The Apayao Provincial Board is the Sangguniang Panlalawigan or provincial

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of the

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Apayao Apayao, officially the Province of Apayao ( ilo, Probinsia ti Apayao; fil, Lalawigan ng Apayao), is a landlocked province in the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. Kabugao serves as its capital. The provincial capito ...

. 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 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 2019 local elections and 2018 barangay and SK elections: * Vice Governor: Remy Albano ( Liberal)

Vice Governor

1st District

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: Calanasan, Conner, Kabugao

2nd District

: Flora, Luna, Pudtol, Santa Marcela

References

{{Sangguniang Panlalawigan Provincial boards in the Philippines Politics of Apayao