Negros Occidental Provincial Board Explained

Negros Occidental Provincial Board
Native Name:	Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng Negros Occidental Sanggunian nga Pangkapuoran sang Negros Nakatundan Sangguniang Panlalawigan sa Kasadpang Negros
Legislature:	10th Negros Occidental Provincial Board
House Type:	Unicameral
Term Limits:	3 terms (9 years)
Leader1 Type:	Presiding Officer
Leader1:	Jeffrey Ferrer
Term Length:	3 years
Members:	15 board members 1 ex officio presiding officer
Structure1:	File:Negros Occidental Provincial Board composition.svg
Structure1 Res:	200
Structure1 Alt:	Negros Occidental Provincial Board composition
Political Groups1:	NPC (6) NUP (3) UNEGA (2) PDP–Laban (1) Nonpartisan (3)
Voting System1:	Multiple non-transferable vote (regular members) Indirect election (ex officio members)
Last Election1:	May 9, 2022
Next Election1:	May 12, 2025

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

The members are elected via six provincial board districts, coextensive with the legislative districts of Negros Occidental, 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. The Vice Governor of Negros Occidental is the ex officio presiding officer, elected with the Governor. As ex officio presiding officer, he only votes to break ties.

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) presidentsof 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

These are the members after the 2022 local elections and 2018 barangay and SK elections:^[1]

• Vice Governor: Jeffrey P. Ferrer (NUP)

District/ League	Board member		Party	Start of term	End of term
1st District		Rommel T. Debulgado	NPC	June 30, 2022	June 30, 2025
		Araceli T. Somosa	NPC	June 30, 2022	June 30, 2025
2nd District		Sixto Teofilo Roxas V. Guanzon Jr.	UNEGA	June 30, 2022	June 30, 2025
		Samson Clavel Mirhan	NUP	June 30, 2022	June 30, 2025
3rd District		Manuel Frederick O. Ko	NPC	June 30, 2022	June 30, 2025
		Andrew Gerard L. Montelibano	PDP-Laban	June 30, 2022	June 30, 2025
4th District		Jose Benito A. Alonso	NUP	June 30, 2022	June 30, 2025
		Andrew Martin Y. Torres	NPC	June 30, 2022	June 30, 2025
5th District		Rita Angela S. Gatuslao	UNEGA	June 30, 2022	June 30, 2025
		Anthony Dennis J. Occeño	Independent	June 30, 2022	June 30, 2025
6th District		Jeffrey T. Tubola	NPC	June 30, 2022	June 30, 2025
		Valentino Miguel J. Alonso	NPC	June 30, 2022	June 30, 2025
ABC		Juvy A. Pepello	Nonpartisan	July 30, 2018	January 1, 2023
PCL		Julius Martin D. Asistio^[2] ^[3]	NUP	August 22, 2022	June 30, 2025
SK		Pocholo C. Yuvienco	Nonpartisan	June 8, 2018	January 1, 2023

Past members

Vice Governors

Election year	Name	Party
2016	Eugenio Jose V. Lacson		^[4]
2019	Jeffrey P. Ferrer		^[5]

1st District Board Members

• City

Escalante, San Carlos City

• Municipalities

Calatrava, Salvador Benedicto, Toboso

• Population (2015): 375,006

width=60px	Election year !	Member (party)	Member (party)	!
2016	bgcolor=		Rommel T. Debulgado (NPC)	bgcolor=		Antonio T. Encarguez, Sr. (NPC)
2019	bgcolor=		Rommel T. Debulgado (NPC)	bgcolor=		Araceli T. Somosa (NPC)

2nd District Board Members

• City

Cadiz, Sagay City

• Municipality

• Population (2015): 355,832

width=60px	Election year !	Member (party)	Member (party)	!
2016	bgcolor=		Salvador G. Escalante, Jr. (Liberal)	bgcolor=		Samson C. Mirhan (Liberal)
2019	bgcolor=		Samson C. Mirhan (UNEGA)	bgcolor=		Sixto Teofilo Roxas V. Guanzon Jr. (UNEGA)

3rd District Board Members

• City

Silay City, Talisay City, Victorias City

• Municipalities

Enrique B. Magalona, Murcia

• Population (2015): 461,284

width=60px	Election year !	Member (party)	Member (party)	!
2016	bgcolor=		Manuel Frederick O. Ko (NPC)	bgcolor=		David Albert R. Lacson (NUP)
2019	bgcolor=		Manuel Frederick O. Ko (NPC)	bgcolor=		Andrew Gerard L. Montelibano (PDPLBN)

4th District Board Members

• City

Bago, La Carlota City

• Municipalities

Pontevedra, Pulupandan, San Enrique, Valladolid

• Population (2015): 376,791

width=60px	Election year !	Member (party)	Member (party)	!
2016	bgcolor=		Jose Maria A. Alonso (NUP)	bgcolor=		Victor B. Javellana (NPC)
2019	bgcolor=		Jose Benito A. Alonso (NUP)	bgcolor=		Victor B. Javellana (NPC)

5th District Board Members

• City

Himamaylan City

• Municipalities

Binalbagan, Hinigaran, Isabela, La Castellana, Moises Padilla

• Population (2015): 438,139

width=60px	Election year !	Member (party)	Member (party)	!
2016	bgcolor=		Renato M. Malabor, Jr. (NUP)	bgcolor=		Alain S. Gatuslao (Liberal)
2019	bgcolor=		Agustin Ernesto G. Bascon (NPC)	bgcolor=		Rita Angela S. Gatuslao (UNEGA)

6th District Board Members

• City

Kabankalan City, Sipalay City

• Municipalities

Candoni, Cauayan, Hinoba-an, Ilog

• Population (2015): 490,209

width=60px	Election year !	Member (party)	Member (party)	!
2016	bgcolor=		Pedro P. Zayco, Jr. (NPC)	bgcolor=		Helen Z. Zafra (NPC)
2019	bgcolor=		Valentino Miguel J. Alonso (NPC)	bgcolor=		Jeffrey T. Tubola (NPC)

Philippine Councilors League President

These are members representing a group of elected councilors from the twelve City Councils and nineteen Municipal Councils of Negros Occidental.

Election year	Member (party)		!	Local council !
2019	bgcolor=		Ryan Milos Romeo M. Gamboa (PDP-Laban)	Silay	^[6]

Liga ng mga Barangay President

These are members representing a group of elected barangay chairpersons from 31 ABC councils of Negros Occidental.

Election year	Member	!	Municipality/City !
2018	Juvy A. Pepello	Victorias

Sangguniang Kabataan Federation President

These are members representing a group of elected SK chairpersons from 31 SK Federation councils of Negros Occidental.

Election year	Member	!	Municipality/City !
2018	Pocholo C. Yuvienco	San Carlos	^[7]

See also

• Negros Oriental Provincial Board

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022 NEGROS OCCIDENTAL Elected Provincial Candidates. Commission on Elections (Philippines).
2. Web site: Unega, Love Negros back Asistio's bid for PCL presidency. 28 July 2022 . Adrian III P.. Nemes. SunStar Bacolod. 6 August 2022.
3. Web site: Asistio wins as PCL-NegOcc prexy against surprise challenger. 23 August 2022 . Carla. Cañet. SunStar Bacolod. 23 August 2022.
4. Web site: CERTIFIED LIST OF ELECTED PROVINCIAL CANDIDATES WITH VOTES OBTAINED AND DATE OF PROCLAMATION. COMELEC. October 19, 2020.
5. Web site: 2019 NLE List of Elected Provincial Candidates. Commission on Elections (Philippines). https://web.archive.org/web/20200921025827/https://comelec.gov.ph/php-tpls-attachments/2019NLE/ElectionResults/2019NLE_LIst_of_Elected_Provincial_Candidates.pdf. 21 September 2020. dead.
6. Web site: Silay City councilor new PCL-Negros Occ. president. 7 September 2019 . Mae. Singuay. Panay News. 6 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220806040735/https://www.panaynews.net/silay-city-councilor-new-pcl-negros-occ-president/. 6 August 2022. live.
7. Web site: San Carlos SK president is now provincial federation leader. 7 June 2018 . Teresa D.. Ellera. SunStar. 6 August 2022.