The Cabuyao City Council ( fil, Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Kabuyaw}) is

Cabuyao Cabuyao, officially the City of Cabuyao ( fil, Lungsod ng Cabuyao), is a 1st class component city in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 355,330 people. It used to be known as the "riche ...

Sangguniang Panlungsod The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) is the local legislative body of a city governments in the Philippines. The name of the legislative body comes from the Tagalog words "''sanggunian''" ("council") – ultimately from the rootword "''sangguni''" ...

or legislative body. The council has twelve members which is composed of ten councilors, one ''ex officio'' member elected from the ranks of

barangay A barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as barrio (abbreviated as Bo.), is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district, or ward. In metropolitan ...

(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 In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well a ...

can veto proposed bills, but the council can override it with a two-thirds

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. The council meets at the Session Hall of the Cabuyao City Hall for their regular sessions. __TOC__

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 Leif Laiglon A. Opiña ( Lakas-CMD) can only vote to break ties. :''The parties as stated in the 2022 elections.''

Past members

2019–2022 membership

2016–2019 membership

2013–2016 membership

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.

Prominent councilors

* Dennis Felipe "DenHa" Hain, city mayor * Leif Laiglon A. Opiña, vice mayor * Benjamin C. del Rosario, former vice mayor * Tutti Caringal,

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lead vocalist

References

External links

Official Website of the City of Cabuyao
{{Legislatures of the Philippines City councils in the Philippines Cabuyao