Sulu Provincial Board
Legislative body of the province of Sulu, Philippines
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The Sulu Provincial Board is the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial legislature) of the Philippine province of Sulu.
1 ex officio presiding officer
Sulu Provincial Board Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng Sulu | |
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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 | |
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| Sulu Provincial Capitol, Jolo | |
The members are elected via plurality-at-large voting: 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 province-wide.
The districts used in appropriation of members is coextensive with the legislative districts of Sulu.
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).
Apportionment
| Elections | Seats per district | Ex officio seats | Total seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | |||
| 2010–present | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
List of members
Current members
These are the members after the 2025 local elections[1] and 2023 barangay and SK elections:
- Vice Governor: Abdulsakur Mahail Tan (Lakas)
| Seat | Board member | Party | Start of term | End of term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st district | Al-Minzhen Suhuri | Lakas | June 30, 2019 | June 30, 2025 | |
| Crisanta Hayudini | Lakas | June 30, 2019 | June 30, 2025 | ||
| Charina Isahac | Lakas | June 30, 2022 | June 30, 2025 | ||
| Sulaiman Burahan | Lakas | June 30, 2022 | June 30, 2025 | ||
| Nurshida Karanain | Lakas | June 30, 2022 | June 30, 2025 | ||
| 2nd district | Nadia Arbison | Lakas | June 30, 2022 | June 30, 2025 | |
| Raihana Arbison-Adam | Lakas | June 30, 2022 | June 30, 2025 | ||
| Nurwina Sahidulla | Lakas | June 30, 2022 | June 30, 2025 | ||
| Radz Burahan | Lakas | June 30, 2022 | June 30, 2025 | ||
| Akmadhan Sitin | Lakas | June 30, 2022 | June 30, 2025 | ||
| ABC | Nonpartisan | July 30, 2018 | January 1, 2023 | ||
| PCL | TBD | [to be determined] | June 30, 2028 | ||
| SK | Nonpartisan | June 8, 2018 | January 1, 2023 | ||
| IPMR | |||||
Vice governor
1st district
- Population (2024):
| Election year | Member (party) | Member (party) | Member (party) | Member (party) | Member (party) | Ref. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Alkhadar T. Loong (Liberal) |
Butch R. Izquierdo (Liberal) |
Ismunlatip Suhuri (Liberal) |
Alnakar Tulawie (Liberal) |
Basaron M. Burahan (Liberal) |
[2] | |||||
| 2019 | Indah Loong-Karanain (PDP–Laban) |
Al-Minzhen Suhuri (PDP–Laban) |
Crisanta Hayudini (PDP–Laban) |
Alnakar Tulawie (PFP) |
Charina Isahac (PDP–Laban) |
[3] | |||||
| 2022 | Nurshida Karanain (PDP–Laban) |
Al-Minzhen Suhuri (PDP–Laban) |
Crisanta Hayudini (PDP–Laban) |
Sulaiman Burahan (PDP–Laban) |
Lovely I. Isahac (PDP–Laban) |
[4] | |||||
| 2025 | Nurshida Karanain (Lakas) |
Al-Minzhen Suhuri (Lakas) |
Crisanta Hayudini (Lakas) |
Sulaiman Burahan (Lakas) |
Charina Isahac (Lakas) |
[5] | |||||
2nd district
- Population (2024):
| Election year | Member (party) | Member (party) | Member (party) | Member (party) | Member (party) | Ref. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Alniur Arbison (Liberal) |
Nasser T. Daud, Jr. (Liberal) |
Ayob Pulahong (Liberal) |
Raihana Arbison-Adam (Liberal) |
Akmadhan Sitin (PDP–Laban) |
[2] | |||||
| 2019 | Nadia Alih (Lakas) |
Nurwina Sahidulla (PFP) |
Rudenhar Anni (PFP) |
Raihana Arbison-Adam (Lakas) |
Berhamn Imlan (PDP–Laban) |
[3] | |||||
| 2022 | Nadia Arbison (PDP–Laban) |
Nurwina Sahidulla (PDP–Laban) |
Akmadhan Sitin (PDP–Laban) |
Raihana Arbison-Adam (PDP–Laban) |
Radz Burahan (PDP–Laban) |
[4] | |||||
| 2025 | Nadia Arbison (Lakas) |
Nurwina Sahidulla (Lakas) |
Akmadhan Sitin (Lakas) |
Raihana Arbison-Adam (Lakas) |
Radz Burahan (Lakas) |
[5] | |||||