Quezon City Council
Quezon City Council Sangguniang Panlungsod - Lungsod Quezon | |
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22nd Quezon City Council | |
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Type | |
Type | Unicameral |
Term limits | 3 terms (9 years) |
Leadership | |
Presiding Officer | Gian Carlo G. Sotto, Serbisyo sa Bayan Party since June 30, 2019 |
Structure | |
Seats | 38 councilors (including 2 ex officio members) 1 ex officio presiding officer |
Political groups |
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Length of term | 3 years |
Authority | Quezon City Charter Local Government Code of the Philippines |
Elections | |
Voting system | Plurality-at-large voting (36 seats) Indirect election (2 seats) |
Last election | May 9, 2022 |
Next election | May 12, 2025 |
Meeting place | |
Carlos Albert Hall, Quezon City Hall | |
Website | |
Quezon City Council Website |
The Quezon City Council is Quezon City's Sangguniang Panlungsod or legislature. It is composed of 36 councilors, with 6 councilors elected from Quezon City's six councilor districts (coextensive with the Legislative districts of Quezon City) and two councilors elected from the ranks of barangay (neighborhood) chairmen and the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK; youth councils). The presiding officer of the council is the Vice Mayor, who is elected citywide.
History
The Quezon City Council was originally formed on October 12, 1939, pursuant to the provisions of Section 11 of Commonwealth Act No. 502, otherwise known as "An Act to Create Quezon City".[1][2]
In its first formation, there were only three members, all appointed by the President of the Philippines. The first three members of the council were Dr. Eusebio Aguilar (Director of Health and City Health Officer), Jose Paez (Engineering Division of the Capital City Planning Commission) and Alejandro Roces Sr. (General Manager of the People's Homesite Corporation).
Membership in the City Council increased as the city's population grew. By 1959, there were eight councilors. In 1972, the council's membership was increased to 16; four for each of the city's four districts. From 1988 to 2010, the council's composition increased to 27 as each of the four districts elected 6 councilors with an additional of two ex-officio members, plus the vice mayor, serving as the council's presiding officer.
When Republic Act No. 10170 was signed into law, creating two new legislative districts for Quezon City, 12 additional councilors were added to the council, increasing its membership to 39.[3]
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 Quezon City's six councilor districts elects six councilors to the council. In plurality-at-large voting, a voter may vote up to six candidates, with the candidates having the six highest number of votes being elected. In addition, the barangay chairmen and the SK chairmen throughout the city elect amongst themselves their representatives to the council. Hence, there are 38 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 councils
- These are members and parties affiliated after the 2023 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections.
Position | Name | District | Party | |
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Presiding officer | Gian Carlo G. Sotto | Serbisyo sa Bayan Party | ||
City councilors | Alex Bernard R. Cruz-Herrera | 1st district | Serbisyo sa Bayan Party | |
Joseph Emile Juico | Serbisyo sa Bayan Party | |||
Dorothy "Doray" A. Delarmente | Serbisyo sa Bayan Party | |||
Tany Joe "TJ" L. Calalay | Serbisyo sa Bayan Party | |||
Nicole Ella "Nikki" V. Crisologo | PDP–Laban | |||
Charm Ferrer | Serbisyo sa Bayan Party | |||
Aly Medalla | 2nd district | Serbisyo sa Bayan Party | ||
Dave Valmocina | Serbisyo sa Bayan Party | |||
Eden Delilah "Candy" Medina-Atienza | Serbisyo sa Bayan Party | |||
Rannie Ludovica | Serbisyo sa Bayan Party | |||
Fernando Miguel "Mikey" F. Belmonte | Serbisyo sa Bayan Party | |||
Godie Liban | Serbisyo sa Bayan Party | |||
Kate Abigael G. Coseteng | 3rd district | Serbisyo sa Bayan Party | ||
Geleen Lumbad | Filipino Rights Protection Advocates of Manila Movement | |||
Chuckie Antonio | Serbisyo sa Bayan Party | |||
Wencerom Benedict "Wency" C. Lagumbay | Nacionalista | |||
Don De Leon | Nacionalista | |||
Anton Reyes | NPC | |||
Maria Imelda "Imee" A. Rillo | 4th district | Lakas | ||
Irene R. Belmonte | Serbisyo sa Bayan Party | |||
Ma. Aurora "Marra" C. Suntay | Serbisyo sa Bayan Party | |||
Raquel Malañgen | Lakas | |||
Egay Yap | Serbisyo sa Bayan Party | |||
Nanette Castelo-Daza | Lakas | |||
Joseph Visaya | 5th district | Serbisyo sa Bayan Party | ||
Mutya Castelo | Lakas | |||
Alfred Vargas | PDP–Laban | |||
Shiara "Shay" L. Liban | Serbisyo sa Bayan Party | |||
Ramon Vicente "Ram" V. Medalla | Serbisyo sa Bayan Party | |||
Aiko Melendez | Nacionalista | |||
Eric Z. Medina | 6th district | Serbisyo sa Bayan Party | ||
Ellie Juan | Serbisyo sa Bayan Party | |||
Kristine Alexia Matias | Serbisyo sa Bayan Party | |||
Banjo Pilar | Serbisyo sa Bayan Party | |||
Vito Sotto Generoso | Serbisyo sa Bayan Party | |||
Victor Bernardo | Serbisyo sa Bayan Party | |||
Ex Officio City Council Member | ||||
ABC President | Alfredo S. Roxas (Kaligayahan) | Nonpartisan | ||
SK Federation President | Sami Neri [4] (Damayan) | Nonpartisan |
Former councils
Position | Name | District | Party | |
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Presiding officer | Gian Carlo G. Sotto | Serbisyo sa Bayan Party | ||
City councilors | Alex Bernard R. Cruz-Herrera | 1st district | Serbisyo sa Bayan Party | |
Lena Marie "Mayen" P. Juico | Serbisyo sa Bayan Party | |||
Dorothy "Doray" A. Delarmente | Serbisyo sa Bayan Party | |||
Tany Joe "TJ" L. Calalay | Serbisyo sa Bayan Party | |||
Nicole Ella "Nikki" V. Crisologo | PDP–Laban | |||
Victor "Jun" V. Ferrer, Jr. | Serbisyo sa Bayan Party | |||
Winston "Winnie" T. Castelo | 2nd district | Serbisyo sa Bayan Party | ||
Voltaire Godofredo "Bong" L. Liban III | Serbisyo sa Bayan Party | |||
Eden Delilah "Candy" Medina-Atienza | Serbisyo sa Bayan Party | |||
Ramon "Toto" P. Medalla | Serbisyo sa Bayan Party | |||
Fernando Miguel "Mikey" F. Belmonte | Serbisyo sa Bayan Party | |||
Estrella "Star" C. Valmocina | Serbisyo sa Bayan Party | |||
Franz S. Pumaren | 3rd district | Serbisyo sa Bayan Party | ||
Kate Abigael G. Coseteng | Serbisyo sa Bayan Party | |||
Matias John T. Defensor | Serbisyo sa Bayan Party | |||
Wencerom Benedict "Wency" C. Lagumbay | Nacionalista | |||
Jorge L. Banal | Serbisyo sa Bayan Party | |||
Oryza Shelley "Peachy" V. de Leon | Serbisyo sa Bayan Party | |||
Maria Imelda "Imee" A. Rillo | 4th district | Serbisyo sa Bayan Party | ||
Ma. Aurora "Marra" C. Suntay | Serbisyo sa Bayan Party | |||
Irene R. Belmonte | Serbisyo sa Bayan Party | |||
Restituto "Resty" B. Malañgen | Serbisyo sa Bayan Party | |||
Ivy Xenia L. Lagman | Serbisyo sa Bayan Party | |||
Hero Clarence M. Bautista | Serbisyo sa Bayan Party | |||
Jose "Joe" A. Visaya | 5th district | Serbisyo sa Bayan Party | ||
Karl Edgar C. Castelo | Serbisyo sa Bayan Party | |||
Patrick Michael "PM" D. Vargas | Serbisyo sa Bayan Party | |||
Shiara "Shay" L. Liban | Serbisyo sa Bayan Party | |||
Ramon Vicente "Ram" V. Medalla | Serbisyo sa Bayan Party | |||
Allan Butch T. Francisco | Serbisyo sa Bayan Party | |||
Ma. Victoria "Marivic" Co-Pilar | 6th district | Serbisyo sa Bayan Party | ||
Melencio "Bobby" T. Castelo Jr. | Serbisyo sa Bayan Party | |||
Rogelio "Roger" P. Juan | Serbisyo sa Bayan Party | |||
Diorella Marie "Lala" G. Sotto-Antonio | Serbisyo sa Bayan Party | |||
Donato "Donny" C. Matias | Serbisyo sa Bayan Party | |||
Eric Z. Medina | Serbisyo sa Bayan Party | |||
Ex Officio City Council Member | ||||
ABC President | Alfredo S. Roxas (Kaligayahan) | Nonpartisan | ||
SK Federation President | Noe Lorenzo B. Dela Fuente III | Nonpartisan |
Position | Name |
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Presiding officer | Mariano Sta. Romana |
City councilors | Florentino Lapuz |
Romulo Lucasan | |
Rafael Mison, Jr. | |
Luisa Orendain | |
Eduardo Paredes | |
Proceso Sebastian | |
Saturnino Bermudez | |
Conrado Benitez |
Position | Name |
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Presiding officer | Vicente O. Novales |
City councilors | Carlos L. Albert |
Conrado Benitez | |
Victorio Diamonon | |
Proceso Sebastian | |
Jose G. Narcelles | |
Vidal Tan | |
Pedro Tuazon | |
Anastacio Yabut |
Position | Name |
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Presiding officer | Ysidro Guevarra |
City councilors | Anacleto S. Madrilejo |
Lucas R. Pascual | |
Martin S. Manahan | |
Romulo G. Lucasan | |
Nicanor A. Ramirez | |
Reynaldo T. Ermita | |
Felipe Cabrera | |
Benjamin Paguia | |
Gregorio P. Veluz | |
Jesus M. Ponce | |
Luciano M. Dominguez | |
Isabelo T. Crisostomo |
Position | Name |
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Presiding officer | Francisco Batacan |
City councilors | Ramon Vicencio |
Claro Pinga | |
Jose P. Cruz | |
Delfin Garcia | |
Francisco Batacan | |
Adolfo Eufemio | |
Ponciano S. Reyes | |
Jesus B. Meritt | |
Melencio S. Nadonga | |
Enrique T. Ramirez | |
Rafael B. Icasiano |
Position | Name |
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Presiding officer | Gregorio B. Roxas |
Francisco Batacan | |
City councilors | Leon Malubay |
Ramon Vicencio | |
Luis Sianghio | |
Claro R. Pinga | |
Pablo Pablo |
Position | Name |
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Presiding officer | Matias Defensor |
Gregorio Roxas | |
Francisco P. Batacan | |
City councilors | Leon Malubay |
Hipolito Lopez | |
Ramon Vicencio | |
Gregorio B. Roxas |
Position | Name |
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Presiding officer | Ponciano Bernardo |
City councilors | Eusebio Aguilar |
Jose Paez | |
Alejandro Roces, Sr. |
Position | Name |
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Presiding officer | Vicente Fragante |
City councilors | Eusebio Aguilar |
Jose Paez | |
Alejandro Roces, Sr. |
Prominent members
- Ponciano Bernardo - engineer, former Quezon City mayor
- Herbert Bautista - actor, former Quezon City mayor
- Joy Belmonte - Quezon City mayor, former vice mayor
- Bernadette Herrera - House of Representatives member for Bagong Henerasyon
- Aiko Melendez - actress
- Franz Pumaren - basketball coach
- Anjo Yllana - actor-comedian and host
References
- ^ Brief History of the Quezon City Council
- ^ Commonwealth Act No. 502 (October 12, 1939), An Act to Create Quezon City
- ^ Republic Act No. 10170 (July 2, 2012), An Act reapportioning the second (2nd) legislative district of Quezon City
- ^ https://quezoncity.gov.ph/oath-taking-of-sk-federation-president-sami-neri-of-brgy-damayan-and-other-officers/ [bare URL]
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Brief History of the Quezon City Council". Quezon City Council - Sangguniang Panlungsod Lungsod Quezon. Archived from the original on February 10, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
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