The Albay Provincial Board is the

Sangguniang Panlalawigan Sangguniang Panlalawigan (abbreviated as SP; ), commonly known as the Provincial Board, are the legislatures in Provinces of the Philippines, Philippine provinces. They are the legislative branches of the provinces, and their powers and responsibi ...

(provincial legislature) of the

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Albay Albay (IPA: ), officially the Province of Albay (; ; Baybayin, ᜎᜎᜏᜒᜄᜈ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜀᜎ᜔ᜊᜌ᜔), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Bicol Region of the Philippines, mostly on the southeastern part of the isla ...

. The members are elected via

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: the province is divided into three districts, with the first two having three seats and the third having four seats. A voter votes up to three names in the first and second districts and up to four names in the third district; the top candidates are then elected to fill the seats assigned to each district. The vice governor is the ''ex officio'' presiding officer, and only votes to break ties. The vice governor is elected via the

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province-wide. Aside from the regular members, the board also includes the provincial federation presidents of the

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

Sangguniang Kabataan A Sangguniang Kabataan (abbreviated as SK; ) is a community council that represents the youth in a barangay in the Philippines. Established to provide young people with a platform for civic engagement and participation in Local government in ...

(SK, youth councils) and the

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(PCL) as ''ex officio'' members. They join the board once they are elected as president of their respective league or federation shortly after the start of their terms following the regular

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(in the case of PCL) or the barangay and SK elections (in the case of ABC and SK).

District apportionment

The districts used in appropriation of members is coextensive with the legislative districts of Albay.

List of members

Current members

These are the members after the 2023 barangay and SK elections and the 2025 local elections: * Vice Governor: Farida Co ( Lakas-CMD)

Vice Governor

1st District

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Tabaco Tabaco, officially the City of Tabaco (; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city in the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Albay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 140,961 p ...

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Bacacay Bacacay, officially the Municipality of Bacacay (; ), is a municipality in the province of Albay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 72,485 people. Bacacay is primarily an agricultural town and abundant in seafoo ...

, Malilipot, Malinao,

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, Tiwi * Population (2020): 395,907 * Electorate (2025): 274,872

2nd District

: Legazpi *

Camalig Camalig, officially the Municipality of Camalig (; ), is a municipality in the province of Albay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 72,042 people. It is popularly known for its finest delicacy—Pinangat, a Bico ...

Daraga Daraga ( ɐrɐ'gaofficially the Municipality of Daraga ; ), is a municipality in the province of Albay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 133,893. The municipality is home to the famous Cagsawa Ruins. Hist ...

, Manito,

Rapu-Rapu Rapu-Rapu, officially the Municipality of Rapu-Rapu (; ), is a municipality in the province of Albay in the Bicol Region of the Philippines. The population was 36,151 at the 2020 census. The municipality comprises three islands: Rapu-rapu Isla ...

* Population (2020): 477,781 * Electorate (2025): 327,382

3rd District

Ligao 'Ligao'', officially the City of Ligao (; ), is a component city in the province of Albay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 118,096 people. Most of the city's economy came from agriculture sector. Ligao is ...

: Guinobatan, Jovellar, Libon, Oas,

Pio Duran Pio Duran, officially the Municipality of Pio Duran (; ), is a municipality in the province of Albay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 49,070 people. Access to the town is via Ligao. It is considered one of the ...

Polangui Polangui, officially the Municipality of Polangui (; ), is a municipality in the province of Albay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of people. Etymology The origin of the name ''Polangui'' has many versio ...

* Population (2020): 489,114 * Electorate (2025): 337,820

Liga ng mga Barangay member

*Took office in 2024

Philippine Councilors League member

Sangguniang Kabataan member

References

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