The Surigao del Sur 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
Philippine province
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of
Surigao del Sur
Surigao del Sur (Surigaonon language, Surigaonon: ''Probinsya nan Surigao del Sur''; ; ), officially the Province of Surigao del Sur, is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Caraga Regions of the Philippines ...
.
The members are elected via
plurality-at-large voting
Plurality block voting is a type of block voting method for multi-winner elections. Each voter may cast as many votes as the number of seats to be filled. The candidates with the most votes are elected. The usual result when the candidates div ...
: 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
plurality voting system
Plurality voting refers to electoral systems in which the candidates in an electoral district who poll more than any other (that is, receive a plurality) are elected.
Under single-winner plurality voting, and in systems based on single-member ...
province-wide.
The districts used in appropriation of members is coextensive with the
legislative districts of Surigao del Sur
The legislative districts of Surigao del Sur are the representations of the province of Surigao del Sur in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. The province is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philip ...
.
Aside from the regular members, the board also includes the provincial federation presidents of the
Liga ng mga Barangay
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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
Philippine Councilors League
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(PCL). Surigao del Sur's provincial board also has a reserved seat for its indigenous people (IPMR).
Apportionment
List of members
Current members
These are the members after the
2022 local elections and
2018 barangay and SK elections:
* Vice Governor: Manuel O. Alameda (Hugpong Surigao Sur)
Past members
These are the members after the
2019 local elections and
2018 barangay and SK elections:
* Vice Governor: Librado Navarro (
PDP–Laban
The Partido Demokratiko Pilipino (PDP, ) is a populist political party in the Philippines founded in 1982. It was previously known as Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP–Laban) from 1983 to 2024 as a result of a merger with L ...
)
References
{{Sangguniang Panlalawigan
Politics of Surigao del Sur
Provincial boards in the Philippines