Bohol Provincial Board
Legislative body of the province of Bohol, Philippines
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The Bohol Provincial Board is the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial legislature) of the Philippine province of Bohol.
1 ex officio presiding officer
Bohol Provincial Board Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng Bohol | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 3 terms (9 years) |
| Leadership | |
Presiding Officer | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 13 board members 1 ex officio presiding officer |
Political groups |
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Length of term | 3 years |
| Authority | Local Government Code of the Philippines |
| Elections | |
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Last election | May 12, 2025 |
Next election | May 15, 2028 |
| Meeting place | |
| Bohol Provincial Capitol, Tagbilaran | |
The members are elected via plurality-at-large voting: the province is divided into three districts, the first two sending three members to the provincial board, while the third sends four members; the electorate votes, 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 Bohol.
District apportionment
| Elections | No. of seats per district | Ex officio seats | Total seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |||
| 2004–13 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
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.
Current members
These are the members after the 2025 local elections and 2023 barangay and SK elections:
- Vice Governor: Nicanor S. Besas (Nacionalista)
| Seat | Board member | Party | Start of term | End of term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st district | Lucille Y. Lagunay | PFP | June 30, 2022 | June 30, 2028 | |
| Mutya Kismet T. Macuno | RP | June 30, 2025 | June 30, 2028 | ||
| Venzencio B. Arcamo | NUP | June 30, 2022 | June 30, 2028 | ||
| 2nd district | Jiselle Rae A. Villamor | PFP | June 30, 2022 | June 30, 2028 | |
| Tomas D. Abapo Jr. | PFP | June 30, 2022 | June 30, 2028 | ||
| Fernando B. Estavilla | PFP | June 30, 2025 | June 30, 2028 | ||
| 3rd district | Tita V. Baja | Nacionalista | June 30, 2025 | June 30, 2028 | |
| Dionisio Joseph V. Balite | Nacionalista | June 30, 2022 | June 30, 2028 | ||
| Greg Crispinito L. Jala | Nacionalista | June 30, 2022 | June 30, 2025 | ||
| Nathaniel O. Binlod | Nacionalista | June 30, 2022 | June 30, 2028 | ||
| ABC | Romulo Cepedoza[1][2][3] | Nonpartisan | August 18, 2016 | January 1, 2026 | |
| PCL | TBD | June 30, 2028 | |||
| SK | Lawrence Xavier Ancla[4] | Nonpartisan | November 29, 2023 | January 1, 2026 | |
Vice Governor
| Election year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Julius Caesar Herrera | Lakas | |
| 2004 | Julius Caesar Herrera | Lakas | |
| 2007 | Julius Caesar Herrera | Lakas | |
| 2010 | Concepcion Lim | Lakas–Kampi | |
| 2013 | Concepcion Lim | Liberal | |
| 2016 | Dionisio Balite | PDP–Laban | |
| 2019 | Rene Relampagos | NUP | |
| 2022 | Dionisio Victor Balite | NPC | |
| Tita Baja[a] | Nacionalista | ||
| 2025 | Nicanor S. Besas | Nacionalista | |
1st District
| Election year | Member (party) | Member (party) | Member (party) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Jose Veloso (Lakas) |
Eufrasio Mascariñas (Lakas) |
Felix Uy (Lakas) | |||
| 2007 | Cesar Lopez (Lakas) |
Alfonso Damalerio (Lakas) | ||||
| 2010 | Venzencio Arcamo (Lakas) |
Cesar Lopez (PDP-LABAN) |
Abeleon Damalerio (Lakas) | |||
| 2013 | Venzencio Arcamo (Liberal) |
Cesar Lopez (Liberal) |
Abeleon Damalerio (Liberal) | |||
| 2016 | Ricky Masamayor (Liberal) | |||||
| 2019 | Lucille Lagunay (NPC) |
Aldner Damalerio (Liberal) | ||||
| 2022 | Venzencio Arcamo (NUP) |
Aldner Damalerio (NUP) | ||||
| 2025 | Lucille Y. Lagunay (PFP) |
Mutya Kismet T. Macuno (RP) |
Venzencio B. Arcamo (NUP) | |||
2nd District
| Election year | Member (party) | Member (party) | Member (party) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Amalia Tirol (Lakas) |
Felix Garcia (Lakas) |
Ma. Fe Camacho-Lejos (Lakas) | |||
| 2007 | Josephine Jumamoy (TEAM Unity) | |||||
| 2010 | Romulo Cepedoza (Lakas-Kampi) |
Gerardo Garcia (Nacionalista) |
Josephine Jumamoy (Lakas-Kampi) | |||
| 2013 | Jovanna Jumamoy (Liberal) |
Gerardo Garcia (NPC) |
Tomas Abapo Jr. (NPC) | |||
| 2016 | Agapito Avenido (Liberal) |
Niño Rey Boniel (Nacionalista)[b] | ||||
| Vierna Boniel-Maglasang (Nacionalista)[c] | ||||||
| 2019 | Frans Garcia (NUP) |
Vierna Boniel-Maglasang (NPC) |
Restituto Auxtero (NUP) | |||
| 2022 | Jiselle Rae Villamor (Aksyon) |
Vierna Boniel-Maglasang (PDP–Laban) |
Tomas Abapo Jr. (NPC) | |||
| 2025 | Jiselle Rae A. Villamor (PFP) |
Tomas D. Abapo Jr. (PFP) |
Fernando B. Estavilla (PFP) | |||
3rd District
| Election year | Member (party) | Member (party) | Member (party) | Member (party) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Dionesio Balite (Lakas) |
Concepcion Lim (Lakas) |
Ester Galbreath (Lakas) |
Godofreda Tirol (Lakas) | ||||
| 2007 | Bienvenido Molina (Lakas) |
Josil Trabajo (Lakas) |
Aster Piollo (Lakas) | |||||
| 2010 | Bienvenido Molina (Nacionalista) |
Brigida Imboy (Lakas) |
Godofreda Tirol (Independent) |
Dionesio Balite (Nacionalista) | ||||
| 2013 | Elpidio Jala (Liberal)[d] |
Brigido Imboy (Liberal) |
Godofreda Tirol (Liberal) |
Dionisio Balite (UNA) | ||||
| 2016 | Alexie Besas-Tutor (Liberal) |
Jade Bautista (Liberal) |
Dionisio Victor Balite (PDP–Laban) | |||||
| 2019 | Elpidio Bonita (PDP–Laban) | |||||||
| 2022 | Greg Jala (Nacionalista) |
Tita Baja (Nacionalista) |
Nathaniel Binlod (PDP–Laban) | |||||
| 2025 | Tita V. Baja (Nacionalista) |
Dionisio Joseph V. Balite (Nacionalista) |
Greg Crispinito L. Jala (Nacionalista) |
Nathaniel O. Binlod (Nacionalista) | ||||
Notes
- Resigned due to his involvement in the death of Gisela Boniel, June 14, 2018.[6]
- Appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte on March 22, 2019; took her oath on May 3, 2019.[7]