Cabuyao City Council

The Cabuyao City Council () 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.

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.

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Membership

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 (NUP) can only vote to break ties.

The parties as stated in the 2025 elections.

Position Name Party Presiding Officer Jaime Onofre D. Batallones CityCouncilors Jose Benson G. Aguillo Ariel C. Bariring II Alexis A. Alimagno Evelyn G. Del Rosario Kim M. Hain Sherwin D. Beguico Rico Mauro G. Alimagno Jose Miguel J. Alcabasa Emerson L. Devoma Maria Fe P. Humarang Ex Officio City Council Member

Past members 2022–2025 membership Position Name Party Presiding Officer Leif Laiglon A. Opiña CityCouncilors Jaime Onofre D. Battallones Richard C. Hain Jose Benson G. Aguillo Maria Wanda C. Alimagno Jose G. Alcabasa Gabriel C. Bariring II Danna Cozette L. Raymundo Emerson L. Devoma Sherwin D. Beguico Ma. Fe P. Humarang Ex Officio City Council Member

2019–2022 membership Position Name Party Presiding Officer Leif Laiglon A. Opiña CityCouncilors Benjamin C. del Rosario Amelito G. Alimagno Jaime Onofre R. Batallones Ma. Fe P. Humarang Jan Christian A. Entredicho Gabriel C. Bariring II Maria Wanda C. Alimagno Tito Fortunato A. Caringal II Francis Angelo A. Lopez Jose G. Alcabasa, Jr. Ex Officio City Council Member

2016–2019 membership Position Name Party Presiding Officer Jose Benson G. Aguillo CityCouncilors Leif Laiglon A. Opiña Maria Wanda C. Alimagno Tito Fortunato A. Caringal II Imelda A. Entredicho Severiano B. Hain Kim M. Hain Richard C. Hain Jose G. Alcabasa, Jr. Hernani G. Himpisao Amelito G. Alimagno

2013–2016 membership This is the first composition of Cabuyao's Sangguniang Panlungsod (city council) since its conversion into a city in 2012. Position Name Party Presiding Officer Rommel A. Gecolea CityCouncilors Jaime Onofre R. Batallones Ismael M. Hemedes Leif Laiglon A. Opiña Richard C. Hain Tito Fortunato A. Caringal Apolinario B. Hain Benjamin C. del Rosario Jose Benson G. Aguillo Imelda A. Entredicho Amelito G. Alimagno Ex Officio City Council Member ABC President Severiano B. Hain (Niugan) SKFed PresidentJervis R. Himpisao (Mamatid)

2010-2013 membership This is the final composition as Cabuyao's Sangguniang Bayan (municipal council) as, in 2012, voters approved the ratification of Republic Act No 10163 or the "Charter of the City of Cabuyao," effectively transitioning into a Sangguniang Panlungsod set-up by the 2013 elections. Position Name Party Presiding Officer Rommel A. Gecolea SangguniangBayanMembers Maria Wanda C. Alimagno Ismael M. Hemedes Christian G. Aguillo Apolinario B. Hain Leif Laiglon A. Opiña Imelda A. Entredicho Jose G. Alcabasa, Jr. Ricky A. Voluntad

2007-2010 membership Position Name Party Presiding Officer Benjamin C. del Rosario SangguniangBayanMembers Maria Wanda C. Alimagno Jose M. Laviña Rommel A. Gecolea Jose Benson G. Aguillo Apolinario B. Hain Jose G. Alcabasa, Jr. Lope J. Diamante, Jr. Ernani J. Delfinado

2004–2007 membership Position Name Party Presiding Officer Isidro L. Hemedes, Jr. SangguniangBayanMembers Leif Laiglon A. Opiña Jose Benson G. Aguillo Jose M. Laviña Ernani J. Delfinado Lope J. Diamante, Jr. Maria Wanda C. Alimagno /PDP-Laban Luzviminda Alcabasa Rommel A. Gecolea /PDP-Laban

2001–2004 membership Position Name Party Presiding Officer Isidro L. Hemedes, Jr. SangguniangBayanMembers Jose Benson G. Aguillo Jose G. Alcabasa, Jr. Lope J. Diamante, Jr. Ernani J. Delfinado Jose M. Laviña Philip R. Rodriguez Rommel A. Gecolea Eduardo M. Alviar

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 Dennis Felipe "DenHa" Hain, city mayor Leif Laiglon A. Opiña, vice mayor Benjamin C. del Rosario, former vice mayor Tutti Caringal, 6 Cycle Mind lead vocalist

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