Abra Provincial Board

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Abra Provincial Board

Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng Abra
Type
Type
Term limits
3 terms (9 years)
Leadership
Presiding Officer
Joy Bernos,Asenso Abrenio
since June 30, 2022
Structure
Seats12 board members
1 ex officio presiding officer
Abra Provincial Board composition.svg
Political groups
  Asenso Abrenio (8)
  Nacionalista (1)
  Nonpartisan (3)
Length of term
3 years
Authority Local Government Code of the Philippines
Elections
Last election
May 9, 2022
Next election
May 12, 2025
Meeting place
Abra Provincial Hall.JPG
Abra Provincial Board Session Hall.jpg
Abra Provincial Hall, Bangued

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

Contents

The members are elected via plurality-at-large voting: the province is divided into two districts, each sending four members to the provincial board; the electorate votes for four members, with the four candidates with the highest number of votes being elected. 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.

Seat apportionment

Election
year
No. of seats per districtEx officio seatsReserved seatsTotal seats
1st2nd
2004–present443112

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.

Current members

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

District/

League/ Sector

Board memberPartyStart of termEnd of term
2ndRussell BragasAsenso AbrenioJune 30, 2019June 30, 2025
2ndAllan SearesAsenso AbrenioJune 30, 2022June 30, 2025
2ndMaria Elena JenkinsAsenso AbrenioJune 30, 2016June 30, 2025
2ndPatrocinio AbayaAsenso AbrenioJune 30, 2019June 30, 2025
1stVictorino Baroña, Jr.Asenso AbrenioJune 30, 2022June 30, 2025
1stHenrietta GayaoAsenso AbrenioJune 30, 2022June 30, 2025
1stRodolfo de la PazAsenso AbrenioJune 30, 2019June 30, 2025
1stAmador DiazAsenso AbrenioJune 30, 2022June 30, 2025
ABC Andrea Ma. Francheska BernosNonpartisanJanuary 12, 2024January 1, 2026
PCL Edwin Crisologo, Sr. Nacionalista September 16, 2022June 30, 2025
SK Cynlai OsorioNonpartisanJune 8, 2018January 1, 2026
IPMR Romero DaoatenNonpartisanFebruary 5, 2018

Vice Governor

Election
year
NameParty
2001 Jaime Lo
2004 Jaime Lo NPC
2007 Victorino Baroña PDSP
2010 Rolando Somera Lakas–Kampi
2013 Rosario Bersamin Liberal
2016 Ronald Balao-as NUP
2019 Ronald Balao-as Asenso Abrenio
2022 Joy Bernos Asenso Abrenio

1st District

Election
year
Member (party)Member (party)Member (party)Member (party)
2004Jonathan Beroña
(PDSP)
Victor Valera
(NPC)
Edgardo Flores
(Liberal)
Ruben Paderes
(Lakas)
2007Nancy Lupang
(Independent)
Edgardo Flores
(PDSP)
Elmer Gayao, Sr.
(KAMPI)
2010Nancy Lupang
(Lakas-Kampi)
Floro Fontanilla
(Liberal)
Elmer Bides
(Liberal)
Elmer Gayao, Sr.
(Lakas-Kampi)
2013Elmer Bides
(Liberal)
Leonard Andanan
(Liberal)
Antonio Dayag
(Liberal)
2016Antonio Dayag
(Liberal)
Elmer Gayao, Sr.
(NUP)
2019Rodolfo de la Paz
(Asenso Abrenio)
Antonio Dayag
(Asenso Abrenio)
Leonard Andanan
(Asenso Abrenio)
Arturo Gayao
(Asenso Abrenio)
2022Victorino Baroña, Jr.
(Asenso Abrenio)
Amador Diaz
(Asenso Abrenio)
Henrietta Gayao
(Asenso Abrenio)

2nd District

Election
year
Member (party)Member (party)Member (party)Member (party)
2004James Bersamin
(NPC)
Perfecto Cardenes
(NPC)
Victorino Baroña
(PDSP)
Ramon Dickson
(PDSP)
2007 Ma. Jocelyn Bernos
(KAMPI)
Allen Brix Bachiller
(KAMPI)
Serafin B. Alzate
(KAMPI)
Patrocinio P. Abayao, Jr.
(KAMPI)
2010Maria Elena Jenkins
(Independent)
Rosario Bersamin
(Liberal)
Allen Brix Bachiller
(Lakas-Kampi)
Kathleen Balbin
(Lakas-Kampi)
2013Kathleen Maria Balbin
(Liberal)
Ramon Dickson
(Liberal)
Allen Brix Bachiller
(Nacionalista)
Byrone Alzate
(Aksyon)
2016Kathleen Maria B. Tawantawan
(Liberal)
Byrone Alzate
(NUP)
Maria Elena A. Jenkins
(NUP)
Ana Marie A. Bersamin
(Liberal)
2019Allan Seares
(Asenso Abrenio)
Byrone Alzate
(Asenso Abrenio)
Maria Elena A. Jenkins
(Asenso Abrenio)
Patrocinio Abaya
(Asenso Abrenio)
2022Russell Bragas
(Asenso Abrenio)

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