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Santa Cruz Municipal Council

Sangguniang Bayan ng Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Municipal Council ; Sangguniang Bayan ng Santa Cruz
26th Santa Cruz Municipal Council
Type
Type	Unicameral
Term limits	3 terms (9 years)
Leadership
Presiding Officer	Laarni Aguilar–Malibiran, PROMDI
Presiding Officer pro tempore	Ambiel John Panganiban, Aksyon
Majority leader	Norman Tolentino, Alsyon
Minority leader	Lea Almarves, Independent
Structure
Seats	10 councilors (including 2 ex officio members); 1 ex officio presiding officer;
Political groups	Aksyon (4) Independent (3) PROMDI (1) Nonpartisan (2)
Length of term	3 years
Authority	Santa Cruz Municipal Charter; Local Government Code of the Philippines;
Elections
Voting system	Plurality-at-large voting (8 seats); Indirect elections (2 seats);
Last election	May 9, 2022
Next election	May 12, 2025
Meeting place
	2nd Floor Escolapia Building, Poblacion 3, Santa Cruz, Laguna
Website
	Santa Cruz Municipal Council

The Santa Cruz Municipal Council (Filipino: Sangguniang Bayan ng Santa Cruz) is Santa Cruz's Sangguniang Bayan or legislative body. The council has 11 members which is composed of 8 councilors, one ex officio member elected from the ranks of barangay (neighborhood) chairmen, one ex officio member elected from the ranks of Sangguniang Kabataan (youth council) chairmen and one presiding officer. The Vice-mayor of the municipality is the presiding officer of the council, who is elected municipal-wide.

The council is responsible for creating laws and ordinances under the municipality's jurisdiction. The mayor can veto proposed bills, but the council can override it with a two-thirds supermajority.

Powers, duties and functions

The Local Government Code of 1991 (Republic Act No. 7160), which establishes the Sangguniang Bayan as the municipal's legislative body, contains the following requirements:^[1]

Pass legislation;
Consent to resolutions;
Adequate funding for the municipal's and its residents' general wellbeing; and
Make sure the municipality is exercising its corporate rights in accordance with Section 22 of the Local Government Code.

Additionally, the Sangguniang Bayan is given responsibility for the following tasks and activities:^[1]

approve the resolutions and ordinances required for an effective and efficient municipal government;
Generate and maximize the utilization of funds and resources for the municipal's development plans, program goals, and top priorities as specified in Section 18 of the Local Government Code of 1991, paying special attention to expansion and improvement in the entire metropolis and agro-industrial development;
Pass laws awarding franchises and permitting the issuance of permits or licenses, subject to the guidelines in Book II of the Local Government Code of 1991, but with conditions and goals intended to advance the welfare of the municipal's residents;
Control activities pertaining to the use of land, buildings, and structures inside the municipality to advance the welfare of its populace as a whole;
Approve ordinances that would guarantee the effective and efficient provision of the fundamental facilities and services as specified in Section 17 of the Local Government Code; and
Use any additional powers and carry out any additional tasks or obligations outlined in a law or ordinance.

Summaries of the councils

Year	Council
Year	VM	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	ABCP	SKP
1980–86
1986–88
1988–92
1992–95
1995–98
1998–2001
2001–04
2004–07
2007–10
2010–13
2013–16
2016–19
2019–22
2022–25

Officers

Position	Name
Presiding officer	Vice Mayor Laarni Malibiran
Presiding officer pro tempore	Councilor Mark Anthony Panganiban
Majority leader	Councilor Norman Tolentino
Minority Leader	Councilor Lea Almarves

Membership

The municipality elects eight members of the council at-large. 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.^[2] Barangay and SK chairs throughout the municipality each elect a representative to the council, for a total of 10 councilors. Municipal-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]

Members, 2022–2025

Position	Name
Presiding Officer	Laarni A. Malibiran	PROMDI
Municipal Councilors	Ambiel John C. Panganiban	Aksyon
	Lea A. Almarves	Independent
	Norman T. Tolentino	Aksyon
	Esmeraldo C. De Las Armas Jr.	Independent
	Rizaldy N. Kalaw	Independent
	Mark Anthony P. Joven	PROMDI
	Lucena R. Odejar	Aksyon
	Alan T. Pamatmat	Aksyon
Ex Officio Municipal Council Members
ABC President	Patrocinia S. Kalaw (Oogong)	Nonpartisan
SK President	Regine S. Regalado (Santo Angel Norte)	Nonpartisan

Past Members

Members, 2019–2022

Position	Name
Presiding Officer	Laarni A. Malibiran	KDP
Municipal Councilors	Louis C. De Leon	Nacionalista
	Ambiel John C. Panganiban	Nacionalista
	Lea A. Almarves	PDP–Laban
	Ramon D. Tan	Nacionalista
	Mark Anthony P. Joven	Independent
	Efren L. Diaz	Independent
	Lucena R. Odejar	Nacionalista
	Alan T. Pamatmat	Nacionalista
Ex Officio Municipal Council Members
ABC President	Patrocinia S. Kalaw (Oogong)	Nonpartisan
SK President	Regine S. Regalado (Santo Angel Norte)	Nonpartisan

Members, 2016–2019

Position	Name
Presiding Officer	Louis C. De Leon	Liberal
Municipal Councilors	Laarni A. Malibiran	Independent
	Rizaldy N. Kalaw	Liberal
	Florencio C. Odejar	Liberal
	Roselon F. Pamatmat	Liberal
	Ronaldo P. Oblegacion	Liberal
	Ramon D. Tan	Independent
	Serafin C. San Juan Jr.	Liberal
	Rolando Moises E. Acapulco	Liberal
Ex Officio Municipal Council Members

Members, 2013–2016

Position	Name
Presiding Officer	Louis C. De Leon	Liberal
Municipal Councilors	Rizaldy N. Kalaw	Liberal
	Laarni A. Malibiran	UNA
	Efren L. Diaz	Independent
	Florencio C. Odejar	Liberal
	Laura P. Obligacion	Liberal
	Serafin C. San Juan Jr.	Liberal
	Rolando Moises E. Acapulco	Liberal
	Isagani R. Malapaya	Independent
Ex Officio Municipal Council Members

Members, 2010–2013

Members of the Santa Cruz Municipal Council (2010–2013)
Position	Name
Presiding Officer	Louis C. De Leon	Lakas–Kampi
Municipal Councilors	Ramon D. Tan	Independent
	Florencio C. Odejar	Lakas–Kampi
	Rizaldy N. Kalaw	Liberal
	Laarni A. Malibiran	Lakas–Kampi
	Laura P. Obligacion	NPC
	Jun M. Asinas	NPC
	Rolando Moises E. Acapulco	Lakas–Kampi
	Serafin C. San Juan Jr.	Liberal
Ex Officio Municipal Council Members

Members, 2007–2010

Position	Name
Presiding Officer	Alan T. Pamatmat	Liberal
Municipal Councilors	Louis C. De Leon	LDP
	Ramon D. Tan	Liberal
	Jun M. Asinas	LDP
	Romulo A. Elca	LDP
	Laura P. Obligacion	LDP
	Ricardo B. Ramirez	LDP
	Roselon F. Pamatmat	LDP
	Angelito U. Limjuco	LDP
Ex Officio Municipal Council Members

Members, 2004–2007

Position	Name
Presiding Officer	Ariel T. Magcalas	Lakas
Municipal Councilors	Brayn R. Lateo	Lakas
	Narciso A. Cayos	LDP
	Jun M. Asinas	LDP
	Roselon F. Pamatmat	LDP
	Alan T. Pamatmat	Lakas
	Virgilio T. Ciriaco	LDP
	Angelito U. Limjuco	LDP
	Serafin C. San Juan Jr.	Lakas
Ex Officio Municipal Council Members

Members, 2001–2004

Position	Name
Presiding Officer	Ariel T. Magcalas	Independent
Municipal Councilors	Florencio C. Odejar	LDP
	Louis C. De Leon	LDP
	Bernardo E. Ison	LDP
	Roselon F. Pamatmat	LDP
	Edgardo T. Porca	LDP
	Eugenio A. Javier Jr.	LDP
	Ricardo B. Ramirez	LDP
	Purita P. Sarmiento	LDP
Ex Officio Municipal Council Members

Members, 1998–2001

Position	Name
Presiding Officer	Heidi S. Ciriaco	LAMMP
Municipal Councilors	Eugenio A. Javier Jr.	LAMMP
	Florencio C. Odejar	LAMMP
	Ricardo B. Ramirez	LAMMP
	Bernardo E. Ison	LAMMP
	Louis C. De Leon	LAMMP
	Ariel T. Magcalas	Lakas
	Edgardo T. Porca	LAMMP
	Jaime Alexander Calupitan Jr.	LAMMP
Ex Officio Municipal Council Members

Members, 1995–1998

Position	Name
Presiding Officer	Narciso O. Infante	Independent
Municipal Councilors	Heidi S. Ciriaco	LDP
	Ariel T. Magcalas	Independent
	Jaime Alexander Calupitan Jr.	LDP
	Louis C. De Leon	LDP
	Ricardo B. Ramirez	LDP
	Celestino D. Pamatmat	Independent
	Bernardo E. Ison	Independent
	Miguel M. Asinas	LDP
Ex Officio Municipal Council Members

Members, 1992–1995

Position	Name
Presiding Officer	Roy T. Lopez	Independent
Municipal Councilors	Domingo G. Panganiban	LDP
	Narciso O. Infante	Independent
	Leonilo C. Romero	LDP
	Ariel T. Magcalas	Independent
	Celestino D. Pamatmat	Independent
	Francisco I. Ramos Jr.	LDP
	Eliodoro J. Salvador	LDP
	Miguel M. Asinas	LDP
Ex Officio Municipal Council Members

Members, 1988–1992

Position	Name
Presiding Officer	Reynaldo U. Limjuco	Independent
Municipal Councilors	Roy T. Lopez	Independent
	Felimon F. Baltazar	LnB
	Miguel M. Asinas	LnB
	Jaime Alexander T. Calupitan	Independent
	Francisco Fernandez	LnB
	Eliodoro J. Salvador	LnB
	Domingo F. delos Santos	LnB
	Leonilo C. Romero	LnB
Ex Officio Municipal Council Members

Members, 1986–1988

Position	Name
Presiding Officer	Romeo I. Ramos	Independent
Municipal Councilors	Arnulfo C. del Rosario	Independent
	Florindo P. Damitan	Independent
	Eliodoro J. Salvador	Independent
	Mateo E. Bernardino	Independent
	Urbano M. Sandicho Jr.	Independent
	Gaudencio P. Javier	Independent
	Alfredo L. Cruz	Independent
	Feliciano R. Matienzo	Independent
	Bienvenido C. Flores	Independent
Ex Officio Municipal Council Members
ABC President	Mario G. Bernardino	Nonpartisan
SK President	Ariel T. Magcalas	Nonpartisan

Members, 1980–1986

Position	Name
Presiding Officer	Jose S. Uriarte	KBL
Municipal Councilors	Enrique A. Tuazon	KBL
	Oscar F. Feliciano	Independent
	Maximo F. Flores Jr.	KBL
	Arnulfo C. del Rosario	KBL
	Florindo P. Damitan	Independent
	Eliodoro J. Salvador	KBL
	Mateo E. Bernardino	KBL
	Urbano M. Sandicho Jr.	KBL
	Fernando N. Salonga Jr.	Independent
	Roy T. Lopez	Independent
Ex Officio Municipal Council Members

Members, 1975–1980

Position	Name
Presiding Officer	Enrique R. Bautista	Nacionalista
Municipal Councilors	Enrique A. Tuazon	Nacionalista
	Maximo F. Flores Jr.	Nacionalista
	Eliodoro J. Salvador	Liberal
	Arnulfo C. del Rosario	Nacionalista
	Oscar F. Feliciano	Liberal
	Urbano M. Sandicho Jr.	Nacionalista
Ex Officio Municipal Council Members

Prominent members

^ ^a ^b "Republic Act No. 7160". Official Gazette (Philippines). This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ Congress of the Philippines (6 November 1987). "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. Archived from the original on 14 August 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
^ "R.A. 7160". lawphil.net. The LawPhil Project. Retrieved 6 February 2023.

[gazette_7160-1] "Republic Act No. 7160". Official Gazette (Philippines). This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[RA6636-2] Congress of the Philippines (6 November 1987). "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. Archived from the original on 14 August 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2023.

[3] "R.A. 7160". lawphil.net. The LawPhil Project. Retrieved 6 February 2023.

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