Legislative body of the province of Capiz, Philippines
Capiz Provincial Board
Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng Capiz
Type Term limits
3 terms (9 years) Presiding Officer
Seats 13 board membersex officio presiding officer Political groups
Liberal (4) Lakas-CMD (3) PDP-Laban (3) Nonpartisan (2) Length of term
3 years Authority Local Government Code of the Philippines
Last election
May 13, 2019 Next election
May 9, 2022 Capiz Provincial Capitol, Roxas City
The Capiz Provincial Board is the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial legislature) of the Philippine province of Capiz .
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 Capiz .
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).
List of members
Vice Governor
The vice governor serves as the presiding officer of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan.
Name
Party
Start of Term
End of Term
Felipe B. Barredo
Liberal
June 30, 2007
June 30, 2010
Esteban Evan B. Contreras II
Liberal
June 30, 2010
June 30, 2013
Esteban Evan B. Contreras II
Liberal
June 30, 2013
June 30, 2016
Esteban Evan B. Contreras II
Liberal
June 30, 2016
June 30, 2019
Jaime O. Magbanua
NUP
June 30, 2019
June 30, 2022
Current members
These are the members after the 2019 local elections [1] 2018 barangay and SK elections :
District
Board member
Party
Start of term
End of term
1st
Esteban Jose Contreras
Liberal
June 30, 2019
June 30, 2022
1st
Jonathan Besa
Liberal
June 30, 2019
June 30, 2022
1st
Enrique Martin
Liberal
June 30, 2019
June 30, 2022
1st
Weldie Apolinario
Liberal
June 30, 2019
June 30, 2022
1st
Thea Reyes
Liberal
June 30, 2019
June 30, 2022
2nd
Victor Tanco Jr
Liberal
June 30, 2019
June 30, 2022
2nd
Mateo Hachuela
NUP
June 30, 2019
June 30, 2022
2nd
Elmer Arevalo
NUP
June 30, 2019
June 30, 2022
2nd
Eleuper Martinez
Liberal
June 30, 2019
June 30, 2022
2nd
Karen Palomar
Liberal
June 30, 2019
June 30, 2022
League
Board member
Party
Start of term
End of term
ABC
Querubin Pamplona[2]
Nonpartisan
July 30, 2018
January 1, 2023
PCL
Mitchelle John Patricio[2]
Liberal
September 9, 2019
June 30, 2022
SK
Renzo Teves[2]
Nonpartisan
June 8, 2018
January 1, 2023
Committee Chairpersons
Committee
Chairperson
Agriculture
Enrique V. Martin
Appropriations
Jonathan B. Besa
Barangay Affairs
Querubin P. Pamplona
Cooperatives, Non-Governmental and People's Organizations
Eleuper M. Martinez
Economic Affairs, Trade, Commerce, and Industry
Karen A. Palomar
Education, Science and Technology, Social Welfare,
Thea Faith T. Reyes
Ethics
Mitchelle John B. Patricio
Environment and Natural Resources
Mateo C. Hachuela
Health
Esteban Jose B. Contreras
Infrastructure, Public Works and Highways
Weldie C. Apolinario Jr.
Justice and Human Rights
Enrique V. Martin
Labor
Karen A. Palomar
Laws and Good Governance
Eleuper M. Martinez
Local Government
Mitchelle John B. Patricio
Peace, Order, and Public Safety
Elmer P. Arevalo
Reorganization
Esteban Jose B. Contreras
Rules and Privileges
Mateo C. Hachuela
Senior Citizen Affairs
Elmer P. Arevalo
Tourism, Culture, Arts and Indigenous People
Victor L. Tanco Jr.
Transportations, Communications and Public Utility
Jonathan B. Besa
Ways and Means
Victor L. Tanco Jr.
Youth and Sports
Renzo B. Teves
Zoning, Land and Coastal Use, Housing
Weldie C. Apolinario Jr.
