Palawan Provincial Board Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng Palawan | |
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| 45th Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng Palawan | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 3 terms (9 years) |
| Leadership | |
Presiding Officer | Leoncio N. Ola, PPP since June 30, 2025 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 14 board members 1 ex officio presiding officer |
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Political groups | |
Length of term | 3 years |
| Authority | Local Government Code of the Philippines |
| Elections | |
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Last election | May 12, 2025 |
Next election | May 8, 2028 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Rizal Avenue, Provincial Capitol Building, Puerto Princesa City, 5300 | |
The Palawan Provincial Board is the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial legislature) of the Philippine province of Palawan.
The members are elected via plurality-at-large voting: the province is divided into three districts, the first district sending five members, the second sending four members, and the third district sending one member to the provincial board; 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 Palawan, with the exception that Puerto Princesa, a highly urbanized city, is excluded in the third district.
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). Palawan's provincial board also has a reserved seat for its indigenous people (IPMR).
Apportionment
| Elections | Seats per district | Ex officio seats | Reserved seats | Total seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | ||||
| 2010–13 | 5 | 5 | — | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| 2013–present | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
List of members
Current members
These are the members after the 2025 local elections[1] and 2023 barangay and SK elections:
- Vice Governor: Leoncio N. Ola (PPP)
| Seat | Board member | Party | Start of term | End of term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st district | Juan Antonio E. Alvarez | PPPL | June 30, 2022 | June 30, 2028 | |
| Winston G. Arzaga | PPPL | June 30, 2022 | June 30, 2028 | ||
| Maria Angela V. Sabando | PRP | June 30, 2019 | June 30, 2028 | ||
| Roseller S. Pineda | PPPL | June 30, 2022 | June 30, 2028 | ||
| Cherry Pie B. Acosta | PPPL | June 30, 2025 | June 30, 2028 | ||
| 2nd district | Al-Nasher M. Ibba | PPPL | June 30, 2022 | June 30, 2028 | |
| Ryan D. Maminta | PPPL | June 30, 2019 | June 30, 2028 | ||
| Marivic H. Roxas | PPPL | June 30, 2022 | June 30, 2028 | ||
| Ariston D. Arzaga | PPPL | June 30, 2022 | June 30, 2028 | ||
| 3rd district | Rafael V. Ortega Jr. | PPPL | June 30, 2022 | June 30, 2028 | |
| ABC | Ferdinand Zaballa[2] | Nonpartisan | June 30, 2019 | January 1, 2023 | |
| PCL | TBD | June 30, 2025 | June 30, 2028 | ||
| SK | Anyatika Rodriguez[3] | Nonpartisan | June 8, 2018 | January 1, 2023 | |
| IPMR | Purita Seguritan[4] | Nonpartisan | February 11, 2020 | February 11, 2023 | |
Vice governor
| Election year |
Name | Party | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Victorino Dennis Socrates | PPPL | [5] | |
| 2019 | PPPL | [6] | ||
| 2022 | Leoncio N. Ola | PPPL | [7] | |
| 2025 | PPPL | [8] | ||
1st district
- Population (2024):
| Election year |
Member (party) | Member (party) | Member (party) | Member (party) | Member (party) | Ref. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Roseller S. Pineda (Liberal) |
David A. Ponce de Leon (Liberal) |
Winston G. Arzaga (Liberal) |
Leoncio N. Ola (PPPL) |
Cherry Pie B. Acosta (PPPL) |
[5] | |||||
| 2019 | Juan Antonio E. Alvarez (NUP) |
David A. Ponce de Leon (PPPL) |
Maria Angela V. Sabando (PPPL) |
Winston G. Arzaga (PDP–Laban) |
[6] | ||||||
| 2022 | Roseller S. Pineda (PDP–Laban) |
Nieves C. Rosento (PRP) |
[7] | ||||||||
| 2025 | Juan Antonio E. Alvarez (PPPL) |
Roseller S. Pineda (PPPL) |
Maria Angela V. Sabando (PRP) |
Winston G. Arzaga (PPPL) |
Cherry Pie B. Acosta (PPPL) |
[8] | |||||
2nd district
- Population (2024):
| Election year |
Member (party) | Member (party) | Member (party) | Member (party) | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Sharon A. Onda (PPPL) |
Marivic H. Roxas (PPPL) |
Modesto Jay Rodriguez (PPPL) |
Sunny G. Batul (PPPL) |
[5] | ||||
| 2019 | Cesario R. Benedito Jr. (PPPL) |
Ryan D. Maminta (PPPL) |
[6] | ||||||
| 2022 | Ariston D. Arzaga (PPPL) |
Marivic H. Roxas (Aksyon) |
Al-Nasher M. Ibba (PPPL) |
Ryan D. Maminta (Lakas) |
[7] | ||||
| 2025 | Marivic H. Roxas (PPPL) |
Ryan D. Maminta (PPPL) |
[8] | ||||||
3rd district
- Population (2024):
| Election year |
Member (party) | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Albert Rama (PPPL) |
[5] | |
| 2019 | Albert Rama (PDP–Laban) |
[6] | |
| 2022 | Rafael V. Ortega Jr. (Aksyon) |
[7] | |
| 2025 | Rafael V. Ortega Jr. (PPPL) |
[8] | |
References
- ^ "LIST OF ELECTED PROVINCIAL CANDIDATES" (PDF). COMELEC.gov.ph.
- ^ "Palawan's Liga ng mga Barangay holds special election | Politiko Bicol Region". 27 September 2019. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
- ^ "Palawan SK officials undergo training on establishment of the Youth Development Plan | Politiko Bicol Region". August 2018. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
- ^ "Palaw'an takes post as Palawan's 3rd IPMR". Palawan Daily News. 2020-02-11. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
- ^ a b c d "Eleksyon 2016 PALAWAN Election Results". GMA News. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Halalan 2019 PALAWAN Election Results". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Eleksyon 2022 PALAWAN Election Results". GMA News. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Eleksyon 2025 PALAWAN Election Results". GMA News. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
