Legislative body of the province of Cavite, Philippines
The Cavite Provincial Board is the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial legislature) of the Philippine province of Cavite.
The members are elected via plurality-at-large voting: the province is divided into eight districts, two representatives in each district. The candidates with the highest number of votes in each district, depending on the number of members the district sends, are elected.[1] 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 Cavite.
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).
District apportionment
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 Kabataanprovincial president; the municipal and city (if applicable) presidents of the Association of Barangay Captains, Councilor's League and Sangguniang Kabataan, shall elect amongst themselves their provincial presidents which shall be their representatives at the board.
Vice Governor
1st District
2nd District
- City: Bacoor
- Population (2020): 664,625
3rd District
- City: Imus
- Population (2020): 496,794
4th District
5th District
- Notes
- ^ Proclaimed by Comelec Special Provincial Board of Canvassers as the winning candidate on September 2023.
6th District
2019–present
2013–2019
- Notes
- ^ Kerby Salazar is concurrently a member of Katipunan ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino and ran under National Unity Party in 2022.
- ^ Republic Act No. 11069, approved on September 14, 2018, reapportioning the province of Cavite into eight legislative districts to make General Trias the province's sixth legislative district.[8]
7th District
2019–present
- ^ Resigned on election as representative of Cavite's 7th district in February 2023.[9]
- ^ Designated as board member on March 16, 2023 to finish Crispin Diego Remulla's term.
2013–2019
8th District
Philippine Councilor's League President
Liga ng mga Barangay President
SK Provincial Federation President
References
- ^ "Duterte signs law dividing Cavite into 8 districts dates". Manila Bulletin. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "2013 ELECTION RESULTS: CAVITE". rappler.com. 13 May 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "CERTIFIED LIST OF ELECTED PROVINCIAL CANDIDATES WITH VOTES OBTAINED AND DATE OF PROCLAMATION" (PDF). COMELEC. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "2019 ELECTION RESULTS: CAVITE". rappler.com. 13 May 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Deña, Carla (10 May 2022). "Remulla, Tolentino proclaimed Cavite governor, vice governor". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ Locus, Sundy (26 September 2023). "Comelec names new Cavite provincial board member". GMA News Online. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ Subingsubing, Krixia (2022-01-18). "Youth party endorses Robredo, Pangilinan". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
- ^ "Republic Act No. 11069". officialgazette.gov.ph. Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ Baroña, Franco Jose (February 27, 2023). "Ping Remulla wins Cavite special poll". The Manila Times. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
- ^ "NUP designated SOJ Remulla's son Abeng as Cavite board member — Gov. Jonvic". GMA Integrated News. March 16, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
