Bulacan Provincial Board Explained

Bulacan Provincial Board
Native Name:Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng Bulacan
Term Limits:3 terms (9 years)
Authority:Local Government Code of the Philippines
Legislature:11th Sangguniang Panlalawigan
House Type:Unicameral
Leader1:Alexis Castro
Leader1 Type:Presiding Officer
Party1:NUP
Election1:June 30, 2022
Seats:16 board members
1 ex officio presiding officer
Structure1 Res:200
Structure1 Alt:Bulacan Provincial Board composition
Political Groups1:

Aksyon (1)

NUP (8)

PFP (1)

Lakas-CMD (2)

Independent (1)

Nonpartisan (3)

Term Length:3 years
Voting System1:
Last Election1:May 9, 2022
Next Election1:May 12, 2025
Session Room:File:9961Newly_Renovated_Bulacan_Provincial_Capitol_Building_14.jpg
Session Res:200px
Meeting Place:Benigno S. Aquino Jr. Hall, Bulacan Provincial Capitol, Malolos

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

The members are elected via plurality-at-large voting: the province is divided into six Sangguniang Panlalawigan districts, and each district send two members since 2022; the number of candidates the electorate votes for and the number of winning candidates depends on the number of members their district sends. 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 Bulacan, with the exception that the Legislative district of San Jose del Monte being a part of the 4th provincial board district until 2025.

District apportionment

Elections No. of seats per district width=50px rowspan=2Ex officio seats width=50px rowspan="2" Reserved seats!Total seats
width=50px1st !width=50px2nd 3rd4th5th 6th
2004–16 3 2 23— — —3 0 13
2017–213223———3114
2022–24 2 2 222 2 —3 1 16
2025–beyond22222223118

In May 2024, the Supreme Court ordered the addition of two seats in the Board for San Jose del Monte following a petition by Representative Florida Robes.[1] [2] [3]

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, Councilor's League and Sangguniang Kabataan, shall elect amongst themselves their provincial presidents which shall be their representatives at the board.

Starting in 2017, the province also reserved a seat for its indigenous peoples.[4]

Current members

Board member!Party!Term number!Start of term!End of term
1st districtbgcolor=Allan AndanAksyon3June 30, 2016June 30, 2025
bgcolor=Romina FerminIndependent2June 30, 2019June 30, 2025
2nd districtbgcolor=Erlene Luz dela CruzNUP2June 30, 2019June 30, 2025
bgcolor=Lee Edward NicolasNUP1June 30, 2022June 30, 2025
3rd districtbgcolor=Romeo Castro Jr.NUP2June 30, 2019June 30, 2025
bgcolor=Raul MarianoNUP1June 30, 2022June 30, 2025
4th districtbgcolor=Enrique delos Santos Jr.NUP2June 30, 2019June 30, 2025
bgcolor=Allen Dale BaluyutNUP1June 30, 2022June 30, 2025
5th districtbgcolor=Richard RoqueNUP1June 30, 2022June 30, 2025
bgcolor=Cezar MendozaNUP1June 30, 2022June 30, 2025
6th districtbgcolor=Renato de Guzman Jr.Lakas-CMD1June 30, 2022June 30, 2025
bgcolor=Arthur LegaspiLakas-CMD1June 30, 2022June 30, 2025
ABCFortunato AngelesNonpartisan1October 3, 2024January 1, 2026
PCLWilliam VillaricaPFP2June 30, 2022June 30, 2025
SKCasey Tyrone Howard[5] Nonpartisan1November 28, 2023January 1, 2026
IPMRLiberato Sembrano[6] Nonpartisan2February 5, 2021February 5, 2027

Membership summary

Election
year 		VG width=30pxABC !width=30pxIP
MR !		width=30pxPCL !width=30pxSK !width=30px1 !width=30px2 !width=30px3 !width=30px4 !width=30px5 !width=30px6 !width=30px7 !width=30px8 !width=30px9 !width=30px10 !width=30px11 !width=30px12 !Controlling party
2004 local5thbgcolor=bgcolor=—?bgcolor=bgcolor=bgcolor=bgcolor=bgcolor=bgcolor=bgcolor=bgcolor=bgcolor=bgcolor=bgcolor=——
2007 local6thbgcolor=bgcolor=—?bgcolor=bgcolor=bgcolor=bgcolor=bgcolor=bgcolor=bgcolor=bgcolor=bgcolor=bgcolor=bgcolor=——bgcolor=blackNo majority
2010 local7thbgcolor=bgcolor=—bgcolor=bgcolor=bgcolor=bgcolor=bgcolor=bgcolor=bgcolor=bgcolor=bgcolor=bgcolor=bgcolor=bgcolor=——
2013 local8thbgcolor=bgcolor=—bgcolor=—bgcolor=bgcolor=bgcolor=bgcolor=bgcolor=bgcolor=bgcolor=bgcolor=bgcolor=bgcolor=——
2016 local9th———
2017 IPMR
2018 barangay
2019 local10th——
2021 IPMR
2022 local11thbgcolor=blackNo majority
2023 barangaybgcolor=blackNo majority
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
1998 Aurelio Plamenco
2001 Aurelio Plamenco
2004 Aurelio Plamenco
2007 Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado
2010
2013
2016
2019 Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado
2022 Alexis Castro

1st District

width=60pxElection
year !		Member (party) Member (party) Member (party)
2004bgcolor=Pacifico Aniag
(Lakas)		bgcolor=Patrocinio Laderas
(Lakas)		bgcolor=Raul Mendoza
(Lakas)
2007bgcolor=Christian Natividad
(KAMPI)		bgcolor=Vicente Cruz, Sr.
(Lakas)		bgcolor=Patrocinio Laderas
(KAMPI)
2010bgcolor=Michael Fermin
(Liberal)		bgcolor=Felix Ople
(Liberal)		bgcolor=Therese Cheryll Ople
(Lakas-Kampi)
2013bgcolor=Michael Fermin
(NUP)		bgcolor=Felix Ople
(NUP)		bgcolor=Therese Cheryll Ople
(NUP)
2016bgcolor=Felix Ople
(Liberal)		bgcolor=Therese Cheryll Ople
(Liberal)		bgcolor=Allan Andan
(NPC)
2019bgcolor= Allan Andan
(PDP–Laban)		bgcolor=Romina Fermin
(NUP)		bgcolor=Bernando Ople Jr.
(NUP)
2022bgcolor= Allan Andan
(PDP–Laban)		bgcolor=Romina Fermin
(PDP-Laban)		Seat eliminated

2nd District

width=60pxElection
year !		Member (party) Member (party)
2004bgcolor=Daniel Fernando
(Lakas)		bgcolor=Ariel Arceo
(Lakas)
2007bgcolor=Ramon Posadas
(KAMPI)		bgcolor=Ariel Arceo
(UNO)
2010bgcolor=Ramon Posadas
(Liberal)		bgcolor=Enrique dela Cruz, Jr.
(Liberal)
2013bgcolor=Ramon Posadas
(NUP)		bgcolor=Enrique dela Cruz, Jr.
(NUP)
2016bgcolor=Enrique dela Cruz, Jr.
(Liberal)		bgcolor=Ma. Lourdes Posadas
(Liberal)
2019bgcolor=Erlene Luz dela Cruz
(NUP)		bgcolor=Ramon Posadas
(NUP)
2022bgcolor=Erlene Luz dela Cruz
(NUP)		bgcolor=Lee Edward Nicolas
(PDP-Laban)

3rd District

width=60pxElection
year !		Member (party) Member (party)
2004bgcolor=Enrique Viudez II
(Lakas)		bgcolor=Ernesto Sulit
(Lakas)
2007bgcolor=Enrique Viudez II
(KAMPI)		bgcolor=Ernesto Sulit
(Lakas)
2010bgcolor=Enrique Viudez II
(Liberal)		bgcolor=Rino Castro
(Liberal)
2013bgcolor=Rino Castro
(NUP)		bgcolor=Ernesto Sulit
(Liberal)
2016bgcolor=Rino Castro
(NPC)		bgcolor=Emelita Viceo
(Liberal)
2019bgcolor=Romeo Castro, Jr.
(NUP)		bgcolor=Emelita Viceo
(NUP)
2022bgcolor=Romeo Castro, Jr.
(NUP)		bgcolor=Raul Mariano
(NUP)

4th District

width=60pxElection
year !		Member (party) Member (party) Member (party)
2004bgcolor=Enrique delos Santos
(Lakas)		bgcolor=Glenn Santos
(Lakas)		bgcolor=Primitivo Tamayo
(Lakas)
2007bgcolor=Eulogio Sarmiento III
(Lakas)		bgcolor=Enrique delos Santos, Jr.
(KAMPI)		bgcolor=Glenn Santos
(KAMPI)
2010bgcolor=Eulogio Sarmiento III
(Liberal)		bgcolor=Enrique delos Santos, Jr.
(Liberal)		bgcolor=Romeo Allan Robes
(Lakas-Kampi)
2013bgcolor=Eulogio Sarmiento III
(NUP)		bgcolor=Enrique delos Santos, Jr.
(NUP)		bgcolor=Allan Ray Baluyut
(Nacionalista)
2016bgcolor=Alexis Castro
(NPC)		bgcolor=Allan Ray Baluyut
(Liberal)		bgcolor=Perlita delos Santos
(Liberal)
2019bgcolor=Enrique delos Santos, Jr.
(PDP–Laban)		bgcolor=Alexis Castro
(NUP)		bgcolor=Allan Ray Baluyut
(NUP)
2022bgcolor=Enrique delos Santos, Jr.
(PDP–Laban)		bgcolor=Allen Dale Baluyut
(NUP)		Seat eliminated

5th District

width=60pxElection
year !		Member (party) Member (party)
2022bgcolor=Richard Roque
(NUP)		bgcolor=Cezar Mendoza
(NUP)

6th District

width=60pxElection
year !		Member (party) Member (party)
2022bgcolor=Renato de Guzman, Jr.
(PDP–Laban)		bgcolor=Arthur Legaspi
(PDP-Laban)

Ex officio seats

Liga ng mga Barangay and SK Federation seats
width=60pxElection
year !		width=140pxLiga ng mga Barangay !width=140pxSangguniang Kabataan
2007Ferdinand EstrellaMark Joseph Guillermo
2010Mark Cholo ViolagoMark Jerome Anthony Santiago
2013none
2018Ramilito Capistrano
[7] 		John Myron Nicolas
2023Casey Tyrone Howard
Fortunato Angeles
Philippine Councilors League seats
width=60pxElection
year !		Member (party)
2007Michael Fermin
2010bgcolor=Ariel Arceo
(PMP)
2013bgcolor=Ariel Arceo
(CDP)
2016bgcolor=Josef Andrew Mendoza
(Independent)
2019bgcolor=Marie Claudette Serrano (interim)
(NUP)
bgcolor=William Villarica
(PDP–Laban)
2022bgcolor=William Villarica
(PDP–Laban)

Reserved seats

Indigenous People Mandatory Representation
2017Norma Roque
2021Liberato Sembrano
2024

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SC says San Jose del Monte can now have 2 seats in Sangguniang Panlalawigan . 10 May 2024. GMA News.
  2. News: Parungao . Adrian . SC: San Jose del Monte may have 2 seats in Bulacan provincial board. May 11, 2024 . Philippine Daily Inquirer. May 10, 2024.
  3. News: Villamente . Jing . San Jose del Monte gets 2 Bulacan council seats. May 11, 2024 . Daily Tribune (Philippines). May 11, 2024.
  4. Web site: Welcome to Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng Bulacan. 2020-08-01. sp.bulacan.gov.ph.
  5. Web site: DILG Bulacan . 27 November 2024 . , . 20 May 2024 . Facebook.
  6. Web site: News on C . 2 February 2024 . IPMRs BM Sembrano, Nanumpa na - Gob.Fernando. . 20 May 2024 . Facebook.
  7. Web site: Board Member Ramilito B. Capistrano . Provincial Government of Bulacan . . October 5, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241005085035/https://bulacan.gov.ph/government/elective-officials/bm-capistrano/ . October 5, 2024.

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