| Leyte Provincial Board | |
| Legislature: | 11th Leyte Provincial Board |
| House Type: | Unicameral |
| Term Limits: | 3 terms (9 years) |
| Leader1 Type: | Presiding Officer |
| Leader1: | Leonardo M. Javier Jr. |
| Election1: | 30 June 2022 |
| Leader2 Type: | Majority Floor Leader |
| Leader2: | Carlo P. Loreto |
| Leader3 Type: | Minority Floor Leader |
| Leader3: | none |
| Term Length: | 3 years |
| Members: | 13 board members 1 ex officio presiding officer |
| Structure1: | File:Leyte Provincial Board composition.svg |
| Structure1 Res: | 200 |
| Political Groups1: | PDP–Laban (8) Liberal (1) NUP (1) Independent (1) Nonpartisan (2) |
| Voting System1: |
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| Session Room: | File:Leyte Provincial Capitol 2.JPG |
| Session Res: | 200px |
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.[1]
The districts used in appropriation of members is coextensive with the legislative districts of Leyte.
| Election Year | No. of seats per district | width=50px rowspan=2 | Ex officio seats ! | width=50px rowspan=2 | Total seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=50px | 1st ! | width=50px | 2nd ! | width=50px | 3rd ! | width=50px | 4th ! | width=50px | 5th |
| 2004–2010 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | ||
| 2013–2016 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 2019–2022 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | ||
| 2022-Present | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | ||
| width=40px | District | Name | width=150px | Party | width=30px | Term | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | bgcolor= | Ronnan Christian M. Resposar | Liberal | 1 | ||||
| 1st | bgcolor= | Wilson S. Uy | PDP–Laban | 1 | ||||
| 2nd | bgcolor= | Trinidad Apostol | PDP–Laban | 3 | ||||
| 2nd | bgcolor= | Raissa Villasin | PDP-Laban | 2 | ||||
| 3rd | bgcolor= | Marie Kathryn V. Kabigting | NUP | 1 | ||||
| 3rd | bgcolor= | Ma. Corazon Remandaban | PDP–Laban | 3 | ||||
| 4th | bgcolor= | Flaviano C. Centino Jr. | PDP–Laban | 1 | ||||
| 4th | bgcolor= | Vincent L. Rama | PDP–Laban | 1 | ||||
| 5th | bgcolor= | Michael L. Cari | PDP–Laban | 1 | ||||
| 5th | bgcolor= | Carlo P. Loreto | PDP-Laban | 1 | ||||
| Name | Provincial Federation | |
|---|---|---|
| Ma. Martina L. Gimenez | League of Barangays of the Philippines | |
| Carmen L. Cari | Philippine Councilors' League | |
| MJ Luinly D. Lumen | Sangguniang Kabataan |
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.
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 did not serve as an ex officio member of the Provincial Board until 2019.[2] [3]
After the 2018 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections, the SK provincial chapter president has been seated as an ex officio member of the Provincial Board since 2019.
| Election year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Trinidad Apostol | ||
| 2001 | Nestor Villasin | ||
| 2004 | Ma. Mimietta Bagulaya | ||
| 2007 | |||
| 2010 | |||
| Florante Cayunda, Jr. | |||
| 2013 | Carlo Loreto | ||
| 2016 | |||
| 2019 | |||
| 2022 | Leonardo Javier Jr. | ||
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.[4]
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Alangalang, Babatngon, Palo, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Tanauan, Tolosa
| width=60px | Election year ! | Member (party) | Member (party) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | bgcolor= | Evangeline Esperas (NPC) | bgcolor= | Ma. Lourdes Go-Soco (Liberal) | |||
| 2007 | bgcolor= | Ma. Lourdes Go-Soco (Lakas-CMD) | bgcolor= | Evangeline Esperas (Lakas-CMD) | |||
| 2010 | bgcolor= | Roque Tiu (Liberal) | bgcolor= | Ma. Lourdes Go-Soco (Lakas-Kampi) | |||
| 2013 | Gina Merilo (Liberal) | Ranulfo Abellanosa (Liberal) | |||||
| 2016 | |||||||
| 2019 | bgcolor= | Gina Merilo (PDP–Laban) | bgcolor= | Ranulfo Abellanosa (PDP–Laban) | |||
| 2022 | bgcolor= | Ronnan Christian Reposar (Liberal) | bgcolor= | Wilson Uy (PDP–Laban) |
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Barugo, Burauen, Capoocan, Carigara, Dagami, Dulag, Jaro, Julita, La Paz, Macarthur, Mayorga, Pastrana, Tabontabon, Tunga
| width=60px | Election year ! | Member (party) | Member (party) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | bgcolor= | Lesmes Lumen (NPC) | bgcolor= | Simeon Ongbit, Jr. (NPC) | |||
| 2007 | bgcolor= | Lesmes Lumen (Lakas-CMD) | bgcolor= | Simeon Ongbit, Jr. (Lakas-CMD) | |||
| 2010 | bgcolor= | Anlie Apostol (Lakas-Kampi) | bgcolor= | Niccolo Villasin (Lakas-Kampi) | |||
| 2013 | bgcolor= | Anlie Apostol (Liberal) | Niccolo Villasin (Liberal) | ||||
| 2016 | bgcolor= | Trinidad Apostol (Liberal) | |||||
| 2019 | bgcolor= | Trinidad Apostol (PFP) | bgcolor= | Raissa Villasin (PFP) | |||
| 2022 | bgcolor= | Trinidad Apostol (PDP-Laban) | bgcolor= | Raissa Villasin (PDP-Laban) |
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Calubian, Leyte, San Isidro, Tabango, Villaba
| width=60px | Election year ! | Member (party) | Member (party) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | bgcolor= | Rowil Batan (NPC) | bgcolor= | Rolando Piamonte, Sr. (LDP) | |||
| 2007 | bgcolor= | Rowil Batan (LDP) | bgcolor= | Rolando Piamonte, Sr. (Lakas-CMD) | |||
| 2010 | bgcolor= | Bernard Jonathan Remandaban (Lakas-Kampi) | bgcolor= | Rolando Piamonte, Sr. (Lakas-Kampi) | |||
| 2013 | bgcolor= | Alan Ang (Liberal) | bgcolor= | Ma. Mimietta Bagulaya (Liberal) | |||
| 2016 | bgcolor= | Alan Ang (NUP) | bgcolor= | Ma. Corazon Remandaban (Liberal) | |||
| 2019 | bgcolor= | Anna Veloso-Tuazon (NUP) | bgcolor= | Ma. Corazon Remandaban (NPC) | |||
| 2022 | bgcolor= | Marie Kathryn V. Kabigting (NUP) | bgcolor= | Ma. Corazon Remandaban (PDP-Laban) |
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Albuera, Isabel, Kananga, Matag-ob, Merida, Palompon
| width=60px | Election year ! | Member (party) | Member (party) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | bgcolor= | Herville Pajaron (Liberal) | bgcolor= | Antonio Jabilles (NPC) | |||
| 2007 | bgcolor= | Antonio Jabilles (Lakas-CMD) | bgcolor= | Deborah Bertulfo (Lakas-CMD) | |||
| 2010 | bgcolor= | Deborah Bertulfo (Lakas-Kampi) | bgcolor= | Antonio Jabilles (Lakas-Kampi) | |||
| 2013 | bgcolor= | Deborah Bertulfo (Liberal) | Mesias Arevalo (Liberal) | ||||
| 2016 | bgcolor= | Manuel Vicente Torres (Liberal) | |||||
| 2019 | bgcolor= | Carmen Torres-Rama (PDP–Laban) | bgcolor= | Mesias Arevalo (PDP–Laban) | |||
| 2022 | bgcolor= | Flaviano C. Centino Jr. (PDP–Laban) | bgcolor= | Vincent L. Rama (PDP–Laban) |
Abuyog, Bato, Hilongos, Hindang, Inopacan, Javier, Mahaplag, Matalom
| width=60px | Election year ! | Member (party) | Member (party) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | bgcolor= | Carlo Loreto (NPC) | bgcolor= | Emmanuel Golo (NPC) | |||
| 2007 | bgcolor= | Carlo Loreto (Lakas-CMD) | bgcolor= | Florante Cayunda, Sr. (Liberal) | |||
| 2010 | bgcolor= | Florante Cayunda, Jr. (Lakas-Kampi) | Carlo Loreto (Lakas-Kampi) | ||||
| vacant | |||||||
| 2013 | Florante Cayunda, Jr. (Liberal) | Emmanuel Gacis (Liberal) | |||||
| 2016 | |||||||
| 2019 | bgcolor= | Florante Cayunda, Jr. (PFP) | bgcolor= | Emmanuel Gacis (PFP) | |||
| 2022 | bgcolor= | Michael L. Cari (PDP-Laban) | bgcolor= | Carlo P. Loreto (PDP-Laban) |
Cayunda vacated the post after being appointed Vice Governor in November 2012.[4]
Served in his capacity as councilor from Tacloban City.
Served in his capacity as councilor from Palo, Leyte.
Faller was temporarily seated in his capacity as the Vice-President of the Philippine Councilors' League Provincial Federation until the election of the League President.
| Election year | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Enrico Albao | |
| 2007 | ||
| 2010 | Margarita Cari | |
| 2013 | Margarita Cari | |
| Edwin Faller | ||
| Nolie Caña | ||
| 2018 | Nolie Caña | |
| 2023 | Ma. Martina L. Gimenez |
Died in office, October 12, 2014.[5]
Replaced Faller as LnBP Provincial President when Faller became a Sangguniang Bayan Member for Hilongos, Leyte in 2016.
| Election year | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Gretchen Nirza | |
| 2007 | Brent Gerard Daya | |
| 2010 | Kim Roger Serdoncillo | |
| 2018 | Jo Vanille Chua | |
| 2023 | MJ Luinly D. Lumen |
| Committee | Chair[6] | |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Ribbon | ||
| Agriculture | ||
| Appointments | ||
| Banking and Financial Institutions | ||
| Barangay Affairs and Community Development | ||
| Boundary Disputes | ||
| Budget Management and Appropriations | ||
| Cooperatives and Accreditations | ||
| Disaster Risk Reduction and Management | ||
| Education | ||
| Energy, Science and Technology | ||
| Environment and Natural Resources | ||
| Federalism Reform and Governance | ||
| Finance and Economic Enterprise Development | ||
| Games and Amusement | ||
| Health and Sanitation | ||
| Heritage, Culture and the Arts | ||
| Housing, Land Use and Informal Settlers | ||
| Human Rights and Justice | ||
| Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and New Media Development | ||
| Labor and Employment | ||
| Prisons and Jail Management | ||
| Public Information | ||
| Public Order, Human Rights and Protective Services | ||
| Public Utilities | ||
| Rules, Laws and Privileges | ||
| Senior Citizens | ||
| Social Services | ||
| Tourism, Trade and International Relations | ||
| Trade, Investments and Economic Affairs | ||
| Ways and Means | ||
| Women, Children and Family Welfare | ||
| Youth and Sports Development |