Leyte Provincial Board

Leyte Provincial Board
  • Sangguniang Panlalawigan han Leyte  (Waray)
  • Sangguniang Panlalawigan sa Leyte  (Cebuano)
  • Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng Leyte  (Filipino)
9th Leyte Provincial Board
Type
Type
Term limits
 3 terms (9 years)
Leadership
Presiding Officer
Carlo Loreto, Liberal
Since 26 June 2016[1]
Majority Floor Leader
Florante Cayunda, Jr., Liberal
Since 5 July 2016
Minority Floor Leader
none
Structure
Seats 10 district board members
2 ex officio board members
1 ex officio presiding officer
Political groups
Committees See Committees
Length of term
 3 years
Authority Local Government Code of the Philippines
Elections
Plurality-at-large voting
Last election
 May 9, 2016
Next election
 May 13, 2019
Meeting place
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.[2]

The districts used in appropriation of members is coextensive with the legislative districts of Leyte.[2]

District apportionment

Election YearNo. of seats per districtEx officio seatsTotal seats
1st2nd3rd4th5th
2004–201022222313
2013–2016 2 2 2 2 2 2 12

Current members

Vice Governor

  • Carlo Loreto, Liberal - Presiding Officer

District Board Members

District Name Party Term Notes
1st Ranulfo Abellanosa Liberal 2
1st Gina Merilo Liberal 2
2nd Trinidad Apostol Liberal 1
2nd Niccolo Villasin Liberal 3 1st Deputy Floor Leader
3rd Alan Ang NUP 2
3rd Ma. Corazon Remandaban Liberal 1
4th Mesias Arevalo Liberal 2 2nd Deputy Floor Leader
4th Manuel Vicente Torres Liberal 1
5th Florante Cayunda, Jr. Liberal 3 Majority Floor Leader
5th Emmanuel Gacis Liberal 2

Ex officio Board Members

Name Provincial Federation
Nolie Caña League of Barangays of the Philippines
Wilson Uy 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.[2]

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.[3][4]

Vice Governor

Election
year		NameParty
1998Trinidad Apostol Lakas
2001Nestor Villasin Lakas
2004Ma. Mimietta Bagulaya NPC
2007 Liberal
2010 Liberal
Florante Cayunda, Jr.1 Lakas-Kampi
2013 Carlo Loreto Liberal
2016

^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.[5]

1st District (excludes Tacloban City)

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

2nd District

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)

3rd District

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)

4th District (excludes Ormoc City)

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)

5th District

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

^1 Cayunda vacated the post after being appointed Vice Governor in November 2012.[5]

Ex officio members

Philippine Councilors' League Provincial Federation

Election
year		Name
2004Wilson Uy
2007
2010
2013
2016

League of Barangays of the Philippines Provincial Federation

Election
year		Name
2004Enrico Albao
2007
2010 Margarita Cari
2013 Margarita Cari1
Edwin Faller
Nolie Caña2

^1 Died in office, October 12, 2014.[6]
^2 Replaced Faller as LnBP Provincial President when Faller became a Sangguniang Bayan Member for Hilongos, Leyte in 2016.

Sangguniang Kabataan Provincial Federation

Election
year		Name
2004Gretchen Nirza
2007 Brent Gerard Daya
2010Kim Roger Serdoncillo

Committees

Committee Chair[7]
Blue Ribbon Carlo Loreto
Agriculture Emmanuel Gacis
Appointments Wilson Uy
Banking and Financial Institutions Manuel Vicente Torres
Barangay Affairs and Community Development Nolie Caña
Boundary Disputes Emmanuel Gacis
Budget Management and Appropriations Mesias Arevalo
Cooperatives and Accreditations Mesias Arevalo
Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Carlo Loreto
Education Florante Cayunda, Jr.
Energy, Science and Technology Niccolo Villasin
Environment and Natural Resources Mesias Arevalo
Finance and Economic Enterprise Development Niccolo Villasin
Health and Sanitation Ranulfo Abellanosa
Heritage, Culture and the Arts Ma. Corazon Remandaban
Housing, Land Use and Informal Settlers Alan Ang
Human Rights and Justice Florante Cayunda, Jr.
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and New Media Development Carlo Loreto
Infrastructure Alan Ang
Labor and Employment Niccolo Villasin
Prisons and Jail Management Wilson Uy
Public Information Ranulfo Abellanosa
Public Order, Human Rights and Protective Services Carlo Loreto
Public Utilities Wilson Uy
Rules, Laws and Privileges Florante Cayunda, Jr.
Senior Citizens Trinidad Apostol
Social Services Gina Merilo
Tourism, Trade and International Relations Ma. Corazon Remandaban
Trade, Investments and Economic Affairs Niccolo Villasin
Ways and Means Alan Ang
Women, Children and Family Welfare Trinidad Apostol
Youth and Sports Development Manuel Vicente Torres

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ballesteros, Eileen (28 June 2016). "Leyte's elected officials take their oath of office". The Freeman. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 Government of the Republic of the Philippines. "Republic Act No. 7160". Official Gazette. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  3. ↑ Ramos-Araneta, Macon (1 November 2014). "Marcos says SK reforms needed". Manila Standard Today. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  4. ↑ Arcangel, Xianne (1 December 2014). "Proposal to postpone SK polls to October 2016 gets House nod". GMA News Online. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  5. 1 2 Gabieta, Joey (5 November 2012). "Petilla formally steps down as Leyte governor". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  6. ↑ Jimenea, Lalaine (14 October 2014). "Leyte PB member, solon's wife passes away". The Freeman. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "Leyte SP elects chairs of various committees". Balita. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
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