Legislative body of the province of Cavite, Philippines
The Cavite Provincial Board is the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial legislature) of the Philippine province of Cavite .
The members are elected via plurality-at-large voting : the province is divided into eight districts, two representatives in each district. The candidates with the highest number of votes in each district, depending on the number of members the district sends, are elected.[ 1] 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 Cavite .
Aside from the regular members, the board also includes the provincial federation presidents of the Liga ng mga Barangay (ABC, from its old name "Association of Barangay Captains"), the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK, youth councils) and the Philippine Councilors League (PCL).
District apportionment
Elections
No. of seats per district
Ex officio seats
Total seats
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
1987–2010
2
2
2
–
–
–
–
–
3
9
2010–2019
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
–
3
17
2019–present
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
19
List of members
Current members
These are the members after the 2022 local elections and 2023 barangay and SK elections :
District/ League
Board member
Party
Start of term
End of term
1st
Davey Christian Chua
Lakas
June 30, 2019
June 30, 2025
1st
Romel Enriquez
NUP
June 30, 2019
June 30, 2025
2nd
Ramon Vicente Revilla
Lakas
June 30, 2022
June 30, 2025
2nd
Edwin Malvar
Lakas
June 30, 2019
June 30, 2025
3rd
Arnel Cantimbuhan
NUP
June 30, 2022
June 30, 2025
4th
Nickanor Austria Jr.
NUP
June 30, 2022
June 30, 2025
4th
Fulgencio dela Cuesta Jr.
NUP
June 30, 2019
June 30, 2025
5th
Aidel Paul Belamide
NPC
June 30, 2022
June 30, 2025
5th
Francisco Paolo Crisostomo
Lakas
October 1, 2023
June 30, 2025
6th
Maurito Sison
NUP
June 30, 2022
June 30, 2025
6th
Kerby Salazar
NUP
June 30, 2019
June 30, 2025
7th
Raymundo del Rosario
NUP
June 30, 2022
June 30, 2025
7th
Francisco Gabriel Remulla
NUP
March 16, 2023
June 30, 2025
8th
Reyniel Ambion
NUP
June 30, 2016
June 30, 2025
8th
Irene Bencito
UNA
June 30, 2022
June 30, 2025
ABC
Rafael Paterno III
Nonpartisan
January 15, 2024
January 1, 2026
PCL
Francisco Barzaga
NUP
September 15, 2022
June 30, 2025
SK
Chelsea Jillian Sarno
Nonpartisan
November 28, 2023
January 1, 2026
Vice Governor
1st District
2nd District
3rd District
4th District
Election year
Member (party)
Member (party)
Ref.
2013
Teofilo B. Lara (NUP )
Raul Rex D. Mangubat (NUP )
[ 2]
2016
Teofilo B. Lara (NUP )
Valeriano S. Encabo (NUP )
[ 3]
2019
Fulgencio C. dela Cuesta Jr. (NUP )
Valeriano S. Encabo (NUP )
[ 4]
2022
Nickol Austria (NUP )
Fulgencio dela Cuesta Jr. (NUP )
[ 5]
5th District
Notes
^ Proclaimed by Comelec Special Provincial Board of Canvassers as the winning candidate in September 2023.
6th District
2019–present
2013–2019
Notes
^ Kerby Salazar is concurrently a member of Katipunan ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino and ran under National Unity Party in 2022 .
^ Republic Act No. 11069, approved on September 14, 2018, reapportioning the province of Cavite into eight legislative districts to make General Trias the province's sixth legislative district.[ 8]
7th District
2019–present
^ Resigned on election as representative of Cavite's 7th district in February 2023.[ 9]
^ Designated as board member on March 16, 2023, to finish Crispin Diego Remulla 's term.
2013–2019
8th District
Philippine Councilor's League President
Liga ng mga Barangay President
Election year
Member (party)
2013
Conrado A. Viado (Amadeo ) (Nonpartisan)
2016
Francisco Paolo P. Crisostomo (Silang ) (Nonpartisan)
2018
Francisco Paolo P. Crisostomo (Silang ) (Nonpartisan)
2023
Rafael Paterno III (Bacoor ) (Nonpartisan)
SK Provincial Federation President
Election year
Member (party)
2018
Jerome Napoleon T. Gonzales (Dasmariñas ) (Nonpartisan)
2022
Frederick Magallanes (Maragondon ) (Nonpartisan)
2023
Tom Carlo Ardemer (Carmona ) (Nonpartisan)
Chelsea Jillian Sarno (Imus ) (Nonpartisan)
References
^ "Duterte signs law dividing Cavite into 8 districts dates" . Manila Bulletin . September 17, 2018. Retrieved June 27, 2020 .
^ a b c d e f g h "2013 ELECTION RESULTS: CAVITE" . rappler.com . May 13, 2013.
^ a b c d e f g h "CERTIFIED LIST OF ELECTED PROVINCIAL CANDIDATES WITH VOTES OBTAINED AND DATE OF PROCLAMATION" (PDF) . COMELEC . Retrieved October 19, 2020 .
^ a b c d e f g h i "2019 ELECTION RESULTS: CAVITE" . rappler.com . May 13, 2019.
^ a b c d e f g h i Deña, Carla (May 10, 2022). "Remulla, Tolentino proclaimed Cavite governor, vice governor" . Manila Bulletin . Retrieved May 13, 2022 .
^ Locus, Sundy (September 26, 2023). "Comelec names new Cavite provincial board member" . GMA News Online . Retrieved May 25, 2024 .
^ Subingsubing, Krixia (January 18, 2022). "Youth party endorses Robredo, Pangilinan" . INQUIRER.net . Retrieved January 20, 2022 .
^ "Republic Act No. 11069" . officialgazette.gov.ph . Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved June 20, 2020 .
^ Baroña, Franco Jose (February 27, 2023). "Ping Remulla wins Cavite special poll" . The Manila Times . Retrieved February 28, 2023 .
^ "NUP designated SOJ Remulla's son Abeng as Cavite board member — Gov. Jonvic" . GMA Integrated News . March 16, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2023 .