The Apayao 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 ...

or provincial

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of the

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Apayao Apayao, officially the Province of Apayao (; ; isnag language, Isnag: ''Provinsia nga Apayao''; ), is a landlocked Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. Kabugao, Apayao, Kab ...

. The members are elected via

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: the province is divided into two 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. 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.

Seat apportionment

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, ABC) are formal organizations of all the barangays in the Philippines. Presently, alm ...

, the Councilors' League, the

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provincial president; the municipal and city (if applicable) presidents of the Association of Barangay Captains, Councilor's League and

, shall elect amongst themselves their provincial presidents which shall be their representatives at the board.

Current members

These are the members after the 2022 local elections and 2023 barangay and SK elections: * Vice Governor: Kyle Mariah Chelsea S. Bulut-Cunan ( Lakas)

Vice Governor

1st District

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Calanasan Calanasan, officially the Municipality of Calanasan, (Isnag: ''Ili naya Calanasan''; ; ), (formerly known as Bayag, meaning "slow") is a municipality in the province of Apayao, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of ...

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Kabugao Kabugao, officially the Municipality of Kabugao (; Itawis: ''Babalay yo Kabugao''; ), is a municipality and ''de jure'' capital of the province of Apayao, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 16,215 people. Hist ...

* Population (2020): 56,317

2nd District

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Pudtol Pudtol, officially the Municipality of Pudtol, (; ), is a municipality in the province of Apayao, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 15,491 people. History Pudtol, taken from Luna, was created as a municipal dist ...

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* Population (2020): 68,049

References

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