Abra Provincial Board

The Abra Provincial Board is the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial legislature) of the Philippine province of Abra.

Abra Provincial Board

Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng Abra
Type
Type
Term limits
3 terms (9 years)
Leadership
Presiding Officer
Ronald Balao-as, Asenso Abrenio
since June 30, 2019
Structure
Seats12 board members
1 ex officio presiding officer
Political groups
  Asenso Abrenio (9)
  Nonpartisan (3)
Length of term
3 years
AuthorityLocal Government Code of the Philippines
Elections
Last election
May 13, 2019
Next election
May 9, 2022
Meeting place
Abra Provincial Hall, Bangued

The members are elected via plurality-at-large voting: 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 plurality voting system province-wide.

District apportionment

Election
year
No. of seats per districtEx officio seatsTotal seats
1st2nd
2004–1344311

Redistricting changes

Since 2004:

  • 1st District: Boliney, Bucay, Bucloc, Daguioman, Langiden, Luba, Manabo, Peñarrubia, Pidigan, Pilar, Sallapadan, San Isidro, San Quintin, Tubo, Villaviciosa
  • 2nd District: Bangued, Danglas, Dolores, La Paz, Lacub, Lagangilang, Lagayan, Licuan-Baay, Malibcong, San Juan, Tayum, Tineg

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 Sangguniang Kabataan provincial president; the municipal and city (if applicable) presidents of the Association of Barangay Captains, Councilor's League and Sangguniang Kabataan, shall elect amongst themselves their provincial presidents which shall be their representatives at the board.

Vice Governor

Election
year
NameParty
2001Jaime Lo
2004Jaime Lo NPC
2007Victorino Baroña PDSP
2010Rolando Somera Lakas–Kampi
2013Rosario Bersamin Liberal
2016Ronald Balao-as NUP
2019Ronald Balao-as Asenso Abrenio

1st District

Election
year
Member (party)Member (party)Member (party)Member (party)
2004 Jonathan Beroña
(PDSP)
Victor Valera
(NPC)
Edgardo Flores
(Liberal)
Ruben Paderes
(Lakas)
2007 Nancy Lupang
(Independent)
Edgardo Flores
(PDSP)
Elmer Gayao, Sr.
(KAMPI)
2010 Nancy Lupang
(Lakas-Kampi)
Floro Fontanilla
(Liberal)
Elmer Bides
(Liberal)
Elmer Gayao, Sr.
(Lakas-Kampi)
2013 Elmer Bides
(Liberal)
Leonard Andanan
(Liberal)
Antonio Dayag
(Liberal)
2016 Antonio Dayag
(Liberal)
Elmer Gayao, Sr.
(NUP)
2019 Rodolfo de la Paz
(Asenso Abrenio)
Antonio Dayag
(Asenso Abrenio)
Leonard Andanan
(Asenso Abrenio)
Arturo Gayao
(Asenso Abrenio)

2nd District

Election
year
Member (party)Member (party)Member (party)Member (party)
2004 James Bersamin
(NPC)
Perfecto Cardenes
(NPC)
Victorino Baroña
(PDSP)
Ramon Dickson
(PDSP)
2007 Ma. Jocelyn Bernos
(KAMPI)
Allen Brix Bachiller
(KAMPI)
Serafin B. Alzate
(KAMPI)
Patrocinio P. Abayao, Jr.
(KAMPI)
2010 Maria Elena Jenkins
(Independent)
Rosario Bersamin
(Liberal)
Allen Brix Bachiller
(Lakas-Kampi)
Kathleen Balbin
(Lakas-Kampi)
2013 Kathleen Maria Balbin
(Liberal)
Ramon Dickson
(Liberal)
Allen Brix Bachiller
(Nacionalista)
Byrone Alzate
(Aksyon)
2016 Kathleen Maria B. Tawantawan
(Liberal)
Byrone Alzate
(NUP)
Maria Elena A. Jenkins
(NUP)
Ana Marie A. Bersamin
(Liberal)
2019 Allan Seares
(Asenso Abrenio)
Byrone Alzate
(Asenso Abrenio)
Maria Elena A. Jenkins
(Asenso Abrenio)
Patrocinio Abaya
(Asenso Abrenio)
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