Dipolog City Council

Type

Term limits

3 terms (9 years)

Presiding Officer

Senen O. Angeles, Lakas-CMD
since 30 June 2022

Presiding Officer pro tempore

Raul C. Barbaso, Lakas-CMD
since 30 June 2025

Dipolog City Council Konseho sa Dakbayan sa Dipolog Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Dipolog
18th Dipolog City Council

Type
Type	Unicameral
Term limits	3 terms (9 years)
Leadership
Presiding Officer	Senen O. Angeles, Lakas-CMD since 30 June 2022
Presiding Officer pro tempore	Raul C. Barbaso, Lakas-CMD since 30 June 2025
Majority floor Leader	Jonald C. Napigquit, Lakas-CMD since 30 June 2025
Minority floor Leader	Ofelia G. Acis, PFP since 30 June 2025
Structure
Seats	10 councilors 2 ex officio members 1 ex officio presiding officer
Political groups	Lakas (10) PFP (1) Nonpartisan (2)
Length of term	3 years
Authority	Dipolog City Charter Local Government Code of the Philippines
Elections
Voting system	Plurality-at-large voting (10 seats) Indirect elections (2 seats)
Last election	May 12, 2025
Next election	May 15, 2028
Meeting place
Function Hall, Building B, Boulevard Commercial Complex, Dipolog Boulevard, Central, Dipolog
Website
spdipolog.net

The Dipolog City Council (Filipino: Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Dipolog, Cebuano: Konseho sa Dakbayan sa 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]

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]

2025 - 2028 membership

These are the members after the 2025 local elections and 2023 barangay and SK elections:

Position	Name
Presiding Officer	Senen O. Angeles	Lakas
City Councilors	Ryan Niel A. Asprer	Lakas
	James Cyril L. Ruiz III	Lakas
	Jonald C. Napigquit	Lakas
	Roseller L. Barinaga	Lakas
	Harrison T. Young	Lakas
	Kenny Val U. Ong	Lakas
	Romulo P. Soliva	Lakas
	Raul C. Barbaso	Lakas
	Praxides P. Rubia	Lakas
	Ofelia G. Acis	PFP
ABC President	Irvin A. Banga (Estaka)^[4]	Nonpartisan
SK Federation President	Kristine Irish May M. Cuenca (Galas)^[5]	Nonpartisan

Officers

Position	Officer
Presiding officer	Vice Mayor Senen O. Angeles
Presiding officer pro tempore	Raul C. Barbaso
Majority floor leader	Jonald C. Napigquit
1st assistant floor leader	Roseller L. Barinaga
2nd assistant floor leader	Praxides P. Rubia
3rd assistant floor leader	James Cyril L. Ruiz III
Minority floor leader	Ofelia G. Acis

Former councils

17th City Council (2022-2025)
Position	Name
Presiding Officer	Senen O. Angeles	PDP–Laban
City Councilors	James Cyril L. Ruiz III	PDP–Laban
	Roger V. Asprer	PDP–Laban
	Roseller L. Barinaga	PDP–Laban
	Jonald C. Napigquit	PDP–Laban
	James P. Verduguez^[a]	PDP–Laban
	Marilou Y. Calibo	PDP–Laban
	Romulo P. Soliva	PDP–Laban
	Eduardo C. Baron	PDP–Laban
	Praxides P. Rubia	PDP–Laban
	Maynard R. Baes	PDP–Laban
	Ritch Reinald T. Uy^[b]
ABC President	Irvin A. Banga (Estaka)^[8]	Nonpartisan
SK Federation President	Kristine Irish May M. Cuenca (Galas)^[9]	Nonpartisan

16th City Council (2019-2022)^[10]
Position	Name
Presiding Officer	Horacio B. Velasco	PDP–Laban
City Councilors	Jasmin N. Pinsoy - Lagutin	PDP–Laban
	James Cyril L. Ruiz III	PDP–Laban
	Roger V. Asprer	PDP–Laban
	Raul C. Barbaso	PDP–Laban
	James P. Verduguez	PDP–Laban
	Eduardo C. Baron	PDP–Laban
	Peter Y. Co	PDP–Laban
	Marilou Y. Calibo	PDP–Laban
	Praxides P. Rubia	PDP–Laban
	Maynard R. Baes	PDP–Laban
ABC President	Julius B. Gajonera (Sicayab)	Nonpartisan
SK Federation President	Mandel Zoe B. Lugasan (Santa Isabel)	Nonpartisan

15th City Council (2016-2019)^[11]
Position	Name
Presiding Officer	Horacio B. Velasco	Liberal
City Councilors	Jasmin N. Pinsoy	Liberal
	Jonald C. Napigquit	Liberal
	Roger V. Asprer	Liberal
	Peter Y. Co	Liberal
	Raul C. Barbaso	Liberal
	James Cyril O. Ruiz	Liberal
	Eduardo C. Baron	Liberal
	Maynard R. Baes	Liberal
	Rubencio B. Legorio	Liberal
	Marilou Y. Calibo	Liberal
ABC President	Rosanna R. Diaz (Central)	Nonpartisan
ABC President	Julius B. Gajonera (Sicayab)^[c]	Nonpartisan
SK Federation President	Mandel Zoe B. Lugasan (Santa Isabel)	Nonpartisan

14th City Council (2013-2016)^[12]^[13]
Position	Name
Presiding Officer	Horacio B. Velasco	Liberal
City Councilors	Jasmin N. Pinsoy	Liberal
	Dante Ricky G. Bagarinao	Liberal
	Peter Y. Co	Liberal
	Raul C. Barbaso	Liberal
	James P. Verduguez	Liberal
	James Cyril O. Ruiz	Liberal
	Praxides P. Rubia	Liberal
	Kenny Val U. Ong	Liberal
	Rubencio B. Legorio	Liberal
	Jonald C. Napigquit	Liberal
ABC President	Janus I. Yu (Miputak)^[d]	Nonpartisan
	Maynard R. Baes (Turno)^[e]	Nonpartisan
	Rosanna R. Diaz (Central)^[f]	Nonpartisan
SK Federation President	Ma. Katrina B. Bagarinao	Nonpartisan

13th City Council (2010-2013)^[14]^[15]
Position	Name
Presiding Officer	Senen O. Angeles	Liberal
City Councilors	Dante Ricky G. Bagarinao	Liberal
	Horacio B. Velasco	Liberal
	Jonald C. Napigquit	Liberal
	James P. Verduguez	Liberal
	Marvelita N. Pinsoy	Liberal
	Praxides P. Rubia	Liberal
	Kenny Val U. Ong	Liberal
	Romulo P. Soliva	Liberal
	James Cyril O. Ruiz	Liberal
	Rubencio B. Legorio	Liberal
ABC President	Janus I. Yu (Miputak)	Nonpartisan
SK Federation President	Ma. Katrina B. Bagarinao	Nonpartisan

12th City Council (2007-2010)^[16]^[17]
Position	Name
Presiding Officer	Senen O. Angeles	Lakas
City Councilors	Peter Y. Co	Lakas
	Horacio B. Velasco	Lakas
	Raul C. Barbaso	Lakas
	Marvelita N. Pinsoy	Lakas
	Dante Ricky G. Bagarinao	Lakas
	Praxides P. Rubia	Lakas
	Julius C. Napigquit	Lakas
	James P. Verduguez	Lakas
	Romulo P. Soliva	Lakas
	Kenny Val U. Ong	Lakas
ABC President	Janus I. Yu (Miputak)	Nonpartisan
SK Federation President	Cheemar L. Soliva	Nonpartisan

11th City Council (2004-2007)^[18]
Position	Name
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
ABC President	Emerenciana U. Velasco (Miputak)	Nonpartisan
SK Federation President	Edwin Aldren M. Refugio (Galas)	Nonpartisan

10th City Council (2001-2004)^[19]
Position	Name
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
ABC President	Kenny Val U. Ong (Central)	Nonpartisan
SK Federation President	Edwin Aldren M. Refugio (Galas)	Nonpartisan

9th City Council (1998-2001)^[20]
Position	Name
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
ABC President	Elias J. Pampilo, Jr. (Dicayas)	Nonpartisan
SK Federation President	Faith Ester G. Barinaga	Nonpartisan

1970-1978 Membership^[21]
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),^[22] 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.

v t e Dipolog
Government	Mayor Council
Public service and utilities	Hospitals Corazon C. Aquino Hospital Zamboanga del Norte Medical Center
Landmarks	Casa Bernedo Dipolog Boulevard Dipolog Cathedral
Education	Universities and colleges Andres Bonifacio College DMC-College Foundation Jose Rizal Memorial State University Saint Vincent's College Philippine Science High School Zamboanga Peninsula Region Campus Primary and secondary schools
Culture	Roman Catholic Diocese of Dipolog Radio stations
Transportation	Streets Dipolog Airport Port of Dipolog
Italics indicate defunct, proposed, or under construction. Zamboanga del Norte Philippines Category

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Dipolog City Council

Membership

2025 - 2028 membership

Officers

Former councils

Prominent members

See also

Notes

References

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