The Leyte Provincial Board ( war, Sangguniang Panlalawigan han Leyte}, ceb, Sangguniang Panlalawigan sa Leyte}) is the

Sangguniang Panlalawigan Sangguniang Panlalawigan (abbreviated as SP; ), commonly known as the Provincial Board, are the legislatures in Philippine provinces. They are the legislative branches of the provinces, and their powers and responsibilities are defined by the Loca ...

(provincial legislature) of the

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Leyte Leyte ( ) is an island in the Visayas group of islands in the Philippines. It is eighth-largest and sixth-most populous island in the Philippines, with a total population of 2,626,970 as of 2020 census. Since the accessibility of land has be ...

. The members are elected via

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: the province is divided into five

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, each sending two members to the provincial board; the electorate votes for two members, with the two candidates with the highest number of votes being elected. The districts used in appropriation of members is coextensive with the

legislative districts of Leyte A legislature is an assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country or city. They are often contrasted with the executive and judicial powers of government. Laws enacted by legislatures are usually known as p ...

District apportionment

Current members

Vice Governor

*Leonardo M. Javier Jr.,

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- ''Presiding Officer''

District Board Members

''Ex officio'' Board Members

List of members

An additional three ''ex officio'' members are the presidents of the provincial chapters of the

Association of Barangay Captains 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 ...

, the Councilors' League, 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 ...

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. 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 did not serve as an ''ex officio'' member of the Provincial Board until 2019. After the 2018 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections, the SK provincial chapter president has been seated as an ''ex officio'' member of the Provincial Board since 2019.

Vice Governor

:Cayunda succeeded Bagulaya as Vice-Governor in November 2012 after Bagulaya succeeded

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as Governor, who in turn vacated his gubernatorial post after being appointed Energy Secretary.

1st District (excludes
Tacloban City Tacloban ( ; ), officially the City of Tacloban ( war, Syudad han Tacloban; fil, Lungsod ng Tacloban), is a first class Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines. The c ...
)

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: ''None'' *

Municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

Alangalang Alangalang (IPA: �ɐlɐŋ'ʔalɐŋ, officially the Municipality of Alangalang ( war, Bungto han Alangalang; ceb, Lungsod sa Alangalang; tl, Bayan ng Alangalang), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to t ...

Babatngon Babatngon (IPA: ɐbɐt'ŋon, officially the Municipality of Babatngon ( war, Bungto han Babatngon; tl, Bayan ng Babatngon), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of ...

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, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Tanauan, Tolosa *Population (2015): 268,942

2nd District

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: ''none'' *

Barugo Barugo (IPA: ɐˈɾugo, officially the Municipality of Barugo ( war, Bungto han Barugo; tl, Bayan ng Barugo), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 34,497 people ...

Burauen Burauen (IPA: u'ɾaʊen, officially the Municipality of Burauen ( war, Bungto han Burauen; tl, Bayan ng Burauen), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 52,511 peo ...

, Capoocan,

Carigara Carigara (), officially the Municipality of Carigara ( war, Bungto han Carigara; tl, Bayan ng Carigara), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 54,656 people. The ...

Dagami Dagami (IPA: ɐ'gami, officially the Municipality of Dagami ( war, Bungto han Dagami; tl, Bayan ng Dagami), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 36,178 people. ...

, Dulag, Jaro, Julita,

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, Macarthur, Mayorga,

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Tabontabon Tabontabon (IPA: ɐbon'tabon, officially the Municipality of Tabontabon ( war, Bungto han Tabontabon; tl, Bayan ng Tabontabon), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population ...

, Tunga *Population (2015): 406,359

3rd District

: ''none'' *

Calubian Calubian, officially the Municipality of Calubian ( ceb, Lungsod sa Calubian; war, Bungto han Calubian; tl, Bayan ng Calubian), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population ...

, San Isidro, Tabango,

Villaba Villaba (IPA: ɪ'ʎabɐ, officially the Municipality of Villaba ( ceb, Lungsod sa Villaba; war, Bungto han Villaba; tl, Bayan ng Villaba), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has ...

*Population (2015): 179,594

4th District (excludes
Ormoc City Ormoc (IPA: �oɾˈmok, officially the City of Ormoc ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Ormoc; war, Syudad han Ormoc; fil, Lungsod ng Ormoc), is a 1st class independent component city in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 ce ...
)

: ''none'' *

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, Matag-ob, Merida,

Palompon Palompon (IPA: ɐlom'pɔn, officially the Municipality of Palompon ( ceb, Lungsod sa Palompon; war, Bungto han Palompon; tl, Bayan ng Palompon), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, i ...

*Population (2015): 256,166

5th District

Baybay Baybay (IPA: aɪ'baɪ, officially the City of Baybay ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Baybay; war, Syudad han Baybay), is a 1st class component city in the province of Leyte, Philippines. It has a population of 111,848 people. With an area of , it is the s ...

Abuyog Abuyog (IPA: �ɐ'bujog, officially the Municipality of Abuyog ( war, Bungto han Abuyog; ceb, Lungsod sa Abuyog; tl, Bayan ng Abuyog), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a po ...

, Bato,

Hilongos Hilongos (IPA: ɪ'lɔŋos, officially the Municipality of Hilongos ( ceb, Lungsod sa Hilongos; war, Bungto han Hilongos; tl, Bayan ng Hilongos), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, ...

Hindang Hindang (IPA: ɪn'daŋ, officially the Municipality of Hindang ( ceb, Lungsod sa Hindang; war, Bungto han Hindang; tl, Bayan ng Hindang), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a ...

, Inopacan,

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Mahaplag Mahaplag (IPA: ɐ'hɐplɐg, officially the Municipality of Mahaplag; ( war, Bungto han Mahaplag ; ceb, Dakbayan sa Mahaplag ; tl, Bayan ng Mahaplag), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 cens ...

Matalom Matalom (IPA: ɐ'talom, officially the Municipality of Matalom ( ceb, Lungsod sa Matalom; war, Bungto han Matalom; tl, Bayan ng Matalom), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has ...

*Population (2015): 398,587 :Cayunda vacated the post after being appointed Vice Governor in November 2012.

''Ex officio'' members

Philippine Councilors' League Provincial Federation

: Served in his capacity as councilor from Tacloban City. : Served in his capacity as councilor from Palo, Leyte. : Faller was temporarily seated in his capacity as the Vice-President of the Philippine Councilors' League Provincial Federation until the election of the League President.

League of Barangays of the Philippines Provincial Federation

:Died in office, October 12, 2014. :Replaced Faller as LnBP Provincial President when Faller became a Sangguniang Bayan Member for Hilongos, Leyte in 2016.

Sangguniang Kabataan Provincial Federation

Committees

References

External links

Official Website of the Province of Leyte
{{Sangguniang Panlalawigan Provincial boards in the Philippines Politics of Leyte (province)

District apportionment

Current members

Vice Governor

District Board Members

''Ex officio'' Board Members

List of members

Vice Governor

1st District (excludes Tacloban City Tacloban ( ; ), officially the City of Tacloban ( war, Syudad han Tacloban; fil, Lungsod ng Tacloban), is a first class Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines. The c ...)

2nd District

3rd District

4th District (excludes Ormoc City Ormoc (IPA: �oɾˈmok, officially the City of Ormoc ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Ormoc; war, Syudad han Ormoc; fil, Lungsod ng Ormoc), is a 1st class independent component city in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 ce ...)

5th District

''Ex officio'' members

Philippine Councilors' League Provincial Federation

League of Barangays of the Philippines Provincial Federation

Sangguniang Kabataan Provincial Federation

Committees

See also

References

External links

1st District (excludes
Tacloban City Tacloban ( ; ), officially the City of Tacloban ( war, Syudad han Tacloban; fil, Lungsod ng Tacloban), is a first class Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines. The c ...
)

4th District (excludes
Ormoc City Ormoc (IPA: �oɾˈmok, officially the City of Ormoc ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Ormoc; war, Syudad han Ormoc; fil, Lungsod ng Ormoc), is a 1st class independent component city in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 ce ...
)