Leyte Provincial Board | |
|---|---|
| 11th Leyte Provincial Board | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 3 terms (9 years) |
| Leadership | |
Presiding Officer | |
Majority Floor Leader | Carlo P. Loreto, PDP-Laban |
Minority Floor Leader | none |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 13 board members 1 ex officio presiding officer |
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Political groups |
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| Committees | See Committees |
Length of term | 3 years |
| Authority | Local Government Code of the Philippines |
| Elections | |
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Last election | May 9, 2022 |
Next election | May 5, 2025 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Session Hall, Legislative Building Leyte Provincial Capitol Tacloban City, Philippines | |
The Leyte Provincial Board (Waray: Sangguniang Panlalawigan han Leyte, Cebuano: Sangguniang Panlalawigan sa Leyte) is the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial legislature) of the Philippine province of Leyte.
The members are elected via plurality-at-large voting: the province is divided into five legislative districts, each sending two members to the provincial board; the electorate votes for two members, with the two candidates with the highest number of votes being elected.[1]
The districts used in appropriation of members is coextensive with the legislative districts of Leyte.[1]
District apportionment
| Election Year | No. of seats per district | Ex officio seats | Total seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | |||
| 2004–2010 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 2013–2016 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 2019–2022 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 2022-Present | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
Current members
Vice Governor
- Leonardo M. Javier Jr., PDP–Laban - Presiding Officer
District Board Members
| District | Name | Party | Term | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ronnan Christian M. Resposar | Liberal | 1 | ||
| 1st | Wilson S. Uy | PDP–Laban | 1 | ||
| 2nd | Trinidad Apostol | PDP–Laban | 3 | ||
| 2nd | Raissa Villasin | PDP-Laban | 2 | ||
| 3rd | Marie Kathryn V. Kabigting | NUP | 1 | ||
| 3rd | Ma. Corazon Remandaban | PDP–Laban | 3 | ||
| 4th | Flaviano C. Centino Jr. | PDP–Laban | 1 | ||
| 4th | Vincent L. Rama | PDP–Laban | 1 | ||
| 5th | Michael L. Cari | PDP–Laban | 1 | ||
| 5th | Carlo P. Loreto | PDP-Laban | 1 | ||
Ex officio Board Members
| Name | Provincial Federation |
|---|---|
| Nolie Caña | League of Barangays of the Philippines |
| Carmen L. Cari | Philippine Councilors' League |
| MJ Luinly D. Lumen | Sangguniang Kabataan |
List of members
An additional three ex officio members are the presidents of the provincial chapters of the Association of Barangay Captains, the Councilors' League, the Sangguniang Kabataan provincial president; the municipal and city (if applicable) presidents of the Association of Barangay Captains, Councilors' League and Sangguniang Kabataan, shall elect amongst themselves their provincial presidents which shall be their representatives at the board.[1]
However, with the recent controversy regarding the role of the Sangguniang Kabataan and the proposed amendments to the Local Government Code, specifically the Sangguniang Kabataan provisions, the Sangguniang Kabataan provincial chapter president did not serve as an ex officio member of the Provincial Board until 2019.[2][3]
After the 2018 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections, the SK provincial chapter president has been seated as an ex officio member of the Provincial Board since 2019.
Vice Governor
| Election year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Trinidad Apostol | Lakas–CMD | |
| 2001 | Nestor Villasin | Lakas–CMD | |
| 2004 | Ma. Mimietta Bagulaya | NPC | |
| 2007 | Liberal | ||
| 2010 | Liberal | ||
| Florante Cayunda, Jr.1 | Lakas–Kampi | ||
| 2013 | Carlo Loreto | Liberal | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2019 | PDP–Laban | ||
| 2022 | Leonardo Javier Jr. | PDP–Laban | |
- ^1 Cayunda succeeded Bagulaya as Vice-Governor in November 2012 after Bagulaya succeeded Jericho Petilla as Governor, who in turn vacated his gubernatorial post after being appointed Energy Secretary.[4]
1st District (excludes Tacloban City)
- City: None
- Municipalities: Alangalang, Babatngon, Palo, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Tanauan, Tolosa
- Population (2015): 268,942
| Election year | Member (party) | Member (party) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Evangeline Esperas (NPC) |
Ma. Lourdes Go-Soco (Liberal) | ||
| 2007 | Ma. Lourdes Go-Soco (Lakas-CMD) |
Evangeline Esperas (Lakas-CMD) | ||
| 2010 | Roque Tiu (Liberal) |
Ma. Lourdes Go-Soco (Lakas-Kampi) | ||
| 2013 | Gina Merilo (Liberal) |
Ranulfo Abellanosa (Liberal) | ||
| 2016 | ||||
| 2019 | Gina Merilo (PDP–Laban) |
Ranulfo Abellanosa (PDP–Laban) | ||
| 2022 | Ronnan Christian Reposar (Liberal) |
Wilson Uy (PDP–Laban) | ||
2nd District
- Cities: none
- Municipalities: Barugo, Burauen, Capoocan, Carigara, Dagami, Dulag, Jaro, Julita, La Paz, Macarthur, Mayorga, Pastrana, Tabontabon, Tunga
- Population (2015): 406,359
| Election year | Member (party) | Member (party) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Lesmes Lumen (NPC) |
Simeon Ongbit, Jr. (NPC) | ||
| 2007 | Lesmes Lumen (Lakas-CMD) |
Simeon Ongbit, Jr. (Lakas-CMD) | ||
| 2010 | Anlie Apostol (Lakas-Kampi) |
Niccolo Villasin (Lakas-Kampi) | ||
| 2013 | Anlie Apostol (Liberal) |
Niccolo Villasin (Liberal) | ||
| 2016 | Trinidad Apostol (Liberal) | |||
| 2019 | Trinidad Apostol (PFP) |
Raissa Villasin (PFP) | ||
| 2022 | Trinidad Apostol (PDP-Laban) |
Raissa Villasin (PDP-Laban) | ||
3rd District
- Cities: none
- Municipalities: Calubian, Leyte, San Isidro, Tabango, Villaba
- Population (2015): 179,594
| Election year | Member (party) | Member (party) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Rowil Batan (NPC) |
Rolando Piamonte, Sr. (LDP) | ||
| 2007 | Rowil Batan (LDP) |
Rolando Piamonte, Sr. (Lakas-CMD) | ||
| 2010 | Bernard Jonathan Remandaban (Lakas-Kampi) |
Rolando Piamonte, Sr. (Lakas-Kampi) | ||
| 2013 | Alan Ang (Liberal) |
Ma. Mimietta Bagulaya (Liberal) | ||
| 2016 | Alan Ang (NUP) |
Ma. Corazon Remandaban (Liberal) | ||
| 2019 | Anna Veloso-Tuazon (NUP) |
Ma. Corazon Remandaban (NPC) | ||
| 2022 | Marie Kathryn V. Kabigting (NUP) |
Ma. Corazon Remandaban (PDP-Laban) | ||
4th District (excludes Ormoc City)
- Cities: none
- Municipalities: Albuera, Isabel, Kananga, Matag-ob, Merida, Palompon
- Population (2015): 256,166
| Election year | Member (party) | Member (party) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Herville Pajaron (Liberal) |
Antonio Jabilles (NPC) | ||
| 2007 | Antonio Jabilles (Lakas-CMD) |
Deborah Bertulfo (Lakas-CMD) | ||
| 2010 | Deborah Bertulfo (Lakas-Kampi) |
Antonio Jabilles (Lakas-Kampi) | ||
| 2013 | Deborah Bertulfo (Liberal) |
Mesias Arevalo (Liberal) | ||
| 2016 | Manuel Vicente Torres (Liberal) | |||
| 2019 | Carmen Torres-Rama (PDP–Laban) |
Mesias Arevalo (PDP–Laban) | ||
| 2022 | Flaviano C. Centino Jr. (PDP–Laban) |
Vincent L. Rama (PDP–Laban) | ||
5th District
- Cities: Baybay
- Municipalities: Abuyog, Bato, Hilongos, Hindang, Inopacan, Javier, Mahaplag, Matalom
- Population (2015): 398,587
| Election year | Member (party) | Member (party) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Carlo Loreto (NPC) |
Emmanuel Golo (NPC) | ||
| 2007 | Carlo Loreto (Lakas-CMD) |
Florante Cayunda, Sr. (Liberal) | ||
| 2010 | Florante Cayunda, Jr. (Lakas-Kampi) |
Carlo Loreto (Lakas-Kampi) | ||
| vacant1 | ||||
| 2013 | Florante Cayunda, Jr. (Liberal) |
Emmanuel Gacis (Liberal) | ||
| 2016 | ||||
| 2019 | Florante Cayunda, Jr. (PFP) |
Emmanuel Gacis (PFP) | ||
| 2022 | Michael L. Cari (PDP-Laban) |
Carlo P. Loreto (PDP-Laban) | ||
Ex officio members
Philippine Councilors' League Provincial Federation
| Election year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2004 | Wilson Uy1 |
| 2007 | |
| 2010 | Wilson Uy2 |
| 2013 | |
| 2016 | |
| 2019 | Edwin Faller3 |
| Chiqui Ruth Uy | |
| 2022 | Carmen L. Cari |
League of Barangays of the Philippines Provincial Federation
| Election year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2004 | Enrico Albao |
| 2007 | |
| 2010 | Margarita Cari |
| 2013 | Margarita Cari1 |
| Edwin Faller | |
| Nolie Caña2 | |
| 2018 | Nolie Caña |
| 2023 | Nolie Caña |
Sangguniang Kabataan Provincial Federation
| Election year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2004 | Gretchen Nirza |
| 2007 | Brent Gerard Daya |
| 2010 | Kim Roger Serdoncillo |
| 2018 | Jo Vanille Chua |
| 2023 | MJ Luinly D. Lumen |
Committees
| Committee | Chair[6] |
|---|---|
| Blue Ribbon | TBD |
| Agriculture | TBD |
| Appointments | TBD |
| Banking and Financial Institutions | TBD |
| Barangay Affairs and Community Development | TBD |
| Boundary Disputes | TBD |
| Budget Management and Appropriations | TBD |
| Cooperatives and Accreditations | TBD |
| Disaster Risk Reduction and Management | TBD |
| Education | TBD |
| Energy, Science and Technology | TBD |
| Environment and Natural Resources | TBD |
| Federalism Reform and Governance | TBD |
| Finance and Economic Enterprise Development | TBD |
| Games and Amusement | TBD |
| Health and Sanitation | TBD |
| Heritage, Culture and the Arts | TBD |
| Housing, Land Use and Informal Settlers | TBD |
| Human Rights and Justice | TBD |
| Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and New Media Development | TBD |
| Labor and Employment | TBD |
| Prisons and Jail Management | TBD |
| Public Information | TBD |
| Public Order, Human Rights and Protective Services | TBD |
| Public Utilities | TBD |
| Rules, Laws and Privileges | TBD |
| Senior Citizens | TBD |
| Social Services | TBD |
| Tourism, Trade and International Relations | TBD |
| Trade, Investments and Economic Affairs | TBD |
| Ways and Means | TBD |
| Women, Children and Family Welfare | TBD |
| Youth and Sports Development | TBD |
See also
References
- 1 2 3 Government of the Republic of the Philippines. "Republic Act No. 7160". Official Gazette. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ↑ Ramos-Araneta, Macon (1 November 2014). "Marcos says SK reforms needed". Manila Standard Today. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ↑ Arcangel, Xianne (1 December 2014). "Proposal to postpone SK polls to October 2016 gets House nod". GMA News Online. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- 1 2 Gabieta, Joey (5 November 2012). "Petilla formally steps down as Leyte governor". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ↑ Jimenea, Lalaine (14 October 2014). "Leyte PB member, solon's wife passes away". The Freeman. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ↑ Amazona, Roel (2019-07-06). "Leyte provincial board organizes various committees" (PDF). Leyte Samar Daily Express. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
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