Batangas Provincial Board Explained

Batangas Provincial Board
Native Name:	Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng Batangas
Term Limits:	3 terms (9 years)
Authority:	Local Government Code of the Philippines
House Type:	Unicameral
Leader1:	Mark Leviste
Leader1 Type:	Presiding Officer
Party1:	PDP–Laban
Election1:	June 30, 2019
Seats:	15 board members 1 ex officio presiding officer
Structure1:	File:Batangas Provincial Board composition.svg
Structure1 Res:	200
Structure1 Alt:	Batangas Provincial Board composition
Political Groups1:	Nacionalista (11) Aksyon Demokratiko (1) NPC (1) Nonpartisan (2)
Term Length:	3 years
Voting System1:	Plurality-at-large (regular members) Indirect election (ex officio members)
Last Election1:	May 9, 2022
Next Election1:	May 12, 2025
Session Room:	File:BatangasCapitoljf0149 02.JPG
Session Res:	200
Meeting Place:	Apolinario Mabini Legislative Building, Batangas Provincial Capitol Compound, Batangas City

The Batangas Provincial Board is the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial legislature) of the Philippine province of Batangas.

The members are elected via plurality-at-large voting: the province is divided into six districts, two representatives in each district. The candidates with the highest number of votes in each district, depending on the number of members the district sends, are elected. The vice governor is the ex officio presiding officer, and only votes to break ties. The vice governor is elected via the plurality voting system province-wide.

The districts used in appropriation of members is coextensive with the legislative districts of Batangas.

District apportionment

Elections	No. of seats per district						Ex officio seats	Total seats
Elections	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Ex officio seats	Total seats
2001–13	2	3	2	3	—	—	3	13
2016	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	15
2018	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	16
2019	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	16

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 Kabataanprovincial president; the municipal and city (if applicable) presidents of the Association of Barangay Captains, Councilor's League and Sangguniang Kabataan, shall elect amongst themselves their provincial presidents which shall be their representatives at the board.

Current members

Vice Governor: Jose Antonio S. Leviste II (PDP-Laban)

Board member!Party!Term number!Start of term!End of term
League	Board member		Party	Term number	Start of term	End of term
1st	bgcolor=		Carlo Roman Rosales	Nacionalista	3	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2025
1st	bgcolor=		Armie Bausas	Nacionalista	1	June 30, 2022	June 30, 2025
2nd	bgcolor=		Wilson Leandro Rivera	Nacionalista	3	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2025
2nd	bgcolor=		Arlina Magboo	Aksyon	3	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2025
3rd	bgcolor=		Alfredo Corona	NPC	1	June 30, 2022	June 30, 2025
3rd	bgcolor=		Rodolfo Balba	Nacionalista	2	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2025
4th	bgcolor=		Jonas Patrick Gozos	Nacionalista	3	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2025
4th	bgcolor=		Jesus De Veyra	Nacionalista	3	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2025
5th	bgcolor=		Ma. Claudette Ambida	Nacionalista	3	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2025
5th	bgcolor=		Arthur Blanco	Nacionalista	3	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2025
6th	bgcolor=		Lydio Lopez Jr.	Nacionalista	3	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2025
6th	bgcolor=		Aries Emmanuel Mendoza	Nacionalista	2	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2025
ABC		Fernando R. Rocafort	Nonpartisan	1	January 2024	January 2026
PCL		Melvin Vidal	Nacionalista	1	June 30, 2022	June 30, 2025
SK		Voltaire Aedrian P. Pua	Nonpartisan	1	November 30, 2023	January 2026

Membership summary

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The term of elected officials of the Sangguniang Kabataan elected in 2010 expired on November 30, 2013, and were not replaced.

Vice Governor

Election year	Name	Party
1992	Ma. Guia Perez-Chavez
1995	Ricky Recto
1998	Ricky Recto
2001
2004	Ricky Recto
2007	Mark Leviste
2010
2013
2016	Sofronio Ona, Jr
2019	Mark Leviste
2022	Mark Leviste

1st District

City: Calaca
Municipalities: Balayan, Calatagan, Lemery, Lian, Nasugbu, Taal, Tuy
Population (2020): 635,962

width=60px	Election year !	Member (party)	Member (party)
2004	bgcolor=		Consuelo Malabanan (Lakas)	bgcolor=	Benjamin Bausas (LDP)
2007	bgcolor=		Roman Rosales (KAMPI)	bgcolor=	Benjamin Bausas (Lakas)
2010	bgcolor=		Roman Rosales (Lakas-Kampi)	bgcolor=	Lorenzo Bausas (Liberal)
2013	bgcolor=		Roman Rosales (Liberal)	bgcolor=	Ramon Bausas (Liberal)
2016	bgcolor=		Carlo Roman Rosales (Independent)	bgcolor=	Ramon Bausas (Liberal)
2019	bgcolor=		Carlo Roman Rosales (Nacionalista)	bgcolor=	Glenda Bausas (Nacionalista)
2022	bgcolor=		Carlo Roman Rosales (Nacionalista)	bgcolor=	Armie Marie Bausas (Nacionalista)

2nd District

Municipalities: Bauan, Lobo, Mabini, San Luis, San Pascual, Tingloy
Population (2020): 306,809

width=60px	Election year !	Member (party)	Member (party)	Member (party)
2004	bgcolor=		Sergio Atienza (Liberal)	bgcolor=	Godofredo Berberabe, Jr. (Liberal)	bgcolor=	Florencio Loyola (Liberal)
2007	bgcolor=		Joel Atienza (KAMPI)	bgcolor=	Godofredo Berberabe, Jr. (KAMPI)	bgcolor=	Florencio Loyola (KAMPI)
2010	bgcolor=		Joel Atienza (Lakas-Kampi)	bgcolor=	Christopher De Leon (Liberal)	bgcolor=	Florencio Loyola (Lakas-Kampi)
2013	bgcolor=		Mario Vittorio Mariño (NPC)	bgcolor=	Dexter Buted (Liberal)	bgcolor=	Amelia Alvarez (Liberal)
2016	bgcolor=		Wilson Leonardo Rivera (UNA)	bgcolor=	Arlina Magboo (Independent)
2019	bgcolor=		Wilson Leonardo Rivera (Nacionalista)	bgcolor=	Arlina Magboo (Nacionalista)
2022	bgcolor=		Wilson Leonardo Rivera (Nacionalista)	bgcolor=	Arlina Magboo (Aksyon)

3rd District

Cities: Santo Tomas, Tanauan
Municipalities: Agoncillo, Alitagtag, Balete, Cuenca, Laurel, Malvar, Mataasnakahoy, San Nicolas, Santa Teresita, Talisay
Population (2020): 768,561

width=60px	Election year !	Member (party)	Member (party)
2001	bgcolor=		Santillan (NPC)	bgcolor=		Rudy Balba (Lakas)
2004	bgcolor=		Rudy Balba (Lakas)	bgcolor=		Cecilio Hernandez (Lakas)
2007	bgcolor=		Rudy Balba (KAMPI)	bgcolor=		Chona Dimayuga (Lakas)
2010		Devs Balba (Liberal)	bgcolor=		Alfredo Corona (Lakas-Kampi)
2013			Alfredo Corona (Liberal)
2016			Alfredo Corona (Liberal)
2019	bgcolor=		Jhoanna Corona-Villamor (Nacionalista)	bgcolor=		Rudy Balba (Nacionalista)
2022	bgcolor=		Alfredo Corona (NPC)	bgcolor=		Rudy Balba (Nacionalista)

4th District

Municipalities: Ibaan, Padre Garcia, Rosario, San Jose, San Juan, Taysan
Population (2020): 472,794

width=60px	Election year !	Member (party)	Member (party)	Member (party)
2004	bgcolor=		Mark Leviste (Lakas)	bgcolor=		Rowena Africa (Independent)	bgcolor=		Lianda Bolilia (Lakas)
2007	bgcolor=		Mabelle Virtusio (Lakas)		Marieta Igarta	bgcolor=		Amado Carlos Bolilia IV (Lakas)
2010		Mabelle Virtusio (Liberal)	bgcolor=		Rowena Africa (Nacionalista)		Amado Carlos Bolilia IV (Liberal)
2013	bgcolor=	Mabelle Virtusio (Liberal)		Rowena Africa (Liberal)			Amado Carlos Bolilia IV (Liberal)
2016	bgcolor=		Jonas Patrick Gozos (Liberal)	bgcolor=		Jesus De Veyra (Liberal)
2019	bgcolor=		Jonas Patrick Gozos (Nacionalista)	bgcolor=		Jesus De Veyra (Nacionalista)
2022	bgcolor=		Jonas Patrick Gozos (Nacionalista)	bgcolor=		Jesus de Veyra (Nacionalista)

5th District

City: Batangas City
Population (2020): 351,437

width=60px	Election year !	Member (party)	Member (party)
2016	bgcolor=		Ma. Claudette Ambida (Liberal)	bgcolor=	Arthur Blanco (Liberal)
2019	bgcolor=		Ma. Claudette Ambida (Nacionalista)	bgcolor=	Arthur Blanco (Nacionalista)
2022	bgcolor=		Ma. Claudette Ambida (Nacionalista)	bgcolor=	Arthur Blanco (Nacionalista)

6th District

City: Lipa
Population (2020): 372,931

width=60px	Election year !	Member (party)	Member (party)
2016	bgcolor=		Rowena Africa (Liberal)	bgcolor=	Lydio Lopez, Jr. (Liberal)
2019	bgcolor=		Lydio Lopez, Jr. (Nacionalista)	bgcolor=	Aries Emmanuel Mendoza (Nacionalista)
2022	bgcolor=		Lydio Lopez, Jr. (Nacionalista)	bgcolor=	Aries Emmanuel Mendoza (Nacionalista)

Philippine Councilors League President

Election year	Member (party)
2001		Victor Portugal Jr. (Lakas) (Taysan)
2004		Victor Portugal Jr. (Lakas) (Taysan)
2007		Joel Portugal (Lakas) (Taysan)
2010		Joel Portugal (NPC) (Taysan)
2013		Kathleen Briones (Liberal) (Lipa City)
2016		Mildred Sanchez (Liberal) (Nasugbu)
2019		Leo Malinay (Nacionalista) (Lian)
2020		Ronald Cruzat (Nacionalista) (Bauan)
2022		Oliver Macatangay (Nacionalista) (Batangas City) (Interim)
2022		Melvin Vidal (Nacionalista) (Padre Garcia)

Association of Barangay Captains President

Election year	Member (party)
2013	Herminigildo Dolor
2016	Wilfredo Maliksi
2023	Medel Medrano
2024	Fernando Rocafort

Sangguniang Kabataan President

Election year	Member (party)
1996	Mabelle Virtusio (Rosario)
2002	Jayvee Bendaña (Lemery)
2007	Melody Ellaine Amante (Padre Garcia)
2010	Mark Lawrence Alvarez (Tingloy)
2018	Hannah Beatriz Cabral (Lemery)
2019	Maria Louise Gamo-Vale (San Luis)
2023	Voltaire Aedrian Pua (Lipa City)