Dipolog City Council Explained

Dipolog City Council
Native Name:	Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Dipolog
Legislature:	17th Dipolog City Council
House Type:	Unicameral
Term Limits:	3 terms (9 years)
Leader1 Type:	Presiding Officer
Leader1:	Senen O. Angeles
Election1:	30 June 2022
Leader2 Type:	Presiding Officer pro tempore
Leader2:	James P. Verduguez
Election2:	6 July 2022
Leader3 Type:	Floor Leader
Leader3:	Jonald C. Napigquit
Election3:	6 July 2022
Term Length:	3 years
Political Groups1:	PDP-Laban (11) Nonpartisan (2)

The Dipolog City Council (fil|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 city's vice-mayor is the council's presiding officer, who is elected citywide.

The council creates 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 usually meets at the Session Hall of the Sangguniang Panlungsod Building along Padre Jose A. Ramon Street at Estaka for regular sessions. As of 2023, the Sangguniang Panlungsod Building is undergoing redevelopment, and the council temporarily meets and holds offices at the Function Room of the Boulevard Commercial Complex at the Dipolog Boulevard.^[1]

Powers, duties and functions

The Sangguniang Panlungsod, as the legislative body of the city, is mandated by the Local Government Code of 1991 (Republic Act No. 7160) 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.^[2] 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.^[3]

2022 - 2025 membership

These are the members after the 2022 local elections and 2023 barangay and SK elections:

Position	Name	Party
Presiding Officer	Senen O. Angeles
City Councilors	James Cyril L. Ruiz III
	Roger V. Asprer
	Roseller L. Barinaga
	Jonald C. Napigquit
	James P. Verduguez
	Marilou Y. Calibo
	Romulo P. Soliva
	Eduardo C. Baron
	Praxides P. Rubia
	Maynard R. Baes
Ex Officio City Council Member
ABC President	Irvin A. Banga (Estaka)^[4]
SK Federation President	Kristine Irish May M. Cuenca (Galas)^[5]

Officers

Position	Officer
Presiding officer	Vice Mayor Senen O. Angeles
Presiding officer pro tempore	James P. Verduguez
Floor leader	Jonald C. Napigquit
1st assistant floor leader	Roseller L. Barinaga
2nd assistant floor leader	Roger V. Asprer
3rd assistant floor leader	Praxides P. Rubia

Former councils

+ 16th City Council (2019-2022)^[6]	Position	Name	Party
Presiding Officer	Horacio B. Velasco
City Councilors	Jasmin N. Pinsoy - Lagutin
	James Cyril L. Ruiz III
	Roger V. Asprer
	Raul C. Barbaso
	James P. Verduguez
	Eduardo C. Baron
	Peter Y. Co
	Marilou Y. Calibo
	Praxides P. Rubia
	Maynard R. Baes
Ex Officio City Council Member
ABC President	Julius B. Gajonera (Sicayab)
SK Federation President	Mandel Zoe B. Lugasan (Santa Isabel)

+ 15th City Council (2016-2019)^[7]	Position	Name	Party
Presiding Officer	Horacio B. Velasco
City Councilors	Jasmin N. Pinsoy
	Jonald C. Napigquit
	Roger V. Asprer
	Peter Y. Co
	Raul C. Barbaso
	James Cyril O. Ruiz
	Eduardo C. Baron
	Maynard R. Baes
	Rubencio B. Legorio
	Marilou Y. Calibo
Ex Officio City Council Member
ABC President	Rosanna R. Diaz (Central)
	Julius B. Gajonera (Sicayab)
SK Federation President	Mandel Zoe B. Lugasan (Santa Isabel)

+ 14th City Council (2013-2016)^[8] ^[9]	Position	Name	Party
Presiding Officer	Horacio B. Velasco
City Councilors	Jasmin N. Pinsoy
	Dante Ricky G. Bagarinao
	Peter Y. Co
	Raul C. Barbaso
	James P. Verduguez
	James Cyril O. Ruiz
	Praxides P. Rubia
	Kenny Val U. Ong
	Rubencio B. Legorio
	Jonald C. Napigquit
Ex Officio City Council Member
ABC President	Janus I. Yu (Miputak)
	Maynard R. Baes (Turno)
	Rosanna R. Diaz (Central)
SK Federation President	Ma. Katrina B. Bagarinao

+ 13th City Council (2010-2013)^[10] ^[11]	Position	Name	Party
Presiding Officer	Senen O. Angeles
City Councilors	Dante Ricky G. Bagarinao
	Horacio B. Velasco
	Jonald C. Napigquit
	James P. Verduguez
	Marvelita N. Pinsoy
	Praxides P. Rubia
	Kenny Val U. Ong
	Romulo P. Soliva
	James Cyril O. Ruiz
	Rubencio B. Legorio
Ex Officio City Council Member
ABC President	Janus I. Yu (Miputak)
SK Federation President	Ma. Katrina B. Bagarinao

+ 12th City Council (2007-2010)^[12] ^[13]	Position	Name	Party
Presiding Officer	Senen O. Angeles
City Councilors	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
Ex Officio City Council Member
ABC President	Janus I. Yu (Miputak)
SK Federation President	Cheemar L. Soliva

+ 11th City Council (2004-2007)^[14]	Position	Name	Party
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
Ex Officio City Council Member
ABC President	Emerenciana U. Velasco (Miputak)
SK Federation President	Edwin Aldren M. Refugio (Galas)

+ 10th City Council (2001-2004)^[15]	Position	Name	Party
Presiding Officer	Edelburgo L. Cheng
City Councilors	Peter Y. Co
	Alton C. Ratificar
	Dante Ricky G. Bagarinao
	Nenita B. Lacaya
	Roberto N. Pinsoy
	Cesar B. Romero
	Uldarico M. Mejorada, II
	Julius C. Napigquit
	Raul C. Barbaso
	Senen O. Angeles
Ex Officio City Council Member
ABC President	Kenny Val U. Ong (Central)
SK Federation President	Edwin Aldren M. Refugio (Galas)

+ 9th City Council (1998-2001)^[16]	Position	Name	Party
Presiding Officer	Edelburgo L. Cheng
City Councilors	Edionar M. Zamoras
	Desiree L. Lee
	Horacio B. Velasco
	Saint G. Barinaga
	Cedric L. Adriatico
	Alton C. Ratificar
	Dante Ricky G. Bagarinao
	Cesar B. Romero
	Roberto N. Pinsoy
	Michael Alan Z. Ranillo
Ex Officio City Council Member
ABC President	Elias J. Pampilo, Jr. (Dicayas)
SK Federation President	Faith Ester G. Barinaga

+ 1970-1978 Membership^[17]	Position	Name	Party
Presiding Officer	Roseller L. Barinaga
City Councilors	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 (2001 - 2004), 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),^[18] 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 (2001 - 2007), and former 2nd District Board Member of Zamboanga del Norte (2007 - 2013)
• Edionar M. Zamoras - radio broadcaster, former City Councilor (1998 - 2001), and former 2nd District Board Member of Zamboanga del Norte (2004 - 2010)
• Jacobo S. Amatong - lawyer, publisher, former City Councilor (1970 - 1978), and martial law victim.

See also

• Dipolog
• Mayor of Dipolog
• 2019 Zamboanga del Norte local elections

Notes and References

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2. Web site: 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 . . 6 November 1987 . 2019-08-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190814081435/https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1987/11/06/republic-act-no-6636/ . 14 August 2019 . live .
3. Web site: R.A. 7160 . lawphil.net . The LawPhil Project . 10 October 2019 . 18 March 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180318005919/http://www.lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1991/ra_7160_1991.html . dead .
4. Web site: Bag-ong sakop sa Konseho sa Dipolog milingkod na. 21 December 2023. rpnradio.com. 29 December 2023. ceb. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20231221234725/https://rpnradio.com/bag-ong-sakop-sa-konseho-sa-dipolog-milingkod-na/. 21 December 2023.
5. Web site: Dipolog: Bag-ong opisyales sa SK Federation sa Dipolog, napili na. 16 November 2023. rpnradio.com. 29 December 2023. ceb. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20231117015719/https://rpnradio.com/dipolog-bag-ong-opisyales-sa-sk-federation-sa-dipolog-napili-na/. 17 November 2023.
6. Web site: 2019 NLE List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates. Commission on Elections (Philippines). https://web.archive.org/web/20201006184020/https://www.comelec.gov.ph/php-tpls-attachments/2019NLE/ElectionResults/2019NLE_LIst_of_Elected_CityMun_Candidates.pdf . 2020-10-06 . dead.
7. Web site: 2016 Certified List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates. 19 October 2020. COMELEC.gov.ph.
8. Web site: 2013 CITY OR MUNICIPALITY ELECTION RESULTS - REGION IX (ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA). live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211008011719/https://data.gov.ph/?q=dataset/2013-city-or-municipality-election-results/resource/0ab61358-851f-4a4d-8e41-6ea3772b8e90 . 2021-10-08 . 22 September 2020. data.gov.ph.
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10. Web site: zamboangadelnorte_dipolog_city. 28 April 2022 . COMELEC.gov.ph.
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13. Web site: 2007 CITY OR MUNICIPALITY ELECTION RESULTS - REGION IX (ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA). 22 September 2020. data.gov.ph.
14. Web site: City of Dipolog : Members of the City Council. Old website of the City of Dipolog. https://web.archive.org/web/20101127101216if_/http://dipologcity.com/sangguniang%20panglunsod.htm. 27 November 2010. dead.
15. Web site: Dipolog City Government: Directory of Offices. Old website of the City of Dipolog. https://web.archive.org/web/20030211094636/http://dipologcity.gov.ph/directory_of_offices.html. 11 February 2003. dead.
16. Web site: City Officials (1998 - 2001). Old website of the City of Dipolog. https://web.archive.org/web/20030619035244/http://dipologcity.com/City_Officials.htm. 19 June 2003. dead.
17. Web site: POLITICAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY. Old website of the City of Dipolog. 6 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20101127075817if_/http://dipologcity.com/Legend2insert.htm. 27 November 2010. dead.
18. Web site: Mindanao City Mayors 1988-2013. MindaNews. April 14, 2017. http://mindanews.com/politicians/FINAL.mindanewstable3.citymayors.pdf. May 11, 2013.