Iloilo Provincial Board

Iloilo Provincial Board Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng Iloilo
15th Sangguniang Panlalawigan
Type
Type	Unicameral
Term limits	3 consecutive terms (9 years)
Leadership
Presiding Officer	Nathalie Ann F. Debuque, PFP since June 30, 2025
Floor Leader	Rolex T. Suplico, Uswag since July 8, 2025
Structure
Seats	13 board members 1 ex officio presiding officer
Political groups	PFP (4)   Lakas (3)   Nacionalista (3)   Liberal (1)   Uswag (1)   Nonpartisan (2)
Committees	29 standing committees
Length of term	3 years, renewable twice
Authority	Local Government Code of the Philippines
Elections
Voting system	Multiple non-transferable vote (regular members) Indirect election (ex officio members)
Last election	May 12, 2025
Next election	May 15, 2028
Meeting place
Iloilo Provincial Capitol Bonifacio Drive, Iloilo City

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

The members are elected via plurality-at-large voting: the province is divided into five districts, each having two seats. A voter votes up to two names, with the top two candidates per district 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.

The districts used in appropriation of members are coextensive with the legislative districts of Iloilo.

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).

Apportionment

Since 1992, Sangguniang Panlalawigan members have been elected from districts to ensure geographical representation, and the size of the province's Sanggunian was dependent on its income classification rather than population. ^[1]

Elections	Seats per district					Ex officio seats	Total seats
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th
1992 - Present	2	2	2	2	2	3	13

Current members

These are the members after the 2025 local elections ^[2] and 2023 Philippine barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections.

Leadership

• Vice Governor: Nathalie Ann F. Debuque (PFP)
• Floor Leader: Rolex T. Suplico (Uswag)
• Secretary: Atty. Henida G. Genise

Members

Seat	Board member		Party	Term number	Start of term	End of term	Registered in
1st district		Rica Jane L. Garin	Lakas	1	June 30, 2025	June 30, 2028	Miagao
		Jo Ann B. Germinanda	Lakas	1	February 7, 2023	June 30, 2028	Guimbal
2nd district		June S. Mondejar	PFP	3	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2028	New Lucena
		Rolito C. Cajilig	PFP	3	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2028	Leon
3rd district		Mark P. Palabrica	PFP	1	June 30, 2025	June 30, 2028	Bingawan
		Jason R. Gonzales	Liberal	3	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2028	Lambunao
4th district		Rolando B. Distura	Nacionalista	3	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2028	Dumangas
		Dominic Paul C. Oso	Nacionalista	1	June 30, 2025	June 30, 2028	Barotac Nuevo
5th district		Nielito C. Tupas	Lakas	1	June 30, 2025	June 30, 2028	Barotac Viejo
		Rolex T. Suplico	Uswag	1	June 30, 2025	June 30, 2028	Estancia
LNB		Amalia Victoria F. Debuque [3]	Nonpartisan	-	January 13, 2024	October 31, 2025	Anilao
PCL		Jo Jan Paul J. Peñol	Nacionalista	-	September 12, 2025	June 30, 2028	Pavia
SK		Esara Andica A. Javier [3]	Nonpartisan	-	November 25, 2023	October 31, 2025	Sara

15th Sangguniang Panlalawigan Standing Committees

The Standing Committee of the 15th Sangguniang Panlalawigan was finalized under Vice Governor Nathalie Ann Debuque during the second regular session on July 8, 2025. A total of 29 committees were assigned through a collaborative process, with each chaired by a member of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan. The table below lists the standing committees and their respective chairs and vice chairs. ^[4]

Committee	Committee Chairperson	Committee Vice Chairperson
Accounts	Mark P. Palabrica	Jo Ann B. Germinanda
Agriculture	Rolito C. Cajilig	Rolando B. Distura
Appropriations	Dominic Paul C. Oso	June S. Mondejar Rolito S. Cajilig
Aquatic Resources	Nielito C. Tupas	Jo Ann B. Germinanda
Barangay Affairs	Amalia Victoria F. Debuque	Esara Andica A. Javier
Cooperatives and Other Non-Governmental Organizations	Rolito C. Cajilig	Nielito C. Tupas
Cultural Communities and Underprivileged	Esara Andica A. Javier	Mark P. Palabrica
Culture, Arts, History and Tourism	Nielito C. Tupas	Nathalie Ann F. Debuque
Disaster Risk Reduction and Management	Rolando B. Distura	Mark P. Palabrica
Economic Affairs and Investment	Jason R. Gonzales	Rica Jane L. Garin
Education and Information	Jason R. Gonzales	Nathalie Ann F. Debuque
Environmental and Natural Resources	Amalia Victoria F. Debuque	Rolando B. Distura
Games and Amusement	Christy Love C. Margarico	Amalia Victoria F. Debuque
General Services and Human Resources	Mark P. Palabrica	Dominic Paul C. Oso
Health and Sanitation	Nathalie Ann F. Debuque	Nielito C. Tupas
Infrastructure	Rolando B. Distura	Rolito C. Cajilig
Justice, Good Government and Human Rights	Rica Jane L. Garin	Rolex T. Suplico
Labor and Employment	Jo Ann B. Germinanda	Rolando B. Distura
Ordinances, Legal Matters and Inter-governmental Relations	Christy Love C. Margarico	June S. Mondejar
Oversight	Dominic Paul C. Oso	Mark P. Palabrica
Public Order and Security	June S. Mondejar	Rolando B. Distura
Rules, Privileges, Ethics and Accountability	Rolex T. Suplico	Dominic Paul C. Oso
Science and Technology	Rica Jane L. Garin	Nathalie Ann F. Debuque
Social Welfare, Housing, Senior Citizen and Persons with Disability	Rolex T. Suplico	Rica Jane L. Garin
Transportation, Communication and Public Utilities	Nathalie Ann F. Debuque	Christy Love C. Margarico
Ways and Means	June S. Mondejar	Jo Ann B. Germinanda
Women and Family Affairs	Nathalie Ann F. Debuque	Jo Ann B. Germinanda
Youth Affairs and Sports Development	Esara Andica A. Javier	Amalia Victoria F. Debuque
Zoning and Land Use Planning	Rolex T. Suplico	Jo Ann B. Germinanda

List of members

This is a list of former and incumbent Vice Governors who have served as presiding officers of the Provincial Board, along with former and incumbent Board members.

Vice Governor

Main article: List of vice governors of Iloilo

Election year	Name	Party		Origin
1959	Guardalino Mosqueda
1963	Conrado Norada			Miagao
1967
	Fortunato Padilla
1971	Ramon Duremdes			Dumangas
1980	Ramon Duremdes
	Carlos Lopez Jr.
	Simplicio Griño			Oton
	Ramon Lopez Jr.
1988	Ramon Duremdes			Dumangas
	Robert Maroma			Cabatuan
	Ramon Duremdes			Dumangas
1992	Robert Maroma			Cabatuan
1995	Demetrio Sonza			Santa Barbara
1998
2001	Roberto Armada			Janiuay
2004
2007	Rolex Suplico			Estancia
2010	Richard Garin		Lakas–Kampi	Guimbal
2013	Raul Tupas		Liberal	Barotac Viejo
2016	Christine Garin		NUP	Guimbal
2019			Nacionalista
2022			Nacionalista
2025	Nathalie Ann Debuque		PFP	Anilao

1st district

• Municipality: Guimbal, Igbaras, Miagao, Oton, San Joaquin, Tigbauan, Tubungan
• Population (2020): 374,726

Election year	Member (Origin)		Member (Origin)		Ref.
1992		Richard Garin (Guimbal)		Rodolfo Legaspi (Miagao)
1995				Anita Silla (Oton)
1998		Janette Garin (Guimbal)
2001
2004		Macario Napulan (Miagao)		Bernardo Silla Jr. (Oton)
2007				Richard Garin (Guimbal)
2010				Gerardo Flores (Miagao)	[5]
2013		Ninfa Garin (San Joaquin)		Dennis Valencia (Tigbauan)
2016		Marcelo Valentine Serag (San Joaquin)		Renee Valencia (Tigbauan)
2019
2022				Carmelo Nochete (Miagao)
				Jo Ann Germinanda (Guimbal)	[6]
2025		Rica Jane Garin (Miagao)

2nd district

• Municipality: Alimodian, Leganes, Leon, New Lucena, Pavia, San Miguel, Santa Barbara, Zarraga
• Population (2020): 346,189

Election year	Member (Origin)		Member (Origin)		Ref.
1992		Demetrio Sonza (Santa Barbara)		Ervin Gerochi (Pavia)
1995		Rodolfo Cabado (Leon)		Adolfo Jaen (Leganes)
1998				Juanito Alipao (Alimodian)
2001
2004		Cecilia Capadosa (Pavia)		Rodolfo Cabado (Leon)
2007		June Mondejar (New Lucena)
2010				Demetrio Sonza (Santa Barbara)	[5]
2013
2016		Liecel Seville (New Lucena)
2019		Rolito Cajilig (Leon)		June Mondejar (New Lucena)
2022
2025

3rd district

• Municipality: Badiangan, Bingawan, Cabatuan, Janiuay, Lambunao, Maasin, Mina, Pototan
• Population (2020): 456,006

Election year	Member (Origin)		Member (Origin)		Ref.
1992		Juanito Acanto (Janiuay)		Alberto Javellana (Calinog)
1995
1998		Bienvenido Margarico (Janiuay)		Vicente Ramirez (Lambunao)
2001
2004		Emmanuel Gallar (Cabatuan)		Ellery Gaje (Badiangan)
2007		Arthur Defensor Jr. (Mina)		Mariano Malones (Maasin)
2010		Licurgo Tirador (Pototan)		Emmanuel Gallar (Cabatuan)	[5]
2013
2016		Lorenz Defensor (Mina)
2019		Matt Palabrica (Bingawan)		Jason Gonzales (Lambunao)
2022
2025		Mark Palabrica (Bingawan)

4th district

• City: Passi
• Municipality: Anilao, Banate, Barotac Nuevo, Dingle, Dueñas, Dumangas, San Enrique
• Population (2020): 402,317

Election year	Member (Origin)		Member (Origin)		Ref.
1992		Grace Fernandez (San Enrique)		Pablito Araneta (Barotac Nuevo)
1995
1998		Domingo Oso Jr. (Barotac Nuevo)		Romeo Palmares Sr. (Passi City)
2001
2004
2007		George Demaisip (Barotac Nuevo)		Maria Shalene Palmares-Hidalgo (Passi City)
2010		Hernan Biron Jr. (Barotac Nuevo)			[5]
2013		Carmen Rita Monfort-Bautista (Dumangas)
2016		Domingo Oso Jr. (Barotac Nuevo)		Bryant Paul Biron (Barotac Nuevo)
2019				Rolando Distura (Dumangas)
2022
2025		Dominic Paul Oso (Barotac Nuevo)

5th district

• Municipality: Ajuy, Balasan, Barotac Viejo, Batad, Carles, Concepcion, Estancia, Lemery, San Dionisio, San Rafael, Sara
• Population (2020): 472,661

Election year	Member (Origin)		Member (Origin)		Ref.
1992		Antonio Tedoco Jr. (Sara)		Nerio Salcedo Jr. (Sara)
1995		Rolex Suplico (Barotac Viejo)
1998		Antonio Tedoco Jr. (Sara)		Eric Barbosa Sr.
2001
2004		Niel Tupas Jr. (Barotac Viejo)
2007		Jesus Salcedo Jr. (Sara)		Jett Rojas (Ajuy)
2010		Nielo Tupas (Barotac Viejo)			[5]
2013				Jesus Salcedo Jr. (Sara)
2016				Jeneda Salcedo (Sara)
2019		Nielito Tupas (Barotac Viejo)		Carol-V Diaz (Ajuy)
2022		Binky April Tupas (Barotac Viejo)
2025		Nielito Tupas (Barotac Viejo)		Rolex Suplico (Estancia)

Provincial Liga ng mga Barangay President

Election year	Member (Origin)	Ref.
2004	Angel Briones
2007	Jeneda Salcedo (Sara)
2010
2013
2016	Pablito Gemarino (Guimbal)
2018	Dorothy Paez (Dumangas)
2023	Amalia Victoria Debuque (Anilao)

Philippine Councilors League - Iloilo Chapter President

Election year	Member (Origin)		Ref.
2004		Lilia Gonzales
2007		Cecilia Colada (Janiuay)
2010		Suzette Alquisada (Tigbauan)
2013		Paulino Parian (Janiuay)
2016		Licurgo Tirador (Pototan)
2019		Ramon Sullano (Santa Barbara)
2022
2025		Christy Love Margarico (Guimbal) (Interim)
		Jo Jan Paul J. Peñol (Pavia)

Panlalawigang Pederasyon ng mga Sangguniang Kabataan President

Election year	Member (Origin)	Ref.
2004	Jeneda Salcedo (Sara)
2007	Giuseppe Karl Gumban (Dumangas)
2010	Charmaine de Vicente (San Enrique)
2018	Ma. Angelica Bianca Requinto (Estancia)
2023	Esara Andica Javier (Sara)

Iloilo At-Large (Defunct)

Includes Guimaras and Iloilo City

Election year	Member	Origin	Ref.
1988	Robert Maroma	Cabatuan
	Juanito Acanto	Janiuay
	Rudy Tupas	Barotac Viejo
	Demetrio Sonza	Santa Barbara
	Juan Garin Sr.	Guimbal
	Leo Agustin Lutero	Janiuay
	Vicente Molejona	Miagao
	Alberto Javellana	Calinog
	Perla Zulueta	Iloilo City
	Jose Cortes Jr.	Zarraga
	Melchor Bonilla	Buenavista

References

1. Local Government Code of 1991
2. "LIST OF ELECTED PROVINCIAL CANDIDATES" (PDF). COMELEC.gov.ph.
3. "Legislative Offices". Province of Iloilo. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
4. "Debuque pushes collaborative approach as Iloilo prov'l board finalizes committee chairmanships". Panay News. 2025-07-08. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
5. "40 bets vie for various positions in Iloilo". The News Today Online. 2009-12-03. Retrieved 2025-07-13.
6. "Marcos appoints Germinanda as 1st district board member". Panay News. 2023-01-30. Retrieved 2025-07-12.