The Marinduque 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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Marinduque Marinduque (; ), officially the Province of Marinduque, is an island province in the Philippines located in Southwestern Tagalog Region or Mimaropa, formerly designated as Region IV-B. Its capital is the municipality of Boac, the most popul ...

. The members are elected via

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: the province is divided into two districts, each having five seats. A voter votes up to five names, with the top five candidates per district 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. Aside from the regular members, the board also includes the provincial federation presidents of the

Liga ng mga Barangay 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 ...

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

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(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).

Apportionment

The districts used in appropriation of members is not coextensive with the

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. Unlike congressional representation which is at-large, Marinduque is divided into two districts for representation in the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, with the western half of the province ( Mogpog,

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and Gasan) constituting the body's first district, and the eastern half ( Santa Cruz,

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and Buenavista) forming the second district. In 2025, both districts gained 1 additional seat each after the Department of Finance upgraded the province's income classification to 2nd class, from 3rd class.

List of members

Current members

These are the members after the 2023 barangay and SK elections and the 2025 local elections: *

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: Romulo Bacorro, Jr. (

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)

Vice Governor

1st District

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, Gasan, Mogpog * Population (2020): 127,996

2nd District

: Buenavista, Santa Cruz,

* Population (2020): 111,211

Liga ng mga Barangay member

*Took office in 2024

Philippine Councilors League member

Sangguniang Kabataan member

References

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