Surigao del Norte Provincial Board

Surigao del Norte Provincial Board Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng Surigao del Norte
Type
Type	Unicameral
Term limits	3 terms (9 years)
Leadership
Presiding Officer	Eddie Gokiangkee, PDP–Laban since June 30, 2019
Structure
Seats	13 board members 1 ex officio presiding officer
Political groups	PDP–Laban (10)   Nacionalista (1)   Nonpartisan (2)
Length of term	3 years
Authority	Local Government Code of the Philippines
Elections
Voting system	Multiple non-transferable vote (regular members) Indirect election (ex officio members)
Last election	May 13, 2019
Next election	May 9, 2022
Meeting place
Surigao del Norte Provincial Capitol, Surigao City

The Surigao del Norte Provincial Board is the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial legislature) of the Philippine province of Surigao del Norte.

The members are elected via plurality-at-large voting: the province is divided into two districts, each having five seats. A voter votes up to five names, with the top five 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 is coextensive with the legislative districts of Surigao del Norte.

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

Elections	Seats per district		Ex officio seats	Total seats
	1st	2nd
2010–present	5	5	3	13

List of members

Current members

These are the members after the 2019 local elections ^[1] and 2018 barangay and SK elections:

• Vice Governor: Eddie Gokiangkee (PDP–Laban)

District	Board member		Party	Start of term	End of term
1st		Constantino Navarro IV	PDP–Laban	January 6, 2020	June 30, 2022
1st		Nathaniel Plaza	PDP–Laban	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2022
1st		Edgar Andanar	PDP–Laban	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2022
1st		Guillermo Boncaros	PDP–Laban	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2022
1st		Julecs Sunico	Nacionalista	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2022
2nd		Myrna Romarate	PDP–Laban	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2022
2nd		Juan Larong	PDP–Laban	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2022
2nd		Melva Garcia	PDP–Laban	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2022
2nd		Cayetano Recabo	PDP–Laban	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2022
2nd		Elvira Egay	PDP–Laban	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2022
League	Board member		Party	Start of term	End of term
ABC		Roger Pomoy [2]	Nonpartisan	July 30, 2018	January 1, 2023
PCL		James Mahusay [2]	PDP–Laban	July 1, 2019	June 30, 2022
SK		Jess Angelo Lagus [3]	Nonpartisan	June 8, 2018	January 1, 2023

References

1. "LIST OF ELECTED PROVINCIAL CANDIDATES" (PDF). COMELEC.gov.ph.
2. "Ex-Officio". Surigao del Norte Official Website. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
3. "Regular Session Nan Sangguniang Panlalawigan Wayay Quorum". Radio Philippines Network (in Cebuano). 2019-12-24. Retrieved 2020-08-19.