| Cabuyao City Council | |
| Native Name: | Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Kabuyaw |
| House Type: | Unicameral |
| Term Limits: | 3 terms (9 years) |
| Leader1 Type: | Presiding Officer |
| Leader1: | Leif Laiglon A. Opiña |
| Term Length: | 3 years |
| Members: | 12 councilors (including 2 ex officio members) 1 ex officio presiding officer |
| Structure1: | File:Cabuyao City Council (2022–2025).svg |
| Structure1 Res: | 200 |
| Political Groups1: |
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| Last Election1: | May 9, 2022 |
| Next Election1: | May 12, 2025 |
| Session Room: | File:CabuyaoHalljf7205 21.JPG |
| Meeting Place: | Session Hall of the Cabuyao City Hall |
| Website: | Official Website of the City of Cabuyao |
The Cabuyao City Council (Filipino; Pilipino: 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.
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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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.
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.[1]
| Position | Name | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presiding Officer | Leif Laiglon A. Opiña | |||
| City Councilors | 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 | ||||
| Position | Name | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presiding Officer | Leif Laiglon A. Opiña | |||
| City Councilors | 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 | ||||
| Position | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Presiding Officer | Jose Benson G. Aguillo[2] | ||
| City Councilors | 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 | |||
| Position | Name | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presiding Officer | Rommel A. Gecolea | |||
| City Councilors | Jaime Onofre R. Batallones | |||
| Ismael M. Hemedes | ||||
| Leif Laiglon A. Opiña | ||||
| Richard C. Hain | ||||
| Apolinario B. Hain | ||||
| Tito Fortunato A. Caringal | ||||
| Benjamin C. del Rosario | ||||
| Jose Benson G. Aguillo | ||||
| Amelito G. Alimagno | ||||
| Imelda A. Entredicho | ||||
| Ex Officio City Council Member | ||||
| ABC President | Severiano B. Hain (Niugan) | |||
| SKFed President | Jervis R. Himpisao (Mamatid) | |||
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 |