Laguna Provincial Board

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Laguna Provincial Board

Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng Laguna
Type
Type
Term limits
3 terms (9 years)
Leadership
Presiding Officer
Magtangol Jose Carait III, Lakas
since June 30, 2025
Structure
Seats13 board members
1 ex officio presiding officer
Political groups
  NUP (6)
  Lakas (5)
  PFP (3)
  KNP (1)
  NPC (1)
  Nonpartisan (1)
Length of term
3 years
Authority Local Government Code of the Philippines
Elections
Last election
 May 12, 2025
Next election
 May 8, 2028
Meeting place
New Laguna Provincial Board.jpg
New Sangguniang Panlalawigan Building, Santa Cruz

The Laguna Provincial Board (Filipino : Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng Laguna) is the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial legislature) of the Philippine province of Laguna.

Contents

The members are elected via plurality-at-large voting: the province is divided into four legislative districts, the first and the second sending three members each and the third and fourth sending two members each; the number of the members the electorate votes depends on the number of members their district sends. The candidates with the highest number of votes in each district, depending on the number of members the district sends, are elected.

The districts used in appropriation of members is coextensive with the four legislative districts of Laguna, as well as the lone congressional districts of Biñan, Calamba, and Santa Rosa since 2025. [1]

Apportionment

ElectionsSeats per district [2] Ex officio seatsTotal seats
Laguna–1stLaguna–2ndLaguna–3rdLaguna–4thBiñan at-largeCalamba at-largeSanta Rosa at-large
until 20223322–––313
2025–beyond2222222317

List of members

Three additional ex officio members are the presidents of the provincial chapter of the Association of Barangay Captains, of the Sangguniang Kabataan, and of the Philippine Councilors League. The municipal and city (if applicable) presidents of the Association of Barangay Captains and of the Sangguniang Kabataan shall elect amongst themselves their provincial presidents who shall be their representatives at the board.

Current members

These are the members after the 2025 local elections and 2023 barangay and SK elections:

District / LeagueBoard memberPartyStart of termEnd of term
Laguna–1stRafael Campos NUP June 30, 2025June 30, 2028
Bernadeth Olivares KNP June 30, 2025June 30, 2028
Laguna–2ndNeptali Bagnes NUP June 30, 2025June 30, 2028
Tito Fortunato Caringal III NUP June 30, 2025June 30, 2028
Laguna–3rdKarla Monica Adajar-Lajara Lakas June 30, 2025June 30, 2028
Angelica Jones Alarva PFP June 30, 2025June 30, 2028
Laguna–4th Jam Agarao
(Senior Board Member)		 PFP June 30, 2025June 30, 2028
Rai-Ann San Luis NUP June 30, 2025June 30, 2028
Biñan at-largeWilfredo Bejasa Jr.
(Floor Leader)		 Lakas June 30, 2025June 30, 2028
Flaviano “Jigcy” D. Pecaña Jr. Lakas June 30, 2025June 30, 2028
Calamba at-largePrincess Lajara Lakas June 30, 2025June 30, 2028
Dyan Espiridion Lakas June 30, 2025June 30, 2028
Santa Rosa at-largeJose Cartaño NUP June 30, 2025June 30, 2028
Arnel Gomez NPC June 30, 2025June 30, 2028
ABC Lorenzo Zuñiga Jr. PFP 2023January 1, 2026
PCL Lyca A. Leyma-Luna (Interim) NUP June 30, 2025June 30, 2028
SK Bhenj Stephen FelisminoNonpartisanNovember 30, 2023January 1, 2026

Vice Governor

Election
year		NameParty
1988Restituto Luna [a] LnB
1992 LDP
Teresita S. Lazaro [b] [c] NPC
1995 LDP
1998 LAMMP
Gat-Ala Alatiit [b] LAMMP
2001 Dan Fernandez Lakas
2004 Edwin Olivarez Lakas
2007 Ramil Hernandez Nacionalista
2010 Caesar Perez Lakas–Kampi
Akbayan
2013 Ramil Hernandez [d] Nacionalista
Katherine Agapay [b] Independent
2016 Nacionalista
2019 PDP–Laban
2022 PDP–Laban
PFP
2025 Magtangol Jose Carait III Lakas

Notes:

  1. ↑ Elevated to Governor on December 18, 1992, following the death of Felicisimo San Luis.
  2. 1 2 3 Board member elevated to Vice Governor.
  3. ↑ Elevated to Governor on January 30, 2001, following the appointment of Joey Lina as Secretary of the Interior and Local Government.
  4. ↑ Elevated to Governor on May 30, 2014, following the disqualification of E.R. Ejercito. [3]

All-time members

1st District

Election
year		Member (party)Member (party)Member (party)
1998 Gat-Ala Alatiit [a]
(LAMMP)		Emilio Tiongco
(LAMMP)		Carlos Amendrala
(Lakas-CMD)
2001 Edwin Olivarez
(Lakas-CMD)		Emilio Tiongco
(Lakas-CMD)		Gabnulang Alatiit
(PMP)
2004 Gabnulang Alatiit
(Lakas-CMD)		 Marco Sison
(Lakas-CMD)		Ramon Carillo
(Lakas-CMD)
2007 Dave Almarinez
(Lakas-CMD)		Emilio Tiongco
(United Opposition)		Ramon Carillo
(Lakas-CMD)
2010 Carlo Almoro
(Lakas-Kampi)		Gabnulang Alatiit
(Liberal)		Emilio Tiongco
(Lakas-Kampi)
2013 Dave Almarinez
(Nacionalista)		Carlo Almoro
(PDP-Laban)		Emilio Tiongco
(UNA)
2016 Dave Almarinez
(Nacionalista)		Carlo Almoro
(Liberal)		 Magtangol Jose Carait III
(UNA)
2019 Ann Matibag
(PDP-Laban)		 Magtangol Jose Carait III
(Nacionalista)		Abigael Alonte
(Nacionalista)
2022 Magtangol Jose Carait III
(PDP-Laban/Lakas–CMD)		Danzel Rafter Fernandez
(Aksyon/NUP)		Wilfredo Bejasa Jr.
(PDP-Laban/Lakas–CMD)
2025 Bernadeth Olivares
(KNP)		Rafael Campos
(NUP)		—

Notes:

  1. ↑ Elevated to Vice Governor in 2001, following the elevation of Teresita Lazaro to governor.

2nd District

Election
year		Member (party)Member (party)Member (party)
1998 Sonny Tapia
(Lakas-CMD)		Juan Unico
(Lakas-CMD)		Luis Tanyag
(LAMMP)
2001 Rolly Bagnes
(Lakas-CMD)		Sonny Tapia
(Lakas-CMD)		Juan Unico
(Lakas-CMD)
2004 Ramil Hernandez
(Lakas-CMD)		Rolly Bagnes
(Lakas-CMD)		Sonny Tapia
(Lakas-CMD)
2007 Rolly Bagnes
(Lakas-CMD)		Juan Unico
(Lakas-CMD)		Neil Andrew Nocon
(United Opposition)
2010 Neptali Bagnes
(Nacionalista)		Juan Unico
(Lakas-Kampi)		Neil Andrew Nocon
(Lakas-Kampi)
2013 Neptali Bagnes
(UNA)		Pursino Oruga
(Liberal)		Juan Unico
(UNA)
2016 Ruth Mariano-Hernandez
(Nacionalista)		Pursino Oruga
(Nacionalista)		Leeanne Aldabe-Cortez
(UNA)
2019 Christian Niño Lajara
(Nacionalista)		Peewee Perez
(PDP-Laban)		Neptali Bagnes
(PFP)
2022 Christian Niño Lajara
(Aksyon)		Peewee Perez
(AKAY)		 Tito Fortunato Caringal II
(Nacionalista)
2025 Tito Fortunato Caringal II
(NUP)		Neptali Bagnes
(NUP)		—

3rd District

Election
year		Member (party)Member (party)
1998 Gerard Christopher Alava
(LAMMP)		Ramon De Roma
(Lakas–CMD)
2001 Gerard Christopher Alava
(KAMPI)		Arcadio Gapangada Jr.
(KAMPI)
2004 Arcadio Gapangada Jr.
(Lakas-CMD)		Adoracion Alava
(LDP)
2007 Katherine Agapay
(NPC)		Reynaldo Paras
(Lakas-CMD)
2010 Reynaldo Paras
(Lakas-Kampi)		 Angelica Jones
(Nacionalista)
2013 Katherine Agapay
(Independent) [a] 		Angelica Jones
(UNA)
2016 Dante Amante
(UNA)		Alejandro Yu
(UNA)
2019 Angelica Jones
(PFP)		Alejandro Yu
(PDP-Laban)
2022 Alejandro Yu
(PDP-Laban)
Karla Monica Adajar-Lajara
(Lakas–CMD)
2025 Karla Monica Adajar-Lajara
(Lakas–CMD)		 Angelica Jones
(PFP)

Notes:

  1. ↑ Elevated to Vice Governor on May 30, 2014, following the elevation of Ramil Hernandez to governor.

4th District

Election
year		Member (party)Member (party)
1992 Felix Flores
(LDP)		 Benjamin Agarao, Jr.
(NPC)
1995 Magdaleno Palacol, Jr.
(LDP)		Querubin Relova, Jr.
(Lakas-CMD)
1998 Danilo Ramon Fernandez
(Lakas-CMD)		Magdaleno Palacol
(LAMMP)
2001 Benjamin Agarao, Jr.
(LDP)		 Vincent Soriano
(LDP)
2004 Eufemio Lagumbay
(Lakas-CMD)		Benedicto Mario Palacol, Jr.
(Lakas-CMD)
2007 Benedicto Mario Palacol, Jr.
(Lakas-CMD)		Domingo Panganiban
(LDP)
2010 Joseph Kris Benjamin Agarao
(Liberal)		Benedicto Mario Palacol, Jr.
(Lakas-Kampi)
2013 Joseph Kris Benjamin Agarao
(Liberal)		Rai-ann Agustine San Luis
(Independent)
2016 Joseph Kris Benjamin Agarao
(Liberal)		Rai-Ann Agustine San Luis
(NUP)
2019 Maria Jamina Katherine Agarao
(PDP-Laban)		Rai-Ann Agustine San Luis
(Nacionalista)
2022 Joseph Kris Benjamin Agarao
(NUP/PFP) [4] 		Francis Joseph San Luis
(Aksyon)
2025 Maria Jamina Katherine Agarao
(PFP)		Rai-Ann Agustine San Luis
(NUP)

Biñan

Election
year		Member (party)Member (party)
2025 Wilfredo Bejasa Jr.
(Lakas–CMD)		Flaviano “Jigcy” D. Pecaña Jr.
(Lakas–CMD)

Calamba

Election
year		Member (party)Member (party)
2025 Princess Lajara
(Lakas–CMD)		Dyan Espiridion
(Lakas–CMD)

Santa Rosa

Election
year		Member (party)Member (party)
2025 Arnel Gomez
(NPC)		Jose Cartaño
(NUP)

Philippine Councilors League President

Election
year		Member (party)
1992Remelito Belen (San Pablo)
(LDP)
1995Remelito Belen (San Pablo)
(Lakas NUCD–UMDP)
1998Edgardo Ramos (Pila)
(LAMMP)
2001Edgardo Ramos (Pila)
(KAMPI)
2004Alejandro Yu (San Pablo)
(Lakas–CMD)
2007Danilo Yang (San Pablo)
(PDSP)
2010Dante Amante (San Pablo)
(Lakas–Kampi–CMD)
2013Jeffrey Palce (Rizal)
(Liberal)
2016Jonalina Reyes (Biñan)
(Liberal)
2019Jonalina Reyes (Biñan)
(PDP–Laban)
2022Jonalina Reyes (Biñan)
(Lakas–CMD)
2025Lyca A. Leyma-Luna (Liliw)
(NUP) (Interim)

Liga ng mga Barangay President

Election
year		Member (party)
2002Numeriano Buenviaje (San Pedro)
(Nonpartisan)
2007Bernabe Vibora (Victoria)
(Nonpartisan)
2010Floro Esguerra (Cavinti)
(Nonpartisan)
2013Lorenzo Zuñiga Jr. (Alaminos)
(Nonpartisan)
2018Ma. Meg A. Espiritu (Santa Cruz)
(Nonpartisan)
2024Lorenzo Zuñiga Jr. (Alaminos)
(PFP)

SK Provincial Federation President

Election
year		Member (party)
2007Kathleen Kay Kampitan Yambot (Victoria)
(Nonpartisan)
2010Von Mark Anthony R. Dacdac (Pagsanjan)
(Nonpartisan)
2018Autriou Austeen Amante (San Pablo)
(Nonpartisan)
2023Bhenj Stephen Felismino (San Pablo)
(Nonpartisan)

References

  1. ↑ OpinYon News Team (August 19, 2024). "2 board members for Laguna's districts". OpinYon News. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  2. ↑ House Bill No. 3946 (August 23, 2022), An Act Providing for the Manner of Election of the Elective Members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Laguna Representing the Cities of San Pedro, Sta. Rosa and Biñan , retrieved October 17, 2024
  3. ↑ Cinco, Maricar (May 28, 2014). "Comelec swears in new Laguna governor". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Welcome po sa mga New Member's ng Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) Laguna at sa kanilang mga kasama!". Facebook. Atty. Karen Agapay. 2024-04-06. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
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