Cavite Provincial Board Explained

Cavite Provincial Board
Native Name:	Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng Cavite
Term Limits:	3 terms (9 years)
Leader1 Type:	Presiding Officer
Leader1:	Shernan Jaro
Term Length:	3 years
Members:	19 board members 1 ex officio presiding officer
Structure1:	File:Cavite Provincial Board composition.svg
Structure1 Res:	250
Political Groups1:	NUP (11) Lakas–CMD (4) UNA (1) NPC (1) Non-partisan (2)
Voting System1:	Multiple non-transferable vote (regular members) Indirect election (ex officio members)
Next Election1:	May 12, 2025
Session Room:	File:CPCCTMCHjf0133 06.JPG
Session Res:	200
Meeting Place:	Legislative Building, Provincial Capitol Compound, Trece Martires, Cavite, Philippines

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

The members are elected via plurality-at-large voting: the province is divided into eight 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.^[1] 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 Cavite.

Aside from the regular members, the board also includes the provincial federation presidents of the Liga ng mga Barangay (ABC, from its old name "Association of Barangay Captains"), the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK, youth councils) and the Philippine Councilors League (PCL).

District apportionment

Elections	No. of seats per district								Ex officio seats	Total seats
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th
1987 - 2010	2	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	3	9
2010–2019	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	-	3	17
2019–present	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	19

List of members

Current members

These are the members after the 2022 local elections and 2023 barangay and SK elections:

• Vice Governor: Shernan Jaro (National Unity Party)

District/ League	Board member		Party	Start of term	End of term
1st		Davey Christian Chua	Lakas	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2025
1st		Romel Enriquez	NUP	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2025
2nd		Ramon Vicente Revilla	Lakas	June 30, 2022	June 30, 2025
2nd		Edwin Malvar	Lakas	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2025
3rd		Arnel Cantimbuhan	NUP	June 30, 2022	June 30, 2025
4th		Nickanor Austria Jr.	NUP	June 30, 2022	June 30, 2025
4th		Fulgencio dela Cuesta Jr.	NUP	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2025
5th		Aidel Paul Belamide	NPC	June 30, 2022	June 30, 2025
5th		Francisco Paolo Crisostomo	Lakas	October 1, 2023	June 30, 2025
6th		Maurito Sison	NUP	June 30, 2022	June 30, 2025
6th		Kerby Salazar	NUP	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2025
7th		Raymundo del Rosario	NUP	June 30, 2022	June 30, 2025
7th		Francisco Gabriel Remulla	NUP	March 16, 2023	June 30, 2025
8th		Reyniel Ambion	NUP	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2025
8th		Irene Bencito	UNA	June 30, 2022	June 30, 2025
ABC		Rafael Paterno III	Nonpartisan	January 15, 2024	January 1, 2026
PCL		Francisco Barzaga	NUP	September 15, 2022	June 30, 2025
SK		Chelsea Jillian Sarno	Nonpartisan	November 28, 2023	January 1, 2026

Vice Governor

Election year	Name	Party		Ref.
1995
1998
2001
2004
2007	Dencito Campaña
2010	Recto Cantimbuhan
2013			^[2]
2016			^[3]
2019			^[4]
2022	Athena Bryana Tolentino		^[5]
2024	Shernan Jaro

1st District

• City: Cavite City
• Municipalities: Kawit, Noveleta, Rosario
• Population (2020): 368,468

Election year	Member (party)		Member (party)		Ref.
2013		Dino Carlo R. Chua (Lakas–CMD)		Ryan R. Enriquez (Lakas–CMD)
2016		Ryan R. Enriquez (UNA)		Gilbert V. Gandia (UNA)
2019		Davey Christian R. Chua (Nacionalista)		Romel R. Enriquez (Nacionalista)
		Davey Christian R. Chua (Lakas–CMD)		Romel R. Enriquez (NUP)

2nd District

• City: Bacoor
• Population (2020): 664,625

Election year	Member (party)		Member (party)		Ref.
2010		Rolando S. Remulla (Lakas–CMD)		Edwin E. Malvar (Liberal)
2013		Edralin G. Gawaran (Lakas–CMD)		Rolando S. Remulla (Lakas–CMD)
2016		Edralin G. Gawaran (Lakas–CMD)		Reynaldo M. Fabian (Lakas–CMD)
2019		Edralin G. Gawaran (NPC)		Edwin E. Malvar (Liberal)
		Ramon Vicente Revilla (Lakas–CMD)		Edwin E Malvar (Lakas–CMD)

3rd District

• City: Imus
• Population (2020): 496,794

Election year	Member (party)		Member (party)		Ref.
2013		Larry Boy S. Nato (Liberal)		Arnel M. Catimbuhan (Liberal)
2016		Larry Boy S. Nato (Liberal)		Homer T. Saquilayan (Nacionalista)
2019		Jeffrey V. Asistio (PDP–Laban)		Dennis T. Lacson (PDP–Laban)
		Shernan Jaro (NUP)		Arnel Cantimbuhan (NUP)

4th District

• City: Dasmariñas
• Population (2020): 703,141

Election year	Member (party)		Member (party)		Ref.
2013		Teofilo B. Lara (NUP)		Raul Rex D. Mangubat (NUP)
2016		Teofilo B. Lara (NUP)		Valeriano S. Encabo (NUP)
2019		Fulgencio C. dela Cuesta Jr. (NUP)		Valeriano S. Encabo (NUP)
		Nickol Austria (NUP)		Fulgencio dela Cuesta Jr. (NUP)

5th District

• City: Carmona
• Municipalities General Mariano Alvarez, Silang
• Population (2020): 574,333

Election year	Member (party)		Member (party)		Ref.
2013		Ivee Jayne A. Reyes (Lakas–CMD)		Marcos C. Amutan (Lakas–CMD)
2016		Ivee Jayne A. Reyes (UNA)		Marcos C. Amutan (UNA)
2019		Ivee Jayne A. Reyes (Nacionalista)		Alston Kevin A. Anarna (Independent)
		Aidel Paul Belamide (NPC)		Marcos C. Amutan (NUP)
			Paolo Crisostomo (Lakas)	^[6]

Notes

6th District

2019–present

• City: General Trias
• Population (2020): 450,583

Election year	Member (party)		Member (party)		Ref.
2019		Felix A. Grepo (NUP)		Kerby J. Salazar (KANP)	^[7]
		Maurito Sison (NUP)		Kerby J. Salazar (NUP)

2013–2019

• City: Trece Martires
• Municipalities: Amadeo, General Trias (became city 2015), Indang, Tanza

Election year	Member (party)		Member (party)		Ref.
2013		Hermogenes C. Arayata III (Liberal)		Felix A. Grepo (Lakas–CMD)
2016		Felix A. Grepo (NUP)		Raymundo A. del Rosario (UNA)

Notes

7th District

2019–present

• City: Trece Martires
• Municipalities: Amadeo, Indang, Tanza
• Population (2020): 633,219

Election year	Member (party)		Member (party)		Ref.
2019		Angelito H. Langit (Nacionalista)		Crispin Diego D. Remulla (Nacionalista)
		Raymundo del Rosario (NUP)		Crispin Diego D. Remulla (NUP)
			Francisco Gabriel D. Remulla (NUP)	^[8]

2013–2019

• City

Tagaytay

• Municipalities

Alfonso, General Emilio Aguinaldo, Indang, Magallanes, Maragondon, Mendez, Naic, Ternate

Election year	Member (party)		Member (party)		Ref.
2013		Irene P. Bencito (Nacionalista)		Eireen R. Beratio-Cocos (Liberal)
2016		Reyniel A. Ambion (Liberal)		Reinalyne V. Varias (UNA)

8th District

• City: Tagaytay
• Municipalities: Alfonso, General Emilio Aguinaldo, Magallanes, Maragondon, Mendez, Naic, Ternate
• Population (2020): 453,666

Election year	Member (party)		Member (party)		Ref.
2019		Reyniel A. Ambion (PDP–Laban)		Virgilio P. Varias (PDP–Laban)
		Reyniel A. Ambion (NUP)		Irene Bencito (UNA)

Philippine Councilor's League President

Election year	Member (party)
2013		Armando V. Bernal (Kawit) (UNA)
2016		Kerby J. Salazar (General Trias) (NUP)
2019		Benzen Raleigh G. Rusit (Cavite City) (Partido Magdalo)
2019		Nickanor N. Austria, Jr. (Dasmariñas) (NUP)
2022		Anne Jomille D. Humarang (Trece Martires) (NUP) (interim)
		Francisco A. Barzaga (Dasmariñas) (NUP)

Liga ng mga Barangay President

Election year	Member (party)
2013		Conrado A. Viado (Amadeo) (Nonpartisan)
2016		Francisco Paolo P. Crisostomo (Silang) (Nonpartisan)
2018		Francisco Paolo P. Crisostomo (Silang) (Nonpartisan)
2023		Rafael Paterno III (Bacoor) (Nonpartisan)

SK Provincial Federation President

Election year	Member (party)
2018		Jerome Napoleon T. Gonzales (Dasmariñas) (Nonpartisan)
2022		Frederick Magallanes (Maragondon) (Nonpartisan)
2023		Tom Carlo Ardemer (Carmona) (Nonpartisan)
		Chelsea Jillian Sarno (Imus) (Nonpartisan)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Duterte signs law dividing Cavite into 8 districts dates. Manila Bulletin. September 17, 2018. June 27, 2020.
2. Web site: 2013 ELECTION RESULTS: CAVITE. rappler.com. May 13, 2013.
3. Web site: CERTIFIED LIST OF ELECTED PROVINCIAL CANDIDATES WITH VOTES OBTAINED AND DATE OF PROCLAMATION. COMELEC. October 19, 2020.
4. Web site: 2019 ELECTION RESULTS: CAVITE. rappler.com. May 13, 2019.
5. Web site: Deña . Carla . Remulla, Tolentino proclaimed Cavite governor, vice governor . Manila Bulletin . May 10, 2022 . May 13, 2022.
6. Web site: Locus. Sundy. Comelec names new Cavite provincial board member . GMA News Online . September 26, 2023 . May 25, 2024.
7. Web site: Subingsubing . Krixia . Youth party endorses Robredo, Pangilinan . 2022-01-20 . INQUIRER.net . January 18, 2022 . en.
8. News: NUP designated SOJ Remulla’s son Abeng as Cavite board member — Gov. Jonvic. GMA Integrated News. March 16, 2023. March 16, 2023.