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Eastern Samar Provincial Board
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The Eastern Samar Provincial Board is the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial legislature) of the Philippine province of Eastern Samar.
Key Information
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 not coextensive with the legislative district of Eastern Samar; unlike congressional representation which is at-large, Eastern Samar is divided into two districts for representation in the Sangguniang Panlalawigan.
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).
History
[edit]By virtue of Republic Act No. 4221, the majority of voters during the 1965 Samar division plebiscite ratified the division of the old province of Samar into three: Northern Samar, Western Samar, and Eastern Samar. The first local officials of the new provinces, including the provincial board, were elected on November 14, 1967, with the law taking effect, and took office on January 1, 1968.[1]
Apportionment
[edit]| Elections | Seats per district | Ex officio seats | Total seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | |||
| 2010–present | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
List of members
[edit]Current members
[edit]These are the members after the 2025 local elections
- Vice Governor: Maria Caridad S. Goteesan (PFP)
| Seat | Board member | Party | Start of term | End of term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st district | Philip C. Evardone Jr. | PFP | June 30, 2022 | June 30, 2028 | |
| Byron M. Suyot | PFP | June 30, 2022 | June 30, 2028 | ||
| Virginia R. Zacate | PFP | June 30, 2019 | June 30, 2028 | ||
| Estanislao N. Quelitano Jr. | PFP | June 30, 2019 | June 30, 2028 | ||
| Ma. Timotea C. Barizo | PFP | June 30, 2025 | June 30, 2028 | ||
| 2nd district | Mark Pol P. Gonzales | PFP | June 30, 2019 | June 30, 2028 | |
| Adel Jo Christelle G. Yadao | PFP | June 30, 20219 | June 30, 2028 | ||
| Susana Lourdes B. Gaylon | PFP | June 30, 2022 | June 30, 2028 | ||
| Pearl Fatima L. Evardone | PFP | June 30, 2025 | June 30, 2025 | ||
| Nesty Anthony R. Cablao | PFP | June 30, 2025 | June 30, 2028 | ||
| ABC | Eloise P. Evardone | Nonpartisan | |||
| PCL | vacant | July 1, 2025 | June 30, 2028 | ||
| SK | Gilberto Germino Jr. | Nonpartisan | |||
Vice Governor
[edit]| Election year |
Name | Party | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Marcelo Ferdinand A. Picardal (until 2017) | Liberal | [2] | |
| Jonas Abuda (since 2017) | Liberal | |||
| 2019 | Maria Caridad S. Goteesan | PDP–Laban | [3] | |
| 2022 | PDP–Laban | [4] | ||
| 2025 | PFP | [5] | ||
1st District
[edit]- Population (2024):
| Election year |
Member (party) | Member (party) | Member (party) | Member (party) | Member (party) | Ref. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Celestino Cabato (Liberal) |
Joji Montallana (Liberal) |
Byron M. Suyot (Liberal) |
Karen Alvarez (Liberal) |
Annabelle A. Capito (Liberal) |
[2] | |||||
| 2019 | Virginia R. Zacate (PDP–Laban) |
Neil M. Alvarez (PDP–Laban) |
Estanislao N. Quelitano, Jr. (PDP–Laban) |
Karen Alvarez (PDP–Laban) |
Annabelle A. Capito (PDP–Laban) |
[3] | |||||
| 2022 | Byron M. Suyot (PDP–Laban) |
Philip Evardone, Jr. (PDDS) |
[4] | ||||||||
| 2025 | Virginia R. Zacate (PFP) |
Byron M. Suyot (PFP) |
Estanislao N. Quelitano, Jr. (PFP) |
Philip Evardone, Jr. (PFP) |
Timmy A. Campomanes (PFP) |
[5] | |||||
2nd District
[edit]- Population (2024):
| Election year |
Member (party) | Member (party) | Member (party) | Member (party) | Member (party) | Ref. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Jonas Abuda (until 2017) (Liberal) |
Gorgonio B. Cabacaba (Liberal) |
Nestonette Cablao (Nacionalista) |
Maria Caridad S. Goteesan (Liberal) |
Jaime Ty (Liberal) |
[2] | |||||
| 2019 | Adel Jo Christelle G. Yadao (PDP–Laban) |
Mark S. Biong (PDP–Laban) |
Mark Pol P. Gonzales (Nacionalista) |
Jaime Ty (PDP–Laban) |
[3] | ||||||
| 2022 | Melchor L. Mergal (PDP–Laban) |
Nestonette Cablao (Aksyon) |
Mark Pol P. Gonzales (PDP–Laban) |
Susana Lourdes B. Gaylon (PDP–Laban) |
[4] | ||||||
| 2025 | Adel Jo Christelle G. Yadao (PFP) |
Pearl Fatima L. Evardone (PFP) |
Nesty Anthony R. Cablao (PFP) |
Mark Pol P. Gonzales (PFP) |
Susana Lourdes B. Gaylon (PFP) |
[5] | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ Republic Act No. 4221 (June 19, 1965), "An Act Creating the Provinces of Northern Samar, Eastern Samar and Western Samar", Chan Robles Virtual Law Library
- ^ a b c "Eleksyon 2016 EASTERN SAMAR Election Results". GMA News. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
- ^ a b c "Halalan 2019 EASTERN SAMAR Election Results". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved August 4, 2025.[dead link]
- ^ a b c "Eleksyon 2022 EASTERN SAMAR Election Results". GMA News. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
- ^ a b c "Halalan 2025 EASTERN SAMAR Election Results". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on May 9, 2022. Retrieved August 4, 2025.