Hispanopedia WikiThe Bulacan Provincial Board is the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial legislature) of the Philippine province of Bulacan.
The members are elected via plurality-at-large voting: the province is divided into six Sangguniang Panlalawigan districts, and each district send two members since 2022; 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 province-wide.
The districts used in appropriation of members is coextensive with the legislative districts of Bulacan, with the exception that the Legislative district of San Jose del Monte being a part of the 4th provincial board district.
District apportionment
In May 2024, the Supreme Court ordered the addition of two seats in the Board in favor of San Jose del Monte following a petition by Representative Florida Robes.[1]
Robes's Mandamus petition sought clarification of Republic Act No. 11546. In a 15-page landmark decision dated June 13, 2023, Justice Japar Dimaampao ordered the amendment of Commission on Elections's "Section 6 of Resolution 10707 to conform with Section 41(b) of Republic Act 7610 to give 2 seats for SJDM in the Sangguniang Panlalawigan."[2][3]
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.
Starting in 2017, the province also reserved a seat for its indigenous peoples.[4]
Current members
- Vice Governor: Alexis Castro (NUP)
Membership summary
^1 The term of elected officials of the Sangguniang Kabataan elected in 2010 expired on November 30, 2013, and were not replaced.
Vice Governor
1st District
- City: Malolos
- Municipalities: Bulakan, Calumpit, Hagonoy, Paombong, Pulilan
- Population (2020): 758,872
2nd District
- City: Baliwag
- Municipalities: Bustos, Plaridel
- Population (2020): 360,101
3rd District
- Municipalities: Doña Remedios Trinidad, San Ildefonso, San Miguel, San Rafael
- Population (2020): 419,539
4th District
- Cities: Meycauayan, San Jose del Monte
- Municipalities: Marilao, Obando
- Population (2020): 1,191,917
5th District
- Municipalities: Balagtas, Bocaue, Guiguinto, Pandi
- Population (2020): 486,960
6th District
- Municipalities: Angat, Norzagaray, Santa Maria
- Population (2020): 491,501
Ex officio seats
Reserved seats
References
- ^ "SC says San Jose del Monte can now have 2 seats in Sangguniang Panlalawigan". GMA News. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ Parungao, Adrian (May 10, 2024). "SC: San Jose del Monte may have 2 seats in Bulacan provincial board". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
- ^ Villamente, Jing (May 11, 2024). "San Jose del Monte gets 2 Bulacan council seats". Daily Tribune (Philippines). Retrieved May 11, 2024.
- ^ "Welcome to Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng Bulacan". sp.bulacan.gov.ph. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
- ^ LNB Bulacan (13 January 2024). "Muling nahalal bilang Pangulo ng Liga ng mga Barangay sa Lalawigan ng Bulacan si Igg. Bokal Ramil Capistrano mula sa bayan ng San Rafael". Facebook. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ DILG Bulacan (27 November 2024). "𝐒𝐊 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐲 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐇𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐨𝐝 𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐰𝐚𝐠, 𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐥 𝐧𝐚 𝐛𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐊 𝐅𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐧". Facebook. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ a b News on C (2 February 2024). "IPMRs BM Sembrano, Nanumpa na - Gob.Fernando". Facebook. Retrieved 20 May 2024.