Palawan Provincial Board

Palawan Provincial Board

Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng Palawan
Type
Type
Term limits
3 terms (9 years)
Leadership
Presiding Officer
Victorino Socrates, Partidong Pagbabago ng Palawan
since June 30, 2019
Structure
Seats13 board members
1 ex officio presiding officer
Palawan Provincial Board composition
Political groups
  PPP (8)
  PDP–Laban (2)
  NUP (1)
  Nonpartisan (3)
Length of term
3 years
AuthorityLocal Government Code of the Philippines
Elections
Last election
May 13, 2019
Next election
May 9, 2022
Meeting place
Palawan Provincial Capitol, Puerto Princesa

The Palawan Provincial Board is the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial legislature) of the Philippine province of Palawan.

The members are elected via plurality-at-large voting: the province is divided into three districts, the first district sending five members, the second sending four members, and the third district sending one member to the provincial board; the number of candidates the electorate votes for 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 Palawan, with the exception that Puerto Princesa, a highly urbanized city, is excluded in the third district.

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). Palawan's provincial board also has a reserved seat for its indigenous people (IPMR).