Southern Leyte Provincial Board

The Southern Leyte Provincial Board (Cebuano: Sangguniang Panlalawigan sa Habagatang Leyte) is the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial legislature) of the Philippine province of Southern Leyte.

Southern Leyte Provincial Board

  • Sangguniang Panlalawigan sa Habagatang Leyte  (Cebuano)
  • Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng Katimugang Leyte  (Filipino)
9th Southern Leyte Provincial Board
Type
Type
Term limits
3 terms (9 years)
Leadership
Presiding Officer
Christopherson Yap, Liberal
Structure
Seats11 board members
1 ex officio presiding officer
Political groups
  Liberal (7)
  UNA (1)
  Nonpartisan (3)
Committees
Length of term
3 years
AuthorityLocal Government Code of the Philippines
Elections
Last election
May 13, 2019
Next election
May 9, 2022
Meeting place
Session Hall, Legislative Building
Southern Leyte Provincial Capitol
Maasin City, Southern Leyte, Philippines
Website
Southern Leyte Provincial Board Official Website

The members are elected via plurality-at-large voting: the province is divided into two legislative districts, each sending four members to the provincial board; the electorate votes for four members, with the four candidates with the highest number of votes being elected.[1] The vice governor is the ex officio presiding officer, and only votes to break ties. The vice governor is also elected via the plurality voting system province-wide.

District apportionment
Election YearNo. of seats per districtEx officio seatsTotal seats
1st2nd
2004–201044311
2013–2016 4 4 2 10

Current members

Vice Governor
  • Christopherson Yap, Liberal - Presiding Officer

District Board Members
District Name Party Term Notes
1st Margarita Bantug Liberal 1
1st Jessica Marie Escaño-Pano Liberal 2
1st Fe Edillo Liberal 1
1st Adriano Idjao Liberal 1
2nd Abelardo Almario Liberal 3
2nd Aileen Estrera Liberal 2
2nd Myra Rentuza UNA 1
2nd Leoncio Uy III Liberal 1

Ex officio Board Members
Name Provincial Federation
Ronel Gabriel League of Barangays of the Philippines
Alex Lim Philippine Councilors' League

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 does not currently serve as an ex officio member of the Provincial Board.[2][3]

Vice Governor
Election
year		NameParty
1998Eva Tomol NPC
2001
2004Miguel Maamo II NPC
2007Miguel Maamo II Lakas
2010Miguel Maamo II Lakas–Kampi
2013Sheffered Lino Tan Liberal
2016Christopherson Yap Liberal

1st District
Map of the First Sangguninang Panlalawigan District of Southern Leyte
Election
year		Member (party)Member (party)Member (party)Member (party)
2004 Eva Tomol
(NPC)		 Agustin Escaño, Jr.
(Lakas–CMD)		 Arturo Bascug
(NPC)		 Cesar Rey
(NPC)
2007 Albert Esclamado
(Lakas–CMD)		 Agustin Escaño, Jr.
(KAMPI)		 Cesar Rey
(Lakas–CMD)		 Teopisto Rojas, Jr.
(Lakas–CMD)
2010 Albert Esclamado
(Lakas-Kampi)		 Cesar Rey
(Lakas-Kampi)		 Felicula Escaño
(Lakas-Kampi)		 Teopisto Rojas, Jr.
(Lakas-Kampi)
2013 Albert Esclamado
(NUP)		 Alan Jose Aroy
(NUP)		 Felicula Escaño1
(NUP)		 Teopisto Rojas, Jr.
(NUP)
Jessica Marie Escaño-Pano2
(NUP)
2016 Jessica Marie Escaño-Pano
(Liberal)		 Fe Edillo
(Liberal)		 Margarita Bantug
(Liberal)		 Adriano Idjao
(Liberal)
^1 Died in office, July 21, 2014.[4]
^2 Replaced her late grandmother; appointed on 11 March 2015, took oath of office on 30 March 2015.[5]

2nd District
Map of the Second Sangguninang Panlalawigan District of Southern Leyte
Election
year		Member (party)Member (party)Member (party)Member (party)
2004 Jason Calva
(NPC)		 Orlando Tan
(Lakas–CMD)		 Florentino Fernandez, Jr.
(PMP)		 Amalia Yap
(PMP)
2007 Jason Calva
(Lakas–CMD)		 Roberto Lagumbay
(Lakas–CMD)		 Daisy Gamale
(NPC)		 Florentino Fernandez, Jr.
(Lakas–CMD)
2010 Roberto Lagumbay
(Lakas-Kampi)		 Daisy Gamale
(Lakas-Kampi)		 Florentino Fernandez, Jr.
(Lakas-Kampi)		 Abelardo Almario
(Lakas-Kampi)
2013 Daisy Gamale
(NUP)		 Miguel Maamo II
(NUP)		 Abelardo Almario
(NUP)		 Aileen Estrera
(NUP)
2016 Abelardo Almario
(Liberal)		 Leoncio Uy III
(Liberal)		 Aileen Estrera
(Liberal)		 Myra Rentuza
(UNA)

Philippine Councilors' League Provincial Federation
Election
year		Name
2007 Florentino Lubang
2010 Sarah Dampog
2013 Alex Lim
2016

League of Barangays of the Philippines Provincial Federation
Election
year		Name
2007Nacional Mercado
2010
2013Nacional Mercado
Ronel Gabriel1
^1 Replaced Mercado as LnBP Provincial President when Mercado was elected Mayor of Maasin, Southern Leyte in 2016.

Sangguniang Kabataan Provincial Federation
Election
year		Name
2007 Joyce Mejia
2010Janine Petracorta

See also

References
  1. Government of the Republic of the Philippines. "Republic Act No. 7160". Official Gazette. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  2. Ramos-Araneta, Macon (1 November 2014). "Marcos says SK reforms needed". Manila Standard Today. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  3. Arcangel, Xianne (1 December 2014). "Proposal to postpone SK polls to October 2016 gets House nod". GMA News Online. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  4. "Milestone" (PDF). The Southern Smile. Maasin City: Provincial Government of Southern Leyte. 16–31 July 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  5. Philippines News Agency (21 March 2015). "Palace announces new appointments". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
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