Cabuyao City Council

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Cabuyao City Council

Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Kabuyaw
Type
Type
Term limits
3 terms (9 years)
Leadership
Presiding Officer
Jaime Onofre D. Battallones, National Unity Party (Philippines)
Structure
Seats12 councilors
(including 2 ex officio members)
1 ex officio presiding officer
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Political groups
  •   NUP (9)
  •   Lakas (1)
Length of term
3 years
Authority Cabuyao City Charter
Local Government Code of the Philippines
Elections
Plurality-at-large voting
Last election
May 12, 2025
Next election
May 15, 2028
Meeting place
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Session Hall of the Cabuyao City Hall
Website
Official Website of the City of Cabuyao

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

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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 CabuyaoCityHalljf7175 05.JPG
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 Jaime Onofre D. Batallones (National Unity Party (Philippines) can only vote to break ties.

The parties as stated in the 2025 elections. [1]
PositionNameParty
Presiding OfficerJaime Onofre D. Batallones NUP
City
Councilors
Jose Benson G. Aguillo NUP
Ariel C. Bariring II NUP
Alexis A. Alimagno Lakas
Evelyn G. Del Rosario NUP
Kim M. Hain NUP
Sherwin D. Beguico NUP
Rico Mauro G. Alimagno NUP
Jose Miguel J. Alcabasa NUP
Emerson L. Devoma NUP
Maria Fe P. Humarang NUP
Ex Officio City Council Member

Past members

2022–2025 membership

PositionNameParty
Presiding OfficerLeif Laiglon A. Opiña Lakas
City
Councilors
Jaime Onofre D. Battallones Aksyon
Richard C. Hain Aksyon
Jose Benson G. Aguillo Aksyon
Maria Wanda C. Alimagno Aksyon
Jose G. Alcabasa Aksyon
Gabriel C. Bariring II Aksyon
Danna Cozette L. Raymundo Aksyon
Emerson L. Devoma Aksyon
Sherwin D. Beguico Aksyon
Ma. Fe P. Humarang Aksyon
Ex Officio City Council Member

2019–2022 membership

PositionNameParty
Presiding OfficerLeif 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

2016–2019 membership

PositionNameParty
Presiding OfficerJose 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 OfficerRommel 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 PresidentSeveriano B. Hain (Niugan) Nonpartisan
SKFed PresidentJervis R. Himpisao (Mamatid)

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.

CommitteeChairpersonCo-Chairperson
Committee on Finance, Budget and AppropriationTBDTBD
Committee on Women and FamilyTBDTBD
Committee on Human RightsTBDTBD
Committee on YouthTBDTBD
Committee on Environmental ProtectionTBDTBD
Committee on CooperativesTBDTBD
Committee on Rules and PrivilegesTBDTBD
Committee on Ordinances and Legal MattersTBDTBD
Committee on Peace and Order and Public SafetyTBDTBD
Committee on Transportation and CommunicationsTBDTBD
Committee on Health and DemographyTBDTBD
Committee on AgricultureTBDTBD
Committee on Technical and Tertiary EducationTBDTBD
Committee on Secondary EducationTBDTBD
Committee on Pre-school and Elementary EducationTBDTBD
Committee on Good Government, Public Ethics and AccountabilityTBDTBD
Committee on Market and SlaughterhouseTBDTBD
Committee on Games and AmusementTBDTBD
Committee on Trade, Commerce and IndustryTBDTBD
Committee on Public WorksTBDTBD
Committee on Housing and Urban PlanningTBDTBD
Committee on Barangay AffairsTBDTBD
Committee on Social WelfareTBDTBD
Committee on Human Resources Development, Labor and EmploymentTBDTBD
Committee on TourismTBDTBD
Committee on SportsTBDTBD
Committee on People Empowerment and AccreditationTBDTBD

Prominent councilors

See also

References

  1. "2019 NLE List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates" (PDF). Commission on Elections (Philippines) . Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-10-06.
  2. "2016 Certified List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates" (PDF). COMELEC.gov.ph. Retrieved 19 October 2020.