Baes's position, served the remaining unexpired term of Janus Yu, and continue in the next Sangguniang Panlungsod membership change before the 2018 Barangay elections in Dipolog.

[RA6636-1] 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.

[2] "R.A. 7160". lawphil.net. The LawPhil Project. Retrieved 10 October 2019.

[3] "2019 NLE List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates" (PDF). Commission on Elections (Philippines). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 October 2020.

[4] "2016 Certified List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates" (PDF). COMELEC.gov.ph. Retrieved 19 October 2020.

[6] "2013 CITY OR MUNICIPALITY ELECTION RESULTS - REGION IX (ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA)". data.gov.ph. Retrieved 22 September 2020.

[7] "Dipolog City Website » LEGISLATIVE". Official Website of the City of Dipolog. Archived from the original on 17 March 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2020.

[11] "City of Dipolog : Members of the City Council". Old website of the City of Dipolog. Archived from the original on 27 November 2010.

[12] "Dipolog City Officials 2010 - 2013". Official Website of the City of Dipolog. Archived from the original on 18 May 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2020.

[13] "Dipolog City | City Officials". Old website of City Government of Dipolog. Archived from the original on 19 August 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2020.

[14] "2007 CITY OR MUNICIPALITY ELECTION RESULTS - REGION IX (ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA)". data.gov.ph. Retrieved 22 September 2020.

[15] "Dipolog City Government: Directory of Offices". Old website of the City of Dipolog. Archived from the original on 11 February 2003.

[16] "City Officials (1998 - 2001)". Old website of the City of Dipolog. Archived from the original on 19 June 2003.

[17] "POLITICAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY". Old website of the City of Dipolog. Archived from the original on 27 November 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2020.

[18] "Mindanao City Mayors 1988-2013" (PDF). MindaNews. Archived from the original on May 11, 2013. Retrieved April 14, 2017.

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