Batanes Provincial Board Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng Batanes | |
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| Type | |
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Term limits | 3 terms (9 years) |
| Leadership | |
Presiding Officer | Jonathan Enrique V. Nanud Jr., PFP since June 30, 2025 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 12 board members 1 ex officio presiding officer |
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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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| Batanes Provincial Capitol, Basco | |
The Batanes Provincial Board is the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial legislature) of the Philippine province of Batanes.
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Most of its members are elected via plurality-at-large voting: the province is divided into two districts, with the first having five seats and the second having three seats. A voter votes up to five names in the first district and up to three names in the second district; the top candidates are then elected to fill the seats assigned to each district. 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.
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) as ex officio members. They join the board once they are elected as president of their respective league or federation shortly after the start of their terms following the regular local elections (in the case of PCL) or the barangay and SK elections (in the case of ABC and SK).
In addition, the province's indigenous peoples community sends to the board a sectoral member, the Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representative (IPMR), in accordance with national guidelines set by the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples pursuant to Republic Act No. 8371, as well as with local guidelines agreed upon by the IP community. [1]