Southern Leyte Provincial Board

Southern Leyte Provincial Board Sangguniang Panlalawigan sa Habagatang Leyte  (Cebuano) Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng Katimugang Leyte  (Filipino)
9th Southern Leyte Provincial Board
Type
Type	Unicameral
Term limits	3 terms (9 years)
Leadership
Presiding Officer	Christopherson Yap, Liberal
Structure
Seats	11 board members 1 ex officio presiding officer
Political groups	Liberal (7)   UNA (1)   Nonpartisan (3)
Committees	Multiple non-transferable vote (regular members) Indirect election (ex officio members)
Length of term	3 years
Authority	Local Government Code of the Philippines
Elections
Last election	May 13, 2019
Next election	May 9, 2022
Meeting place
Session Hall, Legislative Building Southern Leyte Provincial Capitol Maasin City, Southern Leyte, Philippines
Website
Southern Leyte Provincial Board Official Website

The Southern Leyte Provincial Board (Cebuano : Sangguniang Panlalawigan sa Habagatang Leyte) is the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial legislature) of the Philippine province of Southern Leyte.

The members are elected via plurality-at-large voting: the province is divided into two legislative 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. ^[1] The vice governor is the ex officio presiding officer, and only votes to break ties. The vice governor is also elected via the plurality voting system province-wide.

District apportionment

Election Year	No. of seats per district		Ex officio seats	Total seats
	1st	2nd
2004–2010	4	4	3	11
2013–2016	4	4	2	10

Current members

Vice Governor

• Christopherson Yap, Liberal - Presiding Officer

District Board Members

District	Name		Party	Term	Notes
1st		Margarita Bantug	Liberal	1
1st		Jessica Marie Escaño-Pano	Liberal	2
1st		Fe Edillo	Liberal	1
1st		Adriano Idjao	Liberal	1
2nd		Abelardo Almario	Liberal	3
2nd		Aileen Estrera	Liberal	2
2nd		Myra Rentuza	UNA	1
2nd		Leoncio Uy III	Liberal	1

Ex officio Board Members

Name	Provincial Federation
Ronel Gabriel	League of Barangays of the Philippines
Alex Lim	Philippine Councilors' League

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, Councilors' League and Sangguniang Kabataan, shall elect amongst themselves their provincial presidents which shall be their representatives at the board. ^[1]

However, with the recent controversy regarding the role of the Sangguniang Kabataan and the proposed amendments to the Local Government Code, specifically the Sangguniang Kabataan provisions, the Sangguniang Kabataan provincial chapter president does not currently serve as an ex officio member of the Provincial Board. ^{[2] [3]}

Vice Governor

Election year	Name	Party
1998	Eva Tomol		NPC
2001
2004	Miguel Maamo II		NPC
2007	Miguel Maamo II		Lakas
2010	Miguel Maamo II		Lakas
2013	Sheffered Lino Tan		Liberal
2016	Christopherson Yap		Liberal

1st District

Map of the First Sangguninang Panlalawigan District of Southern Leyte

• City: Maasin
• Municipalities: Bontoc, Limasawa, Macrohon, Malitbog, Padre Burgos, Tomas Oppus
• Population (2015): 197,392

Election year	Member (party)		Member (party)		Member (party)		Member (party)
2004		Eva Tomol (NPC)		Agustin Escaño, Jr. (Lakas–CMD)		Arturo Bascug (NPC)		Cesar Rey (NPC)
2007		Albert Esclamado (Lakas–CMD)		Agustin Escaño, Jr. (KAMPI)		Cesar Rey (Lakas–CMD)		Teopisto Rojas, Jr. (Lakas–CMD)
2010		Albert Esclamado (Lakas-Kampi)		Cesar Rey (Lakas-Kampi)		Felicula Escaño (Lakas-Kampi)		Teopisto Rojas, Jr. (Lakas-Kampi)
2013		Albert Esclamado (NUP)		Alan Jose Aroy (NUP)		Felicula Escaño 1 (NUP)		Teopisto Rojas, Jr. (NUP)
						Jessica Marie Escaño-Pano 2 (NUP)
2016		Jessica Marie Escaño-Pano (Liberal)		Fe Edillo (Liberal)		Margarita Bantug (Liberal)		Adriano Idjao (Liberal)

^1 Died in office, July 21, 2014. ^[4]

^2 Replaced her late grandmother; appointed on 11 March 2015, took oath of office on 30 March 2015. ^[5]

2nd District

Map of the Second Sangguninang Panlalawigan District of Southern Leyte

• City:none
• Municipalities: Anahawan, Hinunangan, Hinundayan, Libagon, Liloan, Pintuyan, Saint Bernard, San Francisco, San Juan, San Ricardo, Silago, Sogod
• Population (2015): 224,358

Election year	Member (party)		Member (party)		Member (party)		Member (party)
2004		Jason Calva (NPC)		Orlando Tan (Lakas–CMD)		Florentino Fernandez, Jr. (PMP)		Amalia Yap (PMP)
2007		Jason Calva (Lakas–CMD)		Roberto Lagumbay (Lakas–CMD)		Daisy Gamale (NPC)		Florentino Fernandez, Jr. (Lakas–CMD)
2010		Roberto Lagumbay (Lakas-Kampi)		Daisy Gamale (Lakas-Kampi)		Florentino Fernandez, Jr. (Lakas-Kampi)		Abelardo Almario (Lakas-Kampi)
2013		Daisy Gamale (NUP)		Miguel Maamo II (NUP)		Abelardo Almario (NUP)		Aileen Estrera (NUP)
2016		Abelardo Almario (Liberal)		Leoncio Uy III (Liberal)		Aileen Estrera (Liberal)		Myra Rentuza (UNA)

Ex officio members

Philippine Councilors' League Provincial Federation

Election year	Name
2007	Florentino Lubang
2010	Sarah Dampog
2013	Alex Lim
2016

League of Barangays of the Philippines Provincial Federation

Election year	Name
2007	Nacional Mercado
2010
2013	Nacional Mercado
	Ronel Gabriel 1

^1 Replaced Mercado as LnBP Provincial President when Mercado was elected Mayor of Maasin, Southern Leyte in 2016.

Sangguniang Kabataan Provincial Federation

Election year	Name
2007	Joyce Mejia
2010	Janine Petracorta

See also

• Southern Leyte
• Legislative district of Southern Leyte

References

1. Government of the Republic of the Philippines. "Republic Act No. 7160". Official Gazette. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
2. Ramos-Araneta, Macon (1 November 2014). "Marcos says SK reforms needed". Manila Standard Today. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
3. Arcangel, Xianne (1 December 2014). "Proposal to postpone SK polls to October 2016 gets House nod". GMA News Online. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
4. "Milestone" (PDF). The Southern Smile. Maasin City: Provincial Government of Southern Leyte. 16–31 July 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
5. Philippines News Agency (21 March 2015). "Palace announces new appointments". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 13 June 2015.

External links

• Official Website of the Province of Southern Leyte