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Cebu City Council Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Cebu | |
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| 16th Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Cebu | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 3 terms (9 years) |
| History | |
| Founded | February 24, 1937 |
| Leadership | |
Presiding Officer | Raymond Alvin Garcia, PDP since July 6, 2022 |
Presiding Officer pro tempore | |
Majority Leader | Jocelyn Pesquera, PDP since July 6, 2022 |
Minority Leader | Nestor Archival, LDP since July 6, 2022 |
| Structure | |
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Political groups | Majority bloc (12):
Minority bloc (6):
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Length of term | 3 years |
| Authority |
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| Elections | |
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Last election | May 9, 2022 |
Next election | May 12, 2025 |
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| Website | |
| https://www.cebucity.gov.ph | |
The Cebu City Council (Filipino: Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Cebu) is the legislature of Cebu City, Philippines. The legislative body is composed of 18 councilors, with 16 councilors elected from Cebu City's two councilor districts[1] and two elected from the ranks of barangay (neighborhood) chairmen and the Sangguniang Kabataan (youth councils).[2] The council's presiding officer is the vice-mayor (elected by the city).[3] The council is responsible for creating laws and ordinances under the jurisdiction of Cebu City.[3][4] Although the mayor can veto proposed bills, the council can override the veto with a two-thirds supermajority.[2]
History
In 1937, four municipalities (including Cebu) were officially converted into cities. With the largest population and number of registered voters at the time, Cebu City was allocated eight members for its city council. On February 24, 1937, at the promulgation of the Cebu City charter, the eight inaugural members of the council were sworn in: Jose P. Nolasco, Dominador Abella, Diego Cañizares, Leandro Tojong, Manuel Roa, Felipe Pacaña, Regino Mercado and Jose Fortich.[5]
On December 10, 1940, eight members were elected to the council: Leandro A. Tojong, Juan Zamora, Honorato S. Hermosisima, Florencio Urot, Florentino D. Tecson, Ramon U. Abellanosa, Cecilio dela Victoria, and Numeriano Estenzo. Their election was confirmed in Executive Order No. 315, s. 1940, signed on December 28, 1940, by President Manuel Quezon.[6][7]
The post-war city council was convened on July 1, 1945, and was composed of Honorato S. Hermosisima, Cecilio dela Victoria, Florencio S. Urot, Numeriano G. Estenzo, Eugenio G. Corro, Canuto O. Borromeo, Alfonso S. Frias and Miguel Sanson. On July 5, 1945, Cebu City Ordinance No. 1, "An Ordinance regulating the establishment and maintenance of cockpits in the City of Cebu", was passed; the city's first ordinance, it was also the first cockpit ordinance in the Philippines and was authored by Councilor Cecilio dela Victoria.[8] Another ordinance was Cebu City Ordinance No. 4, "An Ordinance Appropriating Funds for the necessary expenses of the Government of the City of Cebu during the period from July first Nineteen Hundred Forty-Five to September Thirtieth Nineteen Hundred Forty-Five, and for other purposes". In this appropriation ordinance, the total per diems for the eight council members was ₱2,680.[9]
Seat
The council sits at Cebu City Hall, meeting in the Doña Eva Macaraeg-Macapagal Session Hall of the Cebu City Legislative Building (CCLB). The renovated CCLB was inaugurated on July 24, 2008, by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, assisted by Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña and Vice Mayor Michael Rama. The building cost ₱120 million to renovate, ₱15 million of which came from the Philippine Tourism Authority (now TIEZA).[10]
The hall was named for Eva Macaraeg-Macapagal, the mother of former president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and the second wife of former president Diosdado Macapagal.[11]
During its September 3, 2019, session, the city council approved an ordinance institutionalizing the conduct of regular and special sessions outside of its current session hall. These sessions would also be aired live on the official Facebook page of the Cebu City's Public Information Office (PIO).[12][13]
Membership
Each of Cebu City's two councilor districts elects eight members of the council. In plurality-at-large voting, a voter may vote for up to eight candidates and the candidates with the eight highest numbers of votes are elected.[1] Barangay and SK chairs throughout the city each elect a representative to the council, for a total of 18 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.[14]
Blocs
As of July 6, 2022, the council is divided into two blocs: the majority bloc and the minority bloc. The majority bloc is composed primarily of councilors who won under BARUG–PDP and the minority bloc is composed mainly of councilors who won under BOPK–LDP.[15]
Twelve of the council's 16 generally-elected seats were won by BARUG councilors in the 2022 elections while the remaining four seats were won by BOPK councilors.[15]
2022-2025 membership
| Councilor | Party | District | Terms | Bloc | ||||
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| Local | National | No. | Starts | Ends | ||||
| Abellanosa, Jose Lorenzo R. | BOPK | LDP[15] | South | 1 | June 30, 2022 | June 30, 2025 | Minority | |
| Alcover, Pastor Jr. M. | BARUG | PDP[15] | North | 1 | June 30, 2022 | June 30, 2025 | Majority | |
| Archival, Nestor D. | BOPK | LDP[15] | North | 2 | June 30, 2019 | June 30, 2025 | Minority | |
| Cuenco, James Anthony R. | BARUG | PDP[16][15] | South | 1 | September 15, 2020 [a] | June 30, 2025 | Majority | |
| Delos Santos, Mary Ann C. | BOPK | LDP[15] | North | 1 | June 30, 2022 | June 30, 2025 | Minority | |
| Esparis, Pancrasio I. | BARUG | PDP[15] | South | 1 | June 30, 2022 | June 30, 2025 | Majority | |
| Garganera, Joel C. | BARUG | Independent[15][b] | North | 3 | June 30, 2016 | June 30, 2025 | Majority | |
| Gealon, Rey M. | BARUG | PDP[15] | South | 1 | June 30, 2022 | June 30, 2025 | Majority | |
| Guardo, Jerry L. | BARUG | PDP[15] | North | 3 | June 30, 2016 | June 30, 2025 | Majority | |
| Hontiveros, Donaldo C. | BARUG | Independent[15][b] | South | 1 | June 30, 2022 | June 30, 2025 | Majority | |
| Labella, Edgardo II N. | BARUG | PDP[15] | North | 1 | June 30, 2022 | June 30, 2025 | Majority | |
| Osmeña, Renato Jr. Z. | BARUG | PDP[15] | South | 2 | December 6, 2017[c] | June 30, 2025 | Majority | |
| Pesquera, Jocelyn G. | BARUG | PDP[15] | South | 1 | February 10, 2022[d] | June 30, 2025 | Majority | |
| Wenceslao, Noel Eleuterio G. | BARUG | PDP[15] | North | 1 | June 30, 2022 | June 30, 2025 | Majority | |
| Young, Joy Augustus G. | BOPK | LDP[15] | North | 3 | June 30, 2016 | June 30, 2025 | Minority | |
| Zafra, Phillip S. | BARUG | Independent[15][b] | South | 2 | June 30, 2019 | June 30, 2025 | Majority | |
| Ong, Franklyn O. | Nonpartisan | LNB[e] | 1 | July 30, 2018 | January 1, 2023 | Minority | ||
| Jakosalem, Rhea Mae | Nonpartisan | SK[f] | 1 | November 30, 2023[g] | November 30, 2025 | |||
| Party | Total | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PDP | 9 | 50% | |
| LDP | 4 | 22.2% | |
| Independent[b] | 3 | 16.7% | |
| Nonpartisan | 2 | 11.1% | |
| Total | 18 | 100% | |
| Presiding officer | |||||||||
| Seats | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
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| 1st (North) | |||||||||
| 2nd (South) | |||||||||
| Ex officio | |||||||||
- Notes
- ^ Councilor James Anthony Cuenco was nominated to succeed his father, Antonio Cuenco, who died on June 27, 2020.[17]
- ^ a b c d Councilors Garganera, Hontiveros, and Zafra ran as independents but are allied with BARUG.[18][19]
- ^ Osmeña was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte to finish Councilor Nendell Hanz Abella's term when Abella was appointed as a commissioner representing the workers' sector of the seventh division of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC).[20][21][22]
- ^ Pesquera was named as the replacement of Councilor Donaldo Hontiveros as the latter became vice mayor.[23][24][25]
- ^ The President of the Liga ng mga Barangay (LNB, also known as the Association of Barangay Councils or ABC) in Cebu City is an ex-officio member of the Sangguniang Panlungsod.
- ^ The President of the Sangguniang Kabataan Federation (SKF) in Cebu City is an ex-officio member of the Sangguniang Panlungsod.
- ^ Succeeded Jessica Resch whose term concluded on November 30, 2023, following the 2023 Philippine barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections. She was elected as the president of the Sangguniang Kabataan Federation (SKF) in Cebu City on November 14, 2023.[26]
Definition of simple majority
In an omnibus resolution, Majority Floor Leader James Anthony Cuenco and the BARUG Team Rama council members moved to declare all positions in the Council vacant (including the presiding officer pro tempore, majority floor leader, 1st assistant majority floor leader, 2nd assistant majority floor leader and the chairs and members of all standing and ad hoc committees) on June 20, 2017. This was in response to the change in affiliation of BARUG Team Rama councilors David Tumulak, Nendell Hanz Abella, and Jerry Guardo to BOPK, making it the council's majority bloc.[27] For several weeks, no committee chairs were elected because of disagreements about what constituted a simple majority. The presiding officer, Vice Mayor Edgardo Labella, met with Councilors Margarita Osmeña and James Anthony Cuenco and they agreed to seek the opinion of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).[28]
July 24, 2017, DILG opinion stated that the City Council presiding officer should not be included in the count determining the council's majority bloc, citing the August 3, 2016 Supreme Court ruling in Tobias Javier vs. Rhodora Cadiao, et al.: "The Vice Governor, as the Presiding Officer, shall be considered a part of the SP for purposes of ascertaining if a quorum exists. In determining the number which constitutes the majority vote, the Vice Governor is excluded. The Vice Governor's right to vote is merely contingent and arises only when there is a tie to break." The vice governor is the presiding officer of a provincial board, and the vice mayor is the presiding officer of a city (or municipal) council.[29]
Officers
| Position | Officer |
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| Presiding officer | Vice Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia |
| Presiding officer pro tempore | Donaldo Hontiveros |
| Majority leader | Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=Cebu_City_Council
