# Cabuyao City Council

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.
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

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

## Past members
### 2019–2022 membership

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

### 2016–2019 membership

| Position | Name | Party |
| Presiding Officer | Jose Benson G. Aguillo | Liberal |
| City Councilors | Leif Laiglon A. Opiña | Liberal |
| City Councilors | Maria Wanda C. Alimagno | Liberal |
| City Councilors | Tito Fortunato A. Caringal II | Liberal |
| City Councilors | Imelda A. Entredicho | PDP–Laban |
| City Councilors | Severiano B. Hain | PDP–Laban |
| City Councilors | Kim M. Hain | PDP–Laban |
| City Councilors | Richard C. Hain | PDP–Laban |
| City Councilors | Jose G. Alcabasa, Jr. | Nacionalista |
| City Councilors | Hernani G. Himpisao | Liberal |
| City Councilors | Amelito G. Alimagno | Nacionalista |

### 2013–2016 membership

| Position | Name | Party |
| Presiding Officer | Rommel A. Gecolea | Nacionalista |
| City Councilors | Jaime Onofre R. Batallones | Liberal |
| City Councilors | Ismael M. Hemedes | Nacionalista |
| City Councilors | Leif Laiglon A. Opiña | Liberal |
| City Councilors | Richard C. Hain | Nacionalista |
| City Councilors | Apolinario B. Hain | Nacionalista |
| City Councilors | Tito Fortunato A. Caringal | Liberal |
| City Councilors | Benjamin C. del Rosario | Liberal |
| City Councilors | Jose Benson G. Aguillo | Liberal |
| City Councilors | Amelito G. Alimagno | Liberal |
| City Councilors | Imelda A. Entredicho | Nacionalista |
| Ex Officio City Council Member ||||
| ABC President | Severiano B. Hain (Niugan) | Nonpartisan |
| SKFed President | Jervis 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.
| 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