The Rizal Provincial Board is the
Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial legislature) of the
Philippine province
In the Philippines, provinces ( fil, lalawigan) are one of its primary political and administrative divisions. There are 82 provinces at present, which are further subdivided into component cities and municipalities. The local government un ...
of
Rizal
Rizal, officially the Province of Rizal ( fil, Lalawigan ng Rizal), is a province in the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region in Luzon. Its capital is the city of Antipolo. It is about east of Manila. The province is named after José R ...
.
The members are elected via
plurality-at-large voting
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: the province is divided into four districts, the first and second district of Rizal sending four members each, and
Antipolo
Antipolo, officially known as the City of Antipolo ( fil, Lungsod ng Antipolo), is a 1st class component city and capital of the province of Rizal, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 887,399 people. It is the m ...
's two districts sending one member each to the provincial board; the number of candidates the electorate votes for and the number of winning candidates depends on the number of members their district sends. 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
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province-wide.
The districts used in appropriation of members is coextensive with the
legislative districts of Rizal
The legislative districts of Rizal are the representations of the province of Rizal in the various national and local legislatures of the Philippines. At present, the province is represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines by ...
and the
legislative districts of Antipolo
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.
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) or ABC are formal organizations of all the barangays in the Philippines. Presently, al ...
(ABC, from its old name "Association of Barangay Captains"), the
Sangguniang Kabataan
Sangguniang Kabataan (abbreviated as SK; ) is a council meant to represent the youth in each barangay in the Philippines. It was put "on hold", but not quite abolished, prior to the 2013 barangay elections. In January 2016, the Sangguniang ...
(SK, youth councils) and the
Philippine Councilors League
The Philippine Councilors League – or more simply the PCL – is a formal organization of all the municipal and city councilors in the Philippines.
Last February 27, 2020, the outgoing national board declared a failure of elections after the au ...
(PCL).
Apportionment
List of members
Current members
These are the members after the
2019 local elections and
2018 barangay and SK elections:
* Vice Governor: Reynaldo San Juan Jr. (
PFP)
References
{{Sangguniang Panlalawigan
Provincial boards in the Philippines
Government of Rizal
Politics of Rizal