The Isabela Provincial Board is the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial legislature) of the

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of Isabela. The members are elected via

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: the province is divided into six 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 is coextensive with the

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, with the exception that

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, an

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, is excluded in the fourth district. Aside from the regular members, the board also includes the provincial federation presidents of the

Liga ng mga Barangay The Liga ng mga Barangay sa Pilipinas (League of Barangays in the Philippines) and the Asosasyon ng mga Kapitan ng Barangay (Association of Barangay Captains) or ABC are formal organizations of all the barangays in the Philippines. Presently, al ...

(ABC, from its old name "Association of Barangay Captains"), the

Sangguniang Kabataan Sangguniang Kabataan (abbreviated as SK; ) is a council meant to represent the youth in each barangay in the Philippines. It was put "on hold", but not quite abolished, prior to the 2013 barangay elections. In January 2016, the Sangguniang ...

(SK, youth councils) and the

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(PCL). Isabela's provincial board also has reserved seats for the sectoral representatives for women, labor, and indigenous people.

Apportionment

List of members

Current members

These are the members after the 2019 local elections and 2018 barangay and SK elections: * Vice Governor: Faustino Dy III (

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)

References

{{Sangguniang Panlalawigan Politics of Isabela (province) Provincial boards in the Philippines